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Kari and Fred Barton Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Kari and Fred Barton Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$248k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$598kRecreation & Sports$229kPublic Safety & Disaster$125kReligion$76kYouth Development$56kHousing & Shelter$51kHealth$26kEnvironment$23kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k14 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $206k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$5.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME$40,000
FIREFIGHTER AND EMS AMBASSADORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND$25,000
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH$20,000
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST LOUIS$20,000
MARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL$20,000
ST LOUIS POLICE FOUNDATION$20,000
ST GENEVIEVE CATHOLIC CHURCH$17,000
THE BENJAMIN SCHOOL$12,500
ST CLAIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH$11,500
ST PATRICK CENTER$10,000
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE FOUNDATION$10,000
O'FALLON PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH$9,000
ST LOUIS FIRE ACADEMY$5,000
LEELANAU CONSERVANCY$4,000
GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY$3,000
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 (FY24–24, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 74% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%O'FALLON PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH: $9k → 5%FIREFIGHTER AND EMS AMBASSADORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $25k → 11%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

IL
MI
MA
IN
OH
NJ
MO
MD
GA
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$982k · 28 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against -73% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
5

Total granted

$982k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
-73%

Still filing today

71%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationEnvironmentHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • JJ
    JACKIE JOYNER KERSEE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $50k · revenue +332%
  • SP
    ST PATRICK CENTER
    5× · 2020–2024 · $39k · revenue +30%
  • TI
    TRAILNET INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $33k · revenue +55%

Funded once

  • OF
    ORPHAN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA D/B/A FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -73%
  • HL
    HAWTHORN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue -100%
  • SA
    ST ANN PLACE
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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
Loyola University

Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…

Education
2
Thomas Jefferson School

Thomas jefferson school engages its students in the education necessary to live as responsible citizens of the world. through the strongest possible college-prepatory program and within a nurturing community, students develop a…

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3
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
4
Avila University

Avila university, a catholic university sponsored by saint joseph educational ministries, a ministerial public juridic person of the catholic church (sjem), is a values-based community of learning providing liberal arts, professional,…

Education
5
Benedictine University

Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…

Education
6
Mission St Louis

Mission: st. louis empowers individuals for social and economic growth through relationships and opportunity.

Community Improvement
7
The Saint Louis Zoo Association

The saint louis zoo association was established to support and enhance the saint louis zoo by providing facilities, funds, and advice. the association provides direct financial support to the zoo for renovations, new facilities, programs,…

Animals
8
St Louis Community Foundation

To promote the possibilities of charitable giving, helping charitable citizens understand how they can effectively provide for the community they love and the causes they care deeply about.

Philanthropy
9
La Roche University

La roche university advances learning informed by ethical and service-oriented values, reflecting its catholic heritage and the charism of the sisters of divine providence.

Education
10
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

University is a 4 year private catholic institution, offering degrees in nursing, health/behavioral sciences, & humanities. the college is an integral part of the fmol health system.

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11
Webster University

Founded in 1915, webster is a private non-profit and global university that is committed to delivering high-quality learning experiences that transform students for global citizenship and individual excellence.

Education
12
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Orphan Foundation of America D/B/a Foster Care to Success Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Firefighter and Ems Ambassadors Scholarship Fund. 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

27 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. 27 of the 40 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
14/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL: $140,000 · OtherST LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST LOUIS: $140,000 · OtherWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ST LOUISST LOUIS FIRE ACADEMY: $59,000 · OtherST LOUIS FIRE ACADEMYST GENEVIEVE CATHOLIC CHURCH: $57,000 · OtherST GENEVIEVE CATHOLIC CHURCHST PATRICK CENTER: $39,000 · OtherST PATRICK CENTERWORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND: $22,500 · Other+18 more: $103,000 · Other+18 moreFONTBONNE UNIVERSITY: $180,000 · EducationFONTBONNE UNIVERSITYUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $180,000 · EducationUniversity of Notre Dame du LacMARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL: $100,000 · EducationMARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOLTHE BENJAMIN PRIVATE SCHOOL INC: $17,500 · Education+2 more: $7,000 · EducationJACKIE JOYNER KERSEE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentForest Park Forever Inc: $12,500 · EnvironmentLEELANAU CONSERVANCY: $9,000 · EnvironmentMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $7,000 · EnvironmentGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY: $4,000 · EnvironmentLIVING LANDS & WATERS: $2,500 · EnvironmentFIREFIGHTER AND EMS AMBASSADORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $25,000 · Human ServicesO'Fallon Professional Firefighters Community Outreach: $9,000 · Human ServicesTRAILNET INC: $32,500 · Recreation & SportsSt Louis Police Foundation: $31,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$560,500Education$484,500Youth Development$50,000Environment$35,000Human Services$34,000Recreation & Sports$32,500Public Safety & Disaster$31,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFONTBONNE UNIVERSITY: $180,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $180,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL: $100,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetJACKIE JOYNER KERSEE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetST PATRICK CENTER: $39,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTRAILNET INC: $32,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetSt Louis Police Foundation: $31,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFIREFIGHTER AND EMS AMBASSADORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $25,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetWORLDWIDE FISTULA FUND: $22,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BENJAMIN PRIVATE SCHOOL INC: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCRUDEM FOUNDATION INC: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLEELANAU CONSERVANCY: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE IGNITES ST LOUIS: $9,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPETER & PAUL COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetORPHAN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA D/B/A FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis World Food Day Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetGRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHAWTHORN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROHAN WOODS SCHOOL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIVING LANDS & WATERS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 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.

United Way of Greater…St Louis Community Fo…St Louis Community Fo…World Wide Technology…Commerce Bancshares F…Pecha Family Foundati…Berges Family Foundat…Ameren Charitable Tru…Roman Catholic Founda…Interco Charitable Tr…The Shaughnessy Famil…Ravarino Family Found…
United Way of Greater St Louis IncMO25.6× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · World Wide Technology Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Pecha Family Foundation · Berges Family Foundation · Ameren Charitable Trust (Union Electric · Roman Catholic Foundation of Eastern Missouri · Interco Charitable Trust · The Shaughnessy Family Foundation · Ravarino Family 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 Kari and Fred Barton Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kari and Fred Barton Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Holy Name Medical Center Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 Kari and Fred Barton Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kari and Fred Barton Charitable 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 40 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home