Baringo House Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Los Altos, CA EIN: 85-4307516

Baringo House Foundation is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Los Altos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $134K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K.

Key facts about Baringo House Foundation

In short: Baringo House Foundation gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
85-4307516
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$6,713
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$2,238
Median grant
$1,313
Total assets
$133,548
Primary geography
Delaware (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$134K

-22.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$7K

-48.4% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-65.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Baringo House Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Baringo House Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 79% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

San JoseMountain ViewAtlantaChicagoLos AltosNewarkOaklandSan Rafael

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K4 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $13K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

American Online Giving Foundation: $5KAmerican Online GivingFoundation$5KKabarak University: $1KKabarak University$1KJust Giving Alzheimers: $400Just Giving Alzheimers$400

The largest 2025 recipient was American Online Giving Foundation ($5K). Together the top 3 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Online Giving Foundation Newark, DEGeneral Ops$5,000
Kabarak University General Ops$1,313
Just Giving Alzheimers Chicago, ILGeneral Ops$400

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$133,548$172,981$25,239
Revenue$14,965$171,717$49,966
Expenses$6,896$23,975$58,489
Qualifying Distributions$6,896$23,975$58,489
Distributable Amount$8,710$4,573$1,887

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Baringo House Foundation is led by Shital Patel, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shital Patel

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devesh Patel

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/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 Baringo House Foundation

How much does Baringo House Foundation give each year?

Baringo House Foundation gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 2 grants.

What is Baringo House Foundation's typical grant size?

Baringo House Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,313, and its average grant was $2,238, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Baringo House Foundation give grants?

Baringo House Foundation gives mostly in Delaware: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (6%).

Does Baringo House Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Baringo House Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Baringo House Foundation?

Baringo House Foundation reported $134K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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 Baringo House Foundation?

Baringo House Foundation is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Los Altos, CA. It holds $134K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Baringo House Foundation's EIN?

Baringo House Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4307516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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