Bares Family Foundation
Bares Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bee Cave, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $388.
Bares Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bares Family Foundation gave $36K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $5,225,685
- +532.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bares Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was KLRU ($26K). Together the top 3 received $36K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 18 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bares Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 22% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2023) to $227K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| KLRU Austin, TX | Friends of Austin City Limits - PBS Show | $26,000 |
| Metropolitan Community College - Omaha Omaha, NE | To Fund Scholarships to Students | $5,000 |
| Evangel University Springfield, MO | To Fund Scholarships to Students | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,225,685 | $4,437,308 | $38,400 | $36,000 | 3 | $37,200 | $388 | $166,250 |
| 2024 | $826,777 | $-76,497 | $38,250 | $36,000 | 3 | $37,125 | $828 | $81,586 |
| 2023 | $941,524 | $-197,176 | $37,950 | $36,000 | 3 | $36,975 | $403 | $74,644 |
| 2022 | $1,176,650 | $2,778 | $55,500 | $54,000 | 5 | $54,750 | $153 | $90,390 |
| 2021 | $1,235,372 | $539,636 | $228,488 | $227,238 | 4 | $227,863 | $539,011 | $198,323 |
| 2020 | $924,224 | $11,387 | $79,200 | $78,000 | 3 | — | $10,787 | $71,937 |
| 2019 | $992,931 | $193,885 | $96,148 | $89,000 | 4 | — | $193,310 | $58,774 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bares Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $166K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bares Family Foundation is led by Brian T. Bares, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian T. Bares
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley A. Bares
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane M. Bares
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Bares Family Foundation
How much does Bares Family Foundation give each year?
Bares Family Foundation gave $36K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 3 grants.
What is Bares Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Bares Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $12,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bares Family Foundation give grants?
Bares Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Nebraska (14%) and Missouri (14%).
Does Bares Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bares Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bares Family Foundation?
Bares Family Foundation reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $166K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bares Family Foundation's EIN?
Bares Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2818873. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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