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Barr Foundation Inc at a glance

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Barr Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$249k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$5.2MYouth Development$460kHealth$315kReligion$303kEnvironment$235kEducation$225kFood & Nutrition$220kArts & Culture$198kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$49,807
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE$49,807
CREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE$49,807
GILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA INC$49,807
LINCOLN HERITAGE COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC$49,757
SECOND HOPE MINISTRIES$25,000
MEREDITH DUNN SCHOOL$24,877
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $245k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SECOND HOPE MINISTRIES: $30k → 15%CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE: $55k → 15%CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE: $50k → 15%CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE: $50k → 15%CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE: $35k → 15%SECOND HOPE MINISTRIES: $25k → 15%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

NY
NJ
CT
CA
MO
KY
NC
DC
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 72% of Barr Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 98% of the giving stays in KY; by stated purpose, 27%.

Barr Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

29%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 28 repeat orgs$5.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
4

Total granted

$2.1M
$5.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+24%

Still filing today

64%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyReligionMembership BenefitOther
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

  • GC
    GILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $295k · revenue +16%
  • CM
    CREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $225k · revenue +69%
  • CP
    CABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $190k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CHARLES AND ELIZABETH BARR FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $5.2M · revenue -70% · 96% of their budget
  • IB
    IGLESIA BAUTISTA SENDA DE LUZ
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • WP
    WAGS PET THERAPY OF KENTUCKY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +24%
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
Washington and Lee University

Mission statement of washington and lee university: washington and lee university provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity,…

Education
2
Lawrence School

Teach students using diverse learning strategies, ignite their potential and inspire academic, personal and social success

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3
Louisville Collegiate School

Louisville collegiate school inspires academic excellence, extraordinary character and global citizenship.

Education
4
Harvard Conservation Trust

To preserve the unique character and natural resources of harvard.

Environment
5
Liberty Classical Schools Educational Services Inc

To form, organize, operate, and support k through 12 charter schools that develop students in mind and character through a classical, content-rich cirriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and…

Education
6
The Waldorf School Inc

The waldorf school of lexington nurtures each child's curiosity, ingenuity, and love of learning so that they can meet the future with wonder, confidence, and resilience.

Education
7
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
8
Barclay College

The mission of barclay college is to prepare students in a bible-centered environment for effective christian life, service, and leadership.

Education
9
Gilman School Incorporated

Gilman school is a diverse community dedicated to educating boys in mind, body and spirit through particular emphasis upon academic excellence, athletic participation and aesthetic appreciation. gilman seeks to produce men of character and…

Education
10
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
11
Harvard-Westlake School

Harvard-westlake strives to be a diverse and inclusive community united by the joyful pursuit of educational excellence, living and learning with integrity, and purpose beyond ourselves.

Education
12
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Cabbage Patch Settlement House Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

23 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. 23 of the 33 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CHARLES AND ELIZABETH BARR FOUNDATION: $5,211,295 · PhilanthropyTHE CHARLES AND ELIZABETH BARR FOUNDATIONGILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA INC: $294,807 · OtherGILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA …CREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE INC: $224,807 · OtherCREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRES…YEW DELL GARDENS: $220,000 · OtherYEW DELL GARDENSBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $220,000 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICASOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY KENTUCKY INC: $150,000 · OtherSOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN CHURC…MEREDITH-DUNN SCHOOL INC: $134,877 · OtherMEREDITH-DUNN SCHOOL INCSPEED MUSEUM: $90,000 · OtherSPEED MUSEUM+12 more: $337,257 · Other+12 moreCABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC: $189,807 · Human ServicesSecond Hope Ministeries Corporation: $55,000 · Human ServicesPOTTER'S WHEEL INC: $110,000 · ReligionWest End School Inc: $30,000 · EducationIVY 1879 FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · EducationTHE ROBERT MACHEMER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationLOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIO: $10,000 · EducationETHEL WALKER SCHOOL INC: $10,000 · EducationWELLS COLLEGE: $10,000 · EducationCAVE HILL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $70,000 · Membership BenefitTHE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC: $7,500 · Arts & Culture
Philanthropy$5,211,295Other$1,671,748Human Services$244,807Religion$110,000Education$90,000Membership Benefit$70,000Arts & Culture$42,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CHARLES AND ELIZABETH BARR FOUNDATION: $5,211,295 over 1y, 96% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB KENTUCKIANA INC: $294,807 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetCREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVE INC: $224,807 over 6y, 5.2% of budgetCABBAGE PATCH SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC: $189,807 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetMEREDITH-DUNN SCHOOL INC: $134,877 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetPOTTER'S WHEEL INC: $110,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetCAVE HILL HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $70,000 over 4y, 9.4% of budgetSecond Hope Ministeries Corporation: $55,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetSURGICAL EYE EXPEDITIONS INTERNATIONAL INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWest End School Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetIVY 1879 FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetTHE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROBERT MACHEMER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 50% of budgetLOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATIO: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWAGS PET THERAPY OF KENTUCKY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetRIVER FIELDS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetVISUALLY IMPARIED PRESCHOOL SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetETHEL WALKER SCHOOL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWELLS COLLEGE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.6% 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.

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 Community Foundat…The Gheens Foundation…The Community Foundat…Irvin F & Alice S Ets…Cralle Foundation IncThe Charles and Eliza…Republic Bank Foundat…Honorable Order of Ke…V V Cooke Foundation …LG&E and Ku Foundatio…Mightycause Charitabl…Gardner Foundation In…
The Community Foundation of Louisville IncKY28.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · Irvin F & Alice S Etscorn Charitable Foundation · Cralle Foundation Inc · The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · V V Cooke Foundation Corporation · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Gardner Foundation Incorporated

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 Barr Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barr Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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 Barr Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Barr Foundation Inc 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 33 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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