Barrette Family Fund
The Barrette Family Fund is a private foundation based in Hanover, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Barrette Family Fund at a glance
In short: Barrette Family Fund gave $871K across 26 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in New Hampshire. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $871,000
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 26
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,500
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $13,765,810
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (4 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Hampshire (62% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Barrette Family Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 898, Hanover, NH 03755
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Barrette Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Hampshire Charitable Foundation ($275K). Together the top 10 received $775K.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 89 grants of 120 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 62% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire and 35% to recipients in Vermont. Illinois received 2% and New York 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 26 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Barrette Family Fund open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 26 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $39K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 141% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $832K (2021) to $1.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 26 grants totaling $871K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Concord, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $275,000 |
| Northern Stage White River JCT, VT | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $150,000 |
| Upper Valley Haven White River Junction, VT | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $122,000 |
| Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $50,000 |
| AVA Gallery Lebanon, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $50,000 |
| Lebanon Opera House Lebanon, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $50,000 |
| Hanover Nursey School Hanover, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $38,000 |
| Gift of Adoption Techny, IL | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $15,000 |
| Upper Valley Business Alliance Foun West Lebanon, NH | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $15,000 |
| Friends of University Laval New York, NY | Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization | $10,000 |
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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 | $13,765,810 | $908,631 | $894,210 | $871,000 | 26 | $871,000 | $888,689 | $617,637 |
| 2024 | $13,588,239 | $937,601 | $980,628 | $965,078 | 28 | $965,078 | $930,551 | $640,023 |
| 2023 | $11,982,916 | $1,180,656 | $1,108,450 | $1,085,750 | 24 | $1,085,750 | $1,173,956 | $573,346 |
| 2022 | $12,256,336 | $898,876 | $939,796 | $918,200 | 23 | $918,200 | $893,780 | $548,091 |
| 2021 | $10,345,020 | $1,047,794 | $852,472 | $832,450 | 19 | $832,450 | $1,042,794 | $549,542 |
| 2020 | $10,988,545 | $538,296 | $1,143,331 | $1,136,000 | 31 | — | $538,013 | $504,195 |
| 2019 | $12,705,390 | $772,930 | $959,850 | $937,350 | 29 | — | $766,430 | $580,826 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barrette Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $618K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied activities. For example, Upper Valley Haven says it assists people experiencing poverty with food and secure housing; Claremont Soup Kitchen says it provides food assistance to individuals and families; and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital says its mission is to improve community health and wellbeing. Other recipients include arts and cultural organizations such as Northern Stage, AVA Gