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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-3999396

Barbasol Foundation

A private foundation in Dublin, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $418,070 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Barbasol Foundation
6156 Wilcox Rd
Dublin, OH 43016
(614) 602-8225
[email protected]
Form and materials
See Grant Program at https://barbasol.com/pages/bcares
Deadlines
See Grant Program at https://barbasol.com/pages/bcares
Restrictions
See Grant Program at https://barbasol.com/pages/bcares

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $418,070

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,466,274
  • Tax year 2023

    $285,056

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,063,100
  • Tax year 2022

    $187,056

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $827,373
  • Tax year 2021

    $122,139

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $451,707
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $240,207

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Funds to be used to open new childcare center in [individual], OH. Funds are allocated to capital expenditures.

    $150,000
  2. Individual

    Support of new high school operations

    $125,000
  3. Treasure HouseGlendale, AZ

    General operating support for disabled individual housing program. The program allows young-adults with cognitive or developmental disabilities to live mostly on their own in a safe and supporting environment.

    $25,000
  4. Individual

    Funds to be used for the wellness and mindfulness in schools - equiping educators with the tools to teach coping and regulating skills in the classroom.

    $15,000
  5. Seeds of CaringWorthington, OH

    General operating funds towards their Help and Hope for Hungry and Homeless Neighbors program. The program provided 30 service-based opportunities for kids aged 2-12 and their families to learn about issues facing the community and also meet the needs of our community's most vulnerable citizens.

    $14,300
  6. Individual

    General operating support for veteran's appreciation [individual] in Ashland County, OH.

    $6,000
  7. Individual

    Underwriting the cost for two students to participate in [individual] 's [individual]-[individual] program. The students were placed at the Childhood League.

    $6,000
  8. Individual

    Funds to be used for their in-residency program - program staff on site at schools teaching STEAM topics through art and theatre.

    $6,000
  9. Individual

    Funds to be allocated to the after school program, which provides youth residents educational support through the school year and educational day programming during school breaks.

    $6,000
  10. Individual

    General operating funds towards developing a new and specialized training program for volunteer GALs working with [individual] to help them better understand, identify and address issues and concerns facing the LGBTQ youth they serve.

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Create a new Ashland [individual] Center

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Funds to be used to purchase bikes and biking equipment for school-aged programming in [individual], OH.

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Funds to be used for their central [individual] buddy program - pairing an IDD youth to form friendships with non-IDD youth.

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Funds to be allocated to the early identification and intervention program reducing costs for [individual] and [individual] services for low-income children and their families.

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Funds to be allocated to the buddy box program, which will provide meals to low-income children when free school lunches are not available during the weekends and school breaks.

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Funds to be used for the food in schools program - teaching kids about the importance of healthy and nutritius food.

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Funds will be used to support basic need pantries (food, clothing, school supplies, and toiletries) in low-income schools.

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    Funds to be used to upgrade playground options catering to all sensory and disability needs.

    $4,500
  19. Individual

    Funds to be used for microgrant program for school alumni - bus passes, new computers, lab fees.

    $4,500
  20. Individual

    General operating funds towards cancer research at the James Center at Ohio State University Medical Center.

    $4,220
  21. Individual

    Scholarship funds for low-income [individual] participating in the running and fitness program.

    $2,500
  22. Individual

    Funds to be used for youth [individual] training - engaging community youth on addressing issues facing their own communities and making plans for action.

    $2,500
  23. Individual

    Scholarship funds for low-income boys participating in the running and fitness program.

    $2,500
  24. Individual

    Sponsorship of the Upper Arlington spring and fall youth [individual] program.

    $1,400
  25. City of AshlandAshland, OH

    This grant will be used to sponsor the Ashland Symphony to perform at the Ashland Community Summer Band Shell Series.

    $750
  26. Individual

    General operating funds; employee match donation.

    $500
  27. Individual

    General operating funds; in memoriam donation.

    $500
  28. Individual

    eneral operating funds; in memoriam donation.

    $500
  29. Individual

    General operating funds towards their [individual] patient programming.

    $200
  30. Individual

    In memoriam matching grant towards their research program

    $100
  31. Individual

    General operating funds; in memoriam donation.

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $25,00064% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $14,30036% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona1 grant $25,000
  2. Ohio2 grants $15,050

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Melanie J MurrayPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sarah E FastTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Devin N MurraySecretary Hours 35Pay $0

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