Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chillicothe, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $83K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $3K.
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $875), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,750
- -68.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $875
- -36.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $875
- Total assets
- $83,208
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% 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 Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund gives
- Giving fell 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 70% 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 $2K (2025) to $6K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $1,750 |
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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 | $83,208 | $3,546 | $3,591 | $1,750 | 2 | $2,732 | $2,756 | $3,877 |
| 2024 | $83,253 | $5,785 | $7,369 | $5,500 | 4 | $6,458 | $4,984 | $3,844 |
| 2023 | $84,837 | $8,695 | $6,235 | $4,500 | 4 | $5,436 | $7,915 | $3,729 |
| 2022 | $82,377 | $-2,583 | $5,620 | $3,725 | 3 | $4,634 | $1,335 | $4,200 |
| 2021 | $90,580 | $8,601 | $6,787 | $4,850 | 3 | $5,740 | $7,594 | $4,842 |
| 2020 | $88,766 | $3,817 | $5,348 | $3,400 | 2 | — | $2,880 | $4,651 |
| 2019 | $90,297 | $4,817 | $5,921 | $4,000 | 4 | — | $3,895 | $4,537 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Southern Bank
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$780 (2023) → $790 (2025)
Will Perkins
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Josh Shoemaker (2019–2022) — Co-Trustee
- Former: Citizens Bank Trust CO (2020–2022) — Co-Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $790, to Southern Bank (Co-Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund
How much does Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund give each year?
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.
How large is Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund?
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund reported $83K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (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 Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund?
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Chillicothe, MO. It holds $83K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund operate?
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN?
Barnes Farm Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-6108527. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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