Bardos Foundation
Bardos Foundation is a private foundation based in Irving, Texas. Its 2024 filing describes direct charitable activity as immigration awards: direct grants to individuals without conditions.
Bardos Foundation at a glance
In short: Bardos Foundation gave $14K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,000
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $82,881
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (14% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Bardos Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing describes an Award Application and lists the materials above. Applicants must be first- or second-generation immigrants with accomplishments in the arts or sciences.
- Review Cycle
- May 1, 2025, a past deadline.
- Deadline
- May 1, 2025, a past deadline.
- Contact
Application contact: Denes Bardos Award
Mailing address: 403 Rio Grande Dr, Irving, TX 75039
Phone: (214) 267-8414
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bardos Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
57 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 57 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports grant dollars going to individual recipients in California (14%), Florida (14%), Illinois (14%), Massachusetts (7%), and Oklahoma (7%). The listed grants also include recipients in Alaska, Iowa, Missouri, New York, and Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bardos Foundation gives
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 317% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 14 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $14,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $82,881 | $7,000 | $14,062 | $14,000 | 14 | $14,000 | $4,421 |
| 2024 | $89,943 | $20,000 | $13,004 | $13,000 | 13 | $13,000 | $3,543 |
| 2023 | $82,947 | $28,000 | $13,500 | $13,500 | 14 | $13,500 | $3,448 |
| 2022 | $69,447 | $21,500 | $11,174 | $11,000 | 11 | $11,000 | $3,054 |
| 2021 | $58,121 | $1,000 | $4,153 | $4,140 | 5 | $4,140 | $2,930 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bardos Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No separate mission statement is provided. The 2024 filing describes direct grants to individuals and says applicants must be first- or second-generation immigrants with accomplishments in the arts or sciences.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $14,000 in 14 grants. Each grant was $1,000, and the listed purposes were educational grants to individuals.
The 2024 filing describes an Award Application requiring a name, high school, GPA, test scores, ethnicity, immigrant identity, household income, and a personal statement. It says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patrick Hulce as president, Megan Hulce as secretary, and Elizabeth Bardos as vice president.
Bardos Foundation is led by Patrick Hulce, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Hulce
President
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Bardos
Vice President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Hulce
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Bardos Foundation
How much does Bardos Foundation give each year?
Bardos Foundation gave $14K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 13 grants.
What is Bardos Foundation's typical grant size?
Bardos Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bardos Foundation give grants?
Bardos Foundation's top state is California, with 14% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Florida (14%) and Illinois (14%).
Does Bardos Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Bardos Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational grant to individual" (14 grants).
How large is Bardos Foundation?
Bardos Foundation reported $83K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Bardos Foundation fund?
No separate mission statement is provided. The 2024 filing describes direct grants to individuals and says applicants must be first- or second-generation immigrants with accomplishments in the arts or sciences. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bardos Foundation?
The filing describes an Award Application and lists the materials above. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bardos Foundation's EIN?
Bardos Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3198514. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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