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James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc

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.

$205k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
69
Grants FY2025
50
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
43 to 53
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$2.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureInternationalRecreation & 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
FY2025still arriving55$182k36%
FY202450$171k24%
FY202353$172k13%
FY202247$192k19%
FY202148$167k21%
FY202049$81k27%
FY201947$97k30%
FY201843$73k47%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$345kEducation$264kReligion$257kHealth$140kArts & Culture$137kHuman Services$105kCommunity Improvement$68kFood & Nutrition$39kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
RI
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
NC
OK
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 69 grantees
All grantees of James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rollins College$86,10080%
Winter Park Library Association Inc$80,00091%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$70,00090%
Winter Park Improvement Foundation$62,644744%
Orlando Shakespeare Theater Inc$60,50080%
University of Central Florida Foundation Inc$40,00080%
Foundation for Foster Children Inc$35,50080%
Crealde Arts Inc$17,00070%
Mead Botanical Garden Inc$16,00081%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$15,50070%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Orlando Museum of Art Inc$9,75090%
Small Paws Rescue Inc$9,10090%
Pet Rescue by Judy Inc$9,00090%
Friends of Casa Feliz Inc$9,00090%
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens Inc$8,50060%
Winter Park Day Nursery Inc$8,25070%
Institute for Justice$8,00080%
Adrian Dominican Sisters$6,5009n/a
Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc$6,50050%
United Arts of Central Florida Inc$6,00060%
Winter Park Land Trust Inc$5,450713%
Community Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$4,50030%
United Against Poverty Inc$3,61020%
Covenant House$3,00040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,00020%
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$2,50010%
The University of Florida Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Holy Cross Church$1,9504n/a
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$1,75030%
The Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Inc$1,50020%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,50030%
Grace Medical Home Inc$1,50020%
American Diabetes Association$1,50020%
Christian Service Center Inc$1,25020%
Community Communications Inc$1,20010%
Central Florida Veterans Memorial Park Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Valencia College Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Seniors First Inc$1,0001n/a
The Midnight Mission$1,00010%
Orlando Orthopaedic Center Foundation$1,00010%
Florida Wildlife Federation$1,0001n/a
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord$1,0001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$1,00010%
Texas Christian University$1,00010%
Edgewood Children's Ranch Inc$1,00010%
Cristo Rey Network$1,00010%
One Purse$1,00020%
Heartland Haven Foundation Inc$1,00011%
University of Utah$1,0001n/a
Care Foundation Inc$852123%
The Windsor Charitable Foundation$80010%
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc$5001n/a
Michigan Humane Society$50010%
Community Bible Church Inc$5001n/a
Head for the Cure Foundation$5001n/a
Kindred Cain9 Connections$5001n/a
Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order Inc$5001n/a
Giving Alternative Learners Uplifting Opportunities Inc$50010%
The Scotty Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Idignity Inc$30010%
Wounded Warrior Outdoors Inc$25010%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$25010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association$25010%
Florida Southern College$25010%
Congregation of Reform Judaism Inc$2001n/a
Lord Teach Me to Pray$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 76 recipients with no EIN on record ($571k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRollins College: $86,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWinter Park Library Association Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWinter Park Improvement Foundation: $62,644 over 7y, 44% of budgetOrlando Shakespeare Theater Inc: $60,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Central Florida Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Foster Children Inc: $35,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetCrealde Arts Inc: $17,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMead Botanical Garden Inc: $16,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrlando Museum of Art Inc: $9,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSmall Paws Rescue Inc: $9,100 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetPet Rescue by Judy Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Casa Feliz Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetAlbin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens Inc: $8,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWinter Park Day Nursery Inc: $8,250 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Arts of Central Florida Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWinter Park Land Trust Inc: $5,450 over 7y, 13% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Against Poverty Inc: $3,610 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Florida Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mardy Fish Children's Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Medical Home Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Service Center Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Communications Inc: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Florida Veterans Memorial Park Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetValencia College Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Midnight Mission: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrlando Orthopaedic Center Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Christian University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdgewood Children's Ranch Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCristo Rey Network: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Purse: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeartland Haven Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCare Foundation Inc: $852 over 1y, 23% of budgetThe Windsor Charitable Foundation: $800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMichigan Humane Society: $500 over 1y, 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 55.

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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.

Central Florida FoundationFL38.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Florida Foundation · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation · Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc · The Lee Foundation · Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · The Galloway Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Heart of Florida United Way Inc · Anderson-Devitt Foundation Inc · James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc · Orlando Health Inc

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 James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc

How much does James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc give?
James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc reported 69 grants totaling $205,457 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 53 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (22%), Education (17%), Religion (17%).
Who are James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Rollins College ($86k), Winter Park Library Association Inc ($80k), Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc ($70k).
Does James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc 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 James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Central Florida Foundation, The Dr P Phillips Foundation, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation.
Where is James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc based?
James T and Diana P Barnes Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 149 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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