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Barstow Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$406k
Granted FY2024still arriving
38
Grants FY2024still arriving
15
States reached
$62k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$595kInternational$558kHealth$542kFood & Nutrition$288kReligion$188kYouth Development$174kAnimals$153kEducation$106kOther$0
02FY2024 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 38 grants below total $291,700, the rows itemized in this filing. The $406,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $114,300 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k28 grants · $81k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $149k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $62k
$4,000
Median grant
15
States reached
$6.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Hospice Austin Fund$61,800
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc.$20,000
Big Brother Big Sisters of Midland County Inc.$19,250
Chippewa Nature Center Inc.$19,250
Family and Childrens Services of Mid-Michigan FCSM$19,250
Humane Society of Midland County$19,250
Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry$17,800
Manna Food Bank, Inc.$13,000
World Central Kitchen, Inc.$11,000
United States Association for UNHCR$10,000
Marin Humane Society$7,725
United States Fund for UNICEF$6,000
International Institute of New England Inc.$6,000
Can Do Multiple Sclerosis$4,950
Rescue 4 All, Inc.$4,500
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 (FY17–23, $587k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 82% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CAMP KESEM: $2k → 14%NORTH COAST OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25k → 18%SAFE HARBOR HAVEN INC: $4k → 14%WEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTER: $35k → 19%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%MCBACKPACK INC: $31k → 11%CAMP KESEM: $1k → 14%HOSPICE OF AUSTIN: $65k → 10%WEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTER: $10k → 19%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $1k → 10%MCBACKPACK INC: $29k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $3k → 14%WEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTER: $8k → 19%MCBACKPACK INC: $22k → 11%HOSPICE OF AUSTIN: $55k → 10%SHELTERHOUSE: $10k → 9%HOSPICE OF AUSTIN: $55k → 10%FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $10k → 9%HOSPICE OF AUSTIN: $50k → 10%CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $7k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $7k → 8%SHELTERHOUSE: $8k → 9%CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $7k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $6k → 8%SHELTER HOUSE: $8k → 9%CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $5k → 8%CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $5k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $5k → 8%CHILDREN'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $4k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $5k → 8%CHILDRENS VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $4k → 10%CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE: $3k → 8%9 STAR FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 10%WHISTLESTOP: $2k → 8%CHARITY WATER: $8k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $6k → 14%WHISTLESTOP: $2k → 8%WHISTLESTOP: $2k → 8%MIDLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $10k → 9%BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN YOUTH &: $2k → 12%BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN YOUTH &: $2k → 12%MIDLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $10k → 9%BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME: $2k → 12%MIDLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $9k → 9%GIVENS ESTATES INC: $10k → 12%GIVENS ESTATES INC: $10k → 12%GIVENS ESTATES INC: $10k → 12%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
WA
ID
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.6M · 76 repeat orgs$319k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

76 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 52 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

76
49

Total granted

$2.6M
$253k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+33%

Still filing today

74%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalHealthAnimalsEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • HA
    HOSPICE AUSTIN
    4× · 2017–2020 · $225k · revenue +72%
  • MI
    McBackpack Inc
    6× · 2017–2023 · $163k · revenue +248% · 47% of their budget
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $148k · revenue +98%

Funded once

  • QS
    QUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $26k · revenue +112%
  • NC
    NORTH COAST OPPORTUNITIES INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +78%
  • EI
    Expansion International Incgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $16k · revenue +92%
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
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
3
Common Impact Inc

Common impact's mission is to strengthen the capacity of social change organizations, enabling them to better run and scale their programs. through its partnership with companies, common impact taps into the business skills and expertise…

Unclassified
4
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
5
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
6
Commonwealth Care Alliance Inc

Commonwealth care alliance, inc.'s mission is to improve the health and well-being of people with significant needs by innovating, coordinating and providing the highest quality, individualized care.

Health
7
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
8
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
9
Central California Food Bank

Ccfb is dedicated to ending hunger, working with over 200 partner agencies to provide food to those experiencing hunger. our mission: transforming lives together, in the passionate pursuit to end hunger in central ca - one meal, one…

Food & Nutrition
10
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
11
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
12
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is A Heros Home Inc. 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

