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John F Barrett 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.

$8k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
8
Grants FY2025
4
Organizations funded FY2024
75%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$250
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,500
Organizations funded a year
4 to 50
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$100k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 75% of the organizations John F Barrett Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthPublic 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving8$8k38%
FY20244$2k75%
FY202322$28k18%
FY202210$9k60%
FY202131$33k26%
FY202046$52k30%
FY201934$71k29%
FY201850$39k58%
91% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$56kArts & Culture$49kEducation$40kReligion$33kHealth$28kAnimals$26kYouth Development$21kRecreation & Sports$10kOther$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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kenzie's Closet$15,50051%
St Gertrude Church$13,1006n/a
St Xavier High School Inc$10,2505n/a
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts$10,0002n/a
Cincinnati Country Day School$8,50030%
The Andrew K Dwyer Foundation$6,50050%
Summit Country Day School US Catholic Conference$6,2005n/a
The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio$6,00020%
Cincinnati Museum Association$5,75030%
King Records Legacy Inc$5,0001n/a
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All grantees of John F Barrett Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Kenzie's Closet$15,50051%
St Gertrude Church$13,1006n/a
St Xavier High School Inc$10,2505n/a
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts$10,0002n/a
Cincinnati Country Day School$8,50030%
The Andrew K Dwyer Foundation$6,50050%
Summit Country Day School US Catholic Conference$6,2005n/a
The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio$6,00020%
Cincinnati Museum Association$5,75030%
King Records Legacy Inc$5,0001n/a
The Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc$5,00010%
The Garden Club of America$5,00020%
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc$4,95050%
The Heritage Foundation$3,00030%
The Seven Hills School$2,50030%
Cincinnati Parks Foundation$2,5001n/a
Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati$2,20021%
Cincinnati Works$1,55040%
Mt St Mary Seminary of the West Athenaeum of Ohio Norwood$1,5002n/a
Dress for Success Worldwide$1,50010%
Wheaton College$1,25030%
Taft Museum of Art$1,20020%
Villanova University$1,00030%
The Karen Wellington Memorial Foundation$1,00010%
Friendly Sons of St Patrick Society$1,00011%
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust$90050%
Stepping Stones Inc$80050%
Center for Addiction Treatment F/K/A the Center for Chemical Addictions$70020%
Lighthouse Youth Services$60030%
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation$50010%
Freestore Foodbank Inc$50030%
Gregorian University Foundation Inc$4503n/a
Crayons and Beyond Inc$40030%
Cincinnati Youth Collaborative$35020%
De Paul Cristo Rey High School$3002n/a
Cincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsem Horsemanship$30020%
St Francis-St Joseph Catholic Worker House$30020%
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc$30020%
De Cavel Family Sids Foundation$25011%
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$25010%
Museum of the City of New York$20010%
Hands Together Inc$20010%
Power Inspires Progress Inc$20020%
Cancer Family Care Inc$20020%
St Joseph Home Inc$20020%
Ohio Society Inc$1501n/a
Indian Hill Historical Museum Associatio$12520%
Cincinnati Nature Center$10010%
Hospice of Cincinnati Incorporated$10010%
Hungarian-American Coalition$1001n/a
Pregnancy Center Plus Inc$10010%
John L Magro Foundation$1001n/a
Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home$10010%
Webhannet Charitable Foundation Inc$10010%
St Francis Seraph Ministries$10010%
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($175k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John F Barrett Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKenzie's Closet: $15,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCincinnati Country Day School: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Andrew K Dwyer Foundation: $6,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Museum Association: $5,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cincinnati Ballet Company Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Garden Club of America: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc: $4,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seven Hills School: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAssistance League of Greater Cincinnati: $2,200 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCincinnati Works: $1,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDress for Success Worldwide: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWheaton College: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTaft Museum of Art: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVillanova University: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Karen Wellington Memorial Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriendly Sons of St Patrick Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKennebunkport Conservation Trust: $900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStepping Stones Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Addiction Treatment F/K/A the Center for Chemical Addictions: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLighthouse Youth Services: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreestore Foodbank Inc: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCrayons and Beyond Inc: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Youth Collaborative: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Therapeutic Riding and Horsem Horsemanship: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Francis-St Joseph Catholic Worker House: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKeep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDe Cavel Family Sids Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of the City of New York: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHands Together Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPower Inspires Progress Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Family Care Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Joseph Home Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIndian Hill Historical Museum Associatio: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCincinnati Nature Center: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of Cincinnati Incorporated: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPregnancy Center Plus Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Home: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWebhannet Charitable Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSt Francis Seraph Ministries: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Cincinnati Foundation: $50 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 44.

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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 Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH45.6× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The Thomas J Emery Memorial · Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation · Marge & Charles J Schott Foundation · Farmer Family Foundation · Williams Foundation · Hcs Foundation · The James J and Joan a Gardner Family Foundation · The Heidt Family Foundation · The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation Co Fifth Third Bank Na Agent · Pfau Charitable 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.

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About John F Barrett Foundation Inc

How much does John F Barrett Foundation Inc give?
John F Barrett Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $8,450 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 50 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does John F Barrett Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (18%), Arts & Culture (16%), Education (13%).
Who are John F Barrett Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Kenzie's Closet ($16k), St Gertrude Church ($13k), St Xavier High School Inc ($10k).
Does John F Barrett Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John F Barrett 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 John F Barrett Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Johnson Charitable Gift Fund, The Thomas J Emery Memorial.
Where is John F Barrett Foundation Inc based?
John F Barrett Foundation Inc is based in OH.

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 122 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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