Barco's Nightingales Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gardena, CA EIN: 26-4274148

Barco's Nightingales Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gardena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $270K. Net investment income was $54K.

Barco's Nightingales Foundation at a glance

In short: Barco's Nightingales Foundation gave $270K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $135K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$270,263
+33.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$135,132
+100.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$135,132
Total assets
$1,362,292
+2.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Barco's Nightingales Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Lighthouse Foundation: $241KThe Lighthouse Foundation$241KHispanola Mountain Ministries: $29KHispanola Mountain Ministries$29K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Lighthouse Foundation ($241K). Together the top 2 received $270K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K7$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 7 grants of 13 (54%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ButlerJacksonLos AngelesDublinLivermorePalo AltoSanta MonicaTorranceVan Nuys

How Barco's Nightingales Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 413% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K8 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $202K (2024) to $508K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $270K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Lighthouse Foundation Butler, PAGeneral Donation to Help the Disadvantaged$241,093
Hispanola Mountain Ministries Jackson, MSMissionary$29,170
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,362,292$325,104$289,700$270,2632$270,263$54,330$65,466
2024$1,326,888$354,646$209,510$201,8393$201,839$65,240$60,868
2023$1,181,752$317,712$389,812$380,9812$380,981$2,840$59,938
2022$1,253,852$512,662$528,492$504,3302$504,330$3,803$62,089
2021$1,269,682$537,424$458,835$446,9424$446,942$877$60,585
2020$1,191,093$526,649$527,605$507,7348—$5,525$58,608

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barco's Nightingales Foundation reported a distributable amount of $65K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Barco's Nightingales Foundation is led by Michael Donner, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Donner

    President

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frida Donner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Barco's Nightingales Foundation

How much does Barco's Nightingales Foundation give each year?

Barco's Nightingales Foundation gave $270K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $202K across 3 grants.

How large is Barco's Nightingales Foundation?

Barco's Nightingales Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $270K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $65K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Barco's Nightingales Foundation operate?

Barco's Nightingales Foundation has awarded grants in California, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

What is Barco's Nightingales Foundation's EIN?

Barco's Nightingales Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4274148. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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