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Barber Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$43k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0177% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$29kEducation$27kAnimals$12kHealth$10kEnvironment$10kFood & Nutrition$10kCrime & Legal$9kHousing & Shelter$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$357k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$7,200
University of Scranton$2,500
Violence Intervention Program$2,500
Community Foundation of Jackson Hol$2,500
Cornell University$2,100
Individual grant recipient$2,000
The Wilderness Society$1,800
Individual grant recipient$1,600
The Charles Martell Society$1,500
Individual grant recipient$1,500
Free Expression Foundation$1,500
Heard Museum$1,500
St Mary's Food Bank$1,500
The Lawrenceville School$1,200
World Wildlife Fund$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Atlanta Mission: $1k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
ID
IL
NY
MA
WY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$176k · 36 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
15

Total granted

$176k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+29%

Still filing today

56%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationFood & NutritionHealthEnvironmentAnimalsInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • Cornell University
    6× · 2020–2025 · $10k · revenue +46%
  • VC
    VIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $9k · revenue +38%
  • DO
    Defenders of Wildlife
    6× · 2020–2025 · $7k · revenue +41%

Funded once

  • LA
    LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +31%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
  • AU
    ATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue -4%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
2
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
3
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
4
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
5
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
6
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Iatp works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

Food & Nutrition
7
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
8
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
9
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
10
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
11
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
12
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Atlanta Union Mission Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Stray Cat Theatre. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 60 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/34
Grantees still filing
21/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $20,200 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $19,300 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientThe Lucky Penny Inc: $9,000 · OtherThe Lucky Penny IncKBAB: $5,200 · OtherDGA Foundation: $5,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $5,100 · OtherMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,100 · OtherKEEP BEL AIR BEAUTIFUL: $4,300 · Other+29 more: $43,050 · Other+29 moreCornell University: $10,150 · EducationCornell Univer…TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $8,700 · EducationTRUSTEES OF TH…University of Scranton: $5,000 · EducationUniversity of …ST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC: $2,600 · EducationST BERNARD'S S…+1 more: $250 · EducationVIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $8,500 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $3,750 · HealthSt John's Health Foundation: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $250 · HealthDefenders of Wildlife: $6,625 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $3,350 · AnimalsWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $5,100 · EnvironmentTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $2,500 · EnvironmentSNAKE RIVER FUND: $1,500 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $700 · EnvironmentLOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $3,600 · Arts & CultureST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $3,250 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $1,400 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $1,050 · Food & NutritionATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding America: $700 · Food & Nutrition
Other$126,250Education$26,700Health$15,500Animals$9,975Environment$9,800Arts & Culture$8,600Food & Nutrition$7,400

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCornell University: $10,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $8,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $8,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $6,625 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $5,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $5,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Scranton: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKEEP BEL AIR BEAUTIFUL: $4,300 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE - GREATER PHOENIX: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HEARD MUSEUM: $3,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $3,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's Health Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC: $2,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $2,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSNAKE RIVER FUND: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $1,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA UNION MISSION CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADIRONDACK CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetFeeding America: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPPAQUA SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNURTURING MINDS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Cornell University ↗
  • Who funds The Lucky Penny Inc ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds VIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Defenders of Wildlife ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Scranton ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds KEEP BEL AIR BEAUTIFUL ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY PROMISE - GREATER PHOENIX ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH T1D ↗
  • Who funds THE HEARD MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC ↗
  • Who funds ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds St John's Health Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ST BERNARD'S SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC ↗
  • Who funds STRAY CAT THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds SNAKE RIVER FUND ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES ↗
  • Who funds CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Barber Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barber Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Barber Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Barber Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 60 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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