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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2579585

Barnes Family Foundation

A private foundation in Isle of Palms, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $59,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $418,910

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $444,245

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,440

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $451,327

  • Tax year 2022

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $443,148

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $440,485

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $432,238

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $423,700

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $11,000
  2. Joslin Diabetes CenterBoston, MA

    Unrestricted gift

    $10,000
  3. Porter Gaud FoundationCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  4. East Cooper Community OutreachMt Pleasant, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  5. Ronald McDonald HouseCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  6. Wake Up CarolinaMount Pleasant, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  7. Isle of Palms Community CorpIsle of Palms, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  8. Isle of Palms R & W for the ChildIsle of Palms, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  9. Friend of Fisher HouseCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  10. Livelikelou FoundationOxford, OH

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  11. Pet HelpersN Charleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  12. Hallie Hill Animal HospitalHollywood, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  13. Musc Foundation Musc Shawn Jenkins Children's HospitalCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  14. Charleston Habitat for HumanityCharleston, SC

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  15. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $12,00031% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $11,00028% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina11 grants $36,000
  2. New York1 grant $11,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kenneth W BarnesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brett W BarnesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Chris A BarnesDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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