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Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
42%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$330,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 50
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$711k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 42% of the organizations Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationInternationalArts & CultureHealthEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY2024still arriving53$1.4M25%
FY202350$1.6M42%
FY202234$1.5M21%
FY202148$1.7M46%
FY202041$838kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$3.0MScience & Tech$1.6MArts & Culture$949kPublic Benefit$786kCivil Rights$198kInternational$164kEnvironment$140kRecreation & Sports$140kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Horatio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Inc$1,281,23052%
Basis Charter Schools Inc$889,00050%
Carnegie Institution of Washington$765,00050%
Trigg - C M Russell Foundation Inc$602,41056%
California Institute of Technology$475,00040%
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy$471,025510%
Uss Arizona Legacy Foundation$205,000323%
Human Rights First$180,00011%
Smithsonian Institution$155,91550%
Arizona Interscholastic Association Inc$125,00050%
National Forest Foundation$124,00040%
Society for Science & the Public$100,00020%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$75,97450%
American Pops Orchestra$62,00041%
Friends of the Library of Congress$50,0002n/a
Glf Global Leadership Foundation$50,00036%
Junior Achievement of Arizona$50,00050%
Wildlife Conservation Society$50,00020%
Arizona Science Center$45,00040%
National Geographic Society$44,20510%
Alliance for Choice in Education$40,00040%
The Kiski School$33,50010%
Johns Hopkins University$30,00030%
Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc$28,25021%
Air & Space Forces Aid Society Inc$26,00020%
Computer History Museum$25,00050%
Firewheel STEM Institute$25,00019%
Montana State University Foundation Inc$25,00050%
U S-Ukraine Foundation$21,05021%
The American-Scandinavian Foundation$19,25040%
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc$16,00020%
The Heard Museum$15,90550%
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc$15,00020%
Arizona Academic Decathlon Association Inc$13,50043%
Mountain States Legal Foundation$12,57530%
Charlie Russell Riders Foundation Inc$12,00032%
The Fund for American Studies$10,00010%
Stock Farm Greater Ravalli Foundation$10,00011%
The University of Montana Foundation$10,00010%
The Rand Corporation$10,00010%
Barrow Neurological Foundation$10,00010%
Valley Leadership Corporation$10,00021%
The Peregrine Fund Inc$7,09350%
Move United$5,35010%
Historical League Inc$5,00018%
San Diego Air & Space Museum Inc$5,00010%
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc$3,90530%
Saltsburg Area Historical Society$3,2003n/a
Tibet Fund Inc$3,10020%
Musical Instrument Museum$2,50030%
Brcc Fund$2,50010%
National Parks Conservation Association$2,50010%
Desert Botanical Garden Inc$2,10030%
Air & Space Forces Association$2,00020%
Council of American Ambassadors$2,00020%
Island Conservation$1,66710%
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars$1,25010%
Seeds of Peace Inc$1,25010%
Childhelp Inc$1,03710%
Banner Health Foundation$1,00010%
International Womens Forum Arizona$1,0001n/a
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$1,00010%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$1,00010%
Ayenda Foundation$1,00012%
Packsforcoldbacks Inc$1,0001n/a
Arizona Diamondbacks Foundationinc$53710%
Darby Schools Excellence Fund$5001n/a
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara$50010%
Mammoth Hospital Foundation$20010%
The Bush Foundation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($715k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHoratio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Inc: $1,281,230 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetBasis Charter Schools Inc: $889,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCarnegie Institution of Washington: $765,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTrigg - C M Russell Foundation Inc: $602,410 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetCalifornia Institute of Technology: $475,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy: $471,025 over 5y, 9.9% of budgetUss Arizona Legacy Foundation: $205,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetHuman Rights First: $180,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $155,915 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Interscholastic Association Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNational Forest Foundation: $124,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSociety for Science & the Public: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetArizona State University Foundation for a New American University: $75,974 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Pops Orchestra: $62,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetGlf Global Leadership Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Arizona: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Science Center: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNational Geographic Society: $44,205 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for Choice in Education: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kiski School: $33,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetScottsdale Museum of the West Inc: $28,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAir & Space Forces Aid Society Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetComputer History Museum: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFirewheel STEM Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetMontana State University Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetU S-Ukraine Foundation: $21,050 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThe American-Scandinavian Foundation: $19,250 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGirl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Heard Museum: $15,905 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAtlantic Council of the United States Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Academic Decathlon Association Inc: $13,500 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetMountain States Legal Foundation: $12,575 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCharlie Russell Riders Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetThe Fund for American Studies: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStock Farm Greater Ravalli Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe University of Montana Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rand Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarrow Neurological Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValley Leadership Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Peregrine Fund Inc: $7,093 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMove United: $5,350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHistorical League Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetSan Diego Air & Space Museum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum of Northern Arizona Inc: $3,905 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTibet Fund Inc: $3,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMusical Instrument Museum: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% 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 65.

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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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ18× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Helios Education Foundation · Burton Family Foundation · The Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Arizona Cardinals Foundation · American Express Foundation · Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation

How much does Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation give?
Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $1,525,546 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 50 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (41%), Science & Tech (22%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Horatio Alger Assn of Distinguished Americans Inc ($1.3M), Basis Charter Schools Inc ($889k), Carnegie Institution of Washington ($765k).
Does Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation based?
Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation is based in AZ.

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 105 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.

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