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The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$34k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,661
Organizations funded a year
17 to 27
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$734k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving27$34k33%
FY202327$31k33%
FY202225$40k28%
FY202127$37k41%
FY202021$33k48%
FY201917$31k24%
FY201824$36k42%
FY201719$27kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$66kEducation$54kAnimals$32kFood & Nutrition$27kEmployment$22kHousing & Shelter$17kYouth Development$12kPhilanthropy$11kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
PA
CT
RI
CA
VA
AR
NC
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 57 grantees
All grantees of The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Higher Edge Inc$22,00082%
Work Vessels for Vets Inc$21,85072%
College Visions$19,00081%
The Chris Collins Foundation Inc$17,250715%
Akindale Rehabilitation & Land Conservation Fund$8,60031%
Smile Train Inc$8,00080%
Barnum Foundation for Life Inc Fka Foundation for Life Inc$8,00083%
Wildlife in Crisis Inc$6,50050%
Detroit Horse Power$6,50030%
Donorschooseorg$6,35240%
Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach Inc$6,00051%
The Herren Project$5,70020%
Community Health Resources Inc$5,00050%
Covenant Soup Kitchen Inc$4,75020%
Episcopal Relief and Development$4,00030%
Bridges Healthcare Inc$3,95030%
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration$3,50020%
Sea Legs Inc$3,50043%
Achilles International Inc$3,25020%
Second Chance Rescue Inc$2,50030%
Liberation Programs Inc$2,50010%
The New London Community Meal Center Inc$2,25010%
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$2,20020%
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation$2,00020%
All Saints Catholic School Inc$2,0002n/a
Horizon Wings Inc$2,00013%
Start Fresh Inc$2,0001n/a
Experience Camps$2,00020%
Running for Rescues$1,7002n/a
US Horse Welfare and Rescue Inc$1,50011%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,50020%
DC Scores$1,50010%
The Contemporary Theater Company$1,50010%
Beyond Limits International Inc$1,5001n/a
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Inc$1,50030%
Westerly Area Rest Meals (Warm) Inc$1,50020%
Bailing Out Benji$1,20010%
Direct Relief$1,02910%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$1,00010%
The Jonnycake Center Inc$1,00010%
The Connecticut Hospice Inc$1,00010%
Youth Enrichment Services Inc$1,00020%
The Covenant Shelter of New London Inc$1,00010%
Boston Public Art Triennial Inc$1,00010%
Immigration Advocacy & Support Center$1,0001n/a
Always Home Inc$1,00010%
Three Wishes for Rubys Residents Inc$90011%
Adopt-A-Classroom Inc$75010%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$75010%
Flatbush Cats Inc$70010%
Halfway Home Rescue Inc$50010%
End Overdose$50010%
Order of Julian of Norwich$5001n/a
Nfa Foundation Inc$50010%
Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers$50010%
Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation$50010%
Trevor Project Inc$30010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($57k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHigher Edge Inc: $22,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetWork Vessels for Vets Inc: $21,850 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetCollege Visions: $19,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Chris Collins Foundation Inc: $17,250 over 7y, 15% of budgetAkindale Rehabilitation & Land Conservation Fund: $8,600 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBarnum Foundation for Life Inc Fka Foundation for Life Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetWildlife in Crisis Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetDetroit Horse Power: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $6,352 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Herren Project: $5,700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Health Resources Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant Soup Kitchen Inc: $4,750 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEpiscopal Relief and Development: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBridges Healthcare Inc: $3,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSea Legs Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetAchilles International Inc: $3,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Chance Rescue Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLiberation Programs Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New London Community Meal Center Inc: $2,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Disaster Search Dog Foundation: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHorizon Wings Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetExperience Camps: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUS Horse Welfare and Rescue Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDC Scores: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Contemporary Theater Company: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Ovarian Cancer Coalition Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWesterly Area Rest Meals (Warm) Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBailing Out Benji: $1,200 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDirect Relief: $1,029 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jonnycake Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Connecticut Hospice Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Enrichment Services Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Covenant Shelter of New London Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBoston Public Art Triennial Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlways Home Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThree Wishes for Rubys Residents Inc: $900 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAdopt-A-Classroom Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlatbush Cats Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHalfway Home Rescue Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnd Overdose: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNfa Foundation Inc: $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 51.

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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.

Chelsea Groton FoundationCT27.6× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chelsea Groton Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Dime Bank Foundation Inc · Centreville Savings Bank Charitable Foundation · Mutual of America Foundation · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc · Newalliance Foundation Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Amica Companies Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Citizens 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 The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation

How much does The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation give?
The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $34,440 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Education (20%), Animals (12%).
Who are The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Higher Edge Inc ($22k), Work Vessels for Vets Inc ($22k), College Visions ($19k).
Does The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chelsea Groton Foundation, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, Dime Bank Foundation Inc.
Where is The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation based?
The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation is based in CT.

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 80 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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