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Barney & Barney Foundation

The BARNEY & BARNEY FOUNDATION is committed to serving those in need, supporting our youth, advancing the arts, standing against societal injustice, and protecting the environment.

$461k
Granted FY2023
31
Grants FY2023
31
Organizations funded FY2023
81%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$40,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
4
Total assets, FY2023
$2.3M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 81% of the organizations Barney & Barney Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 86% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 14% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $396k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202331$461k81%
FY202223$403k96%
FY202111$333k91%
FY20202$27k50%
FY201915$383k73%
FY201816$351k69%
FY201716$341kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$770kHuman Services$650kPhilanthropy$230kYouth Development$185kFood & Nutrition$174kHousing & Shelter$110kArts & Culture$83kRecreation & Sports$70kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MT
NY
CA
CO
AZ
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 96 grantees
All grantees of Barney & Barney Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego$100,00010%
Day for Change$56,000811%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California$55,00010%
Parentis Foundation$50,000112%
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc$50,00014%
George Mark Childrens Fund$50,00011%
Neighborhood House Assn$50,00030%
United Cerebral Palsy Assoc of Oc$50,00011%
Okizu Foundation$50,00011%
Kitchens for Good$50,00012%
YMCA of San Diego County$49,90030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$40,00011%
Miracles for Kids Inc$40,00011%
The Elizabeth Hospice Inc$40,00010%
Human Options Inc$40,00011%
Summer Search$40,00010%
Dyf$40,00011%
Chinese for Affirmative Action$40,00010%
Emilio Nares Foundation$40,00013%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc$35,10021%
Home Start Inc$35,00011%
Alzheimer's San Diego$35,00011%
Old Globe Theatre$30,20030%
Band of Parents Inc$30,00013%
Friends of Scott Foundation$30,0001n/a
Apa Family Support Services$30,00011%
Family House Inc$30,00010%
Just in Time for Foster Youth$30,00011%
Lucky Duck Foundation$25,00011%
First Step House of North County$25,0001n/a
CocoKids Inc$25,00010%
YES Nature to Neighborhoods$25,00013%
Reimagine Network$25,00010%
Laguna Food Pantry$25,00011%
St Madeleine Sophies Center Inc$25,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc$25,00010%
Elderhelp of San Diego$25,00011%
Free Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children$25,00013%
Shelter Inc$25,00010%
Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc$25,00010%
Project Access Inc$25,00010%
White Pony Express$25,00010%
Kathys Legacy Inc$25,000112%
Pro Kids Golf Academy Inc$25,00011%
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$25,00010%
Mission Graduates$25,00010%
St Anne's Family Services$25,00010%
Beit T'Shuvah$25,00010%
North County Lifeline Inc Dba Lifeline Community Services$25,00010%
Community Resource Center$25,00010%
Laura's House$25,00011%
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association$22,50020%
Rob Machado Foundation$20,000113%
Edgewood Center for Children and Families$20,00010%
Support the Enlisted Project Inc$20,00011%
Foundation for the Children of the Californias$20,00014%
Family Service Association$20,00010%
Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group$20,00018%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$20,00010%
The Centers for Habilitationtch$20,00020%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$20,00010%
San Francisco Women's Centers$20,00011%
Casa De Amparo$20,00010%
Access Youth Academy$20,00013%
Valleywise Health Foundation$20,00020%
Phoenix Multisport Inc$20,00010%
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano$19,00010%
Care Fund$15,00031%
Westminster Village Inc$10,00010%
Community Bridges Development Foundation$10,000114%
Community Bridges Inc$10,00020%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$10,00030%
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest$10,00010%
The San Diego Women's Foundation$7,50011%
Children in Need Foundation$6,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$6,00010%
Ican Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods$5,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc$5,00010%
University of San Diego$5,00010%
Scottsdale Training & Rehabilitation Services Inc$5,00010%
Fiesta Sports Foundation$5,00010%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$5,00010%
San Diego Squared$5,00010%
Grandma Lulus Table$5,00019%
Kid Spark Education$5,00010%
Mitchell Thorp Foundation$5,00011%
Water Station$5,0001n/a
Walden Environment Dba Walden Family Services$5,00010%
Sage Foundation for Health$5,00015%
Breast Cancer Solutions$5,00021%
American Heart Association Inc$5,00010%
Food Exploration and Discovery$5,00011%
Do It for the Love$5,00011%
Circle the City$5,00010%
The Big Table$5,00010%
Camp Kesem National$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Barney & Barney Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDay for Change: $56,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Southern California: $55,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetParentis Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBoys to Men Mentoring Network Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetNeighborhood House Assn: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Cerebral Palsy Assoc of Oc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOkizu Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetKitchens for Good: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetYMCA of San Diego County: $49,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles: $40,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMiracles for Kids Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Elizabeth Hospice Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Options Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSummer Search: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDyf: $40,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChinese for Affirmative Action: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEmilio Nares Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc: $35,100 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHome Start Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAlzheimer's San Diego: $35,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOld Globe Theatre: $30,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBand of Parents Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetApa Family Support Services: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFamily House Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJust in Time for Foster Youth: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLucky Duck Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCocoKids Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYES Nature to Neighborhoods: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetReimagine Network: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLaguna Food Pantry: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSt Madeleine Sophies Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElderhelp of San Diego: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFree Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetShelter Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMission Neighborhood Centers Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Access Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWhite Pony Express: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKathys Legacy Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetPro Kids Golf Academy Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSan Diego Rescue Mission Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMission Graduates: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Anne's Family Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorth County Lifeline Inc Dba Lifeline Community Services: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Resource Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 93.

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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.

The San Diego FoundationCA53.4× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · David C Copley Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Cushman Foundation · The Country Friends

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.

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About Barney & Barney Foundation

How much does Barney & Barney Foundation give?
Barney & Barney Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $461,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Barney & Barney Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (31%), Human Services (26%), Philanthropy (9%).
Who are Barney & Barney Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego ($100k), Day for Change ($56k), Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California ($55k).
Does Barney & Barney Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Barney & Barney Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, David C Copley Foundation.
Where is Barney & Barney Foundation based?
Barney & Barney Foundation is based in CA.

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 100 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $440k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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