89 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 89 of the 140 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
87/89
Grantees still filing
66/89
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOSPICE AUSTIN FUND: $189,020 · OtherHOSPICE AUSTIN FUNDSWANNANOA VALLEY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY: $115,020 · OtherSWANNANOA VALLEY CHRISTIAN MINISTRYNEW REFLECTIONS PATHWAY TO HOPE INC: $66,044 · OtherNEW REFLECTIONS PATHWAY TO HOPE INCHumane Society of Midland County: $64,921 · OtherHumane Society of Midland CountyCan Do Multiple Sclerosis: $51,030 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE COLORADO RIVER FOUNDATION: $38,500 · Other+78 more: $627,094 · Other+78 moreHOSPICE AUSTIN: $224,500 · Human ServicesHOSPICE AUSTINMcBackpack Inc: $163,088 · Human ServicesMcBackpack IncWEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTER: $72,900 · Human ServicesWEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTERCenter for Domestic Peace: $31,000 · Human ServicesCANOPY VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesTHE GIVENS ESTATES INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesFamily & Children's Services of Mid-Michigan Inc: $29,250 · Human ServicesMIDLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $29,000 · Human ServicesCOUNCIL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: $25,400 · Human ServicesNORTH COAST OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25,000 · Human Services+11 more: $75,200 · Human Services+11 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $148,199 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRON…UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $98,925 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND…United States Association for UNHCR: $74,320 · InternationalUnited States Asso…ALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INC: $66,044 · InternationalALLEGRO ORGANIZATI…COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $50,926 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR AS…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $29,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITC…+4 more: $27,485 · International+4 moreMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $80,200 · Food & NutritionFeeding America: $50,800 · Food & NutritionBounty & Soul: $40,000 · Food & NutritionNASHUA SOUP KITCHEN & SHELTER INC: $27,000 · Food & NutritionFood Bank of Eastern Michigan: $22,000 · Food & NutritionLegacy Center for Community Success: $136,000 · EducationSwannanoa Valley Montessori School Inc: $39,800 · EducationQUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC: $25,859 · Education+4 more: $7,300 · EducationMIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $35,000 · PhilanthropyCaregiving Network Inc: $25,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NORTH STATE: $18,000 · PhilanthropySOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 · PhilanthropyMALARIA NO MORE FUND: $15,300 · Philanthropy+1 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MILO FOUNDATION: $26,800 · AnimalsKOOTENAI HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $20,000 · AnimalsMARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $19,913 · AnimalsRESCUE 4 ALL INC: $4,500 · AnimalsMUTTVILLE: $4,500 · AnimalsLAB RESCUE OF LRCP INCORPORATED: $3,000 · Animals+1 more: $2,000 · Animals
Other$1,151,629Human Services$735,338International$494,899Food & Nutrition$220,000Education$208,959Philanthropy$113,800Animals$80,713

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHOSPICE AUSTIN: $224,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE AUSTIN FUND: $189,020 over 3y, 35% of budgetMcBackpack Inc: $163,088 over 6y, 47% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $148,199 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLegacy Center for Community Success: $136,000 over 4y, 9.9% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $98,925 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $80,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $74,320 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWEST MIDLAND FAMILY CENTER: $72,900 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INC: $66,044 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNEW REFLECTIONS PATHWAY TO HOPE INC: $66,044 over 5y, 13% of budgetHumane Society of Midland County: $64,921 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetCan Do Multiple Sclerosis: $51,030 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $50,926 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $50,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBounty & Soul: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetSwannanoa Valley Montessori School Inc: $39,800 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE COLORADO RIVER FOUNDATION: $38,500 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetGREATER MIDLAND COMMUNITY CTRS INC: $37,800 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetRICHMOND EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY: $35,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Domestic Peace: $31,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND INC: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCANOPY VILLAGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetTHE GIVENS ESTATES INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFamily & Children's Services of Mid-Michigan Inc: $29,250 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $29,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMIDLAND COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING: $29,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNASHUA SOUP KITCHEN & SHELTER INC: $27,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE MILO FOUNDATION: $26,800 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetQUEST SCHOLARS PROGRAM INC: $25,859 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOUNCIL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: $25,400 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNORTH COAST OPPORTUNITIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaregiving Network Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetCENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA: $24,100 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of Eastern Michigan: $22,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKOOTENAI HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $20,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $19,913 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHIPPEWA NATURE CENTER: $19,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetExpansion International Inc: $15,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetKulpahar Kids Home & Christian School: $15,500 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetMALARIA NO MORE FUND: $15,300 over 3y, 0.2% of budget9 STAR FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 57% of budgetCHRISTMAS FOR ALL: $14,200 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $12,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $12,000 over 7y, 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.

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 Patricia and Davi…Midland Area Communit…United Way of Midland…The Mary C Currie Fou…The Charles J Strosac…Alden and Vada Dow Fu…The Herbert H & Grace…Rollin M Gerstacker F…Consumers Energy Foun…Harry a and Margaret …East Bay Community Fo…Marin Community Found…
The Patricia and David Kepler FoundationDE24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Patricia and David Kepler Foundation · Midland Area Community Foundation · United Way of Midland County · The Mary C Currie Foundation · The Charles J Strosacker Foundation · Alden and Vada Dow Fund · The Herbert H & Grace a Dow Foundation · Rollin M Gerstacker Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · Harry a and Margaret D Towsley Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Marin Community 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 Barstow Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Barstow Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc: 69% of income from government
  • International Institute of New England Inc: 24% of income from government
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Project Citizenship Inc: 10% of income from government
  • Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Barstow Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Barstow 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 140 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $440k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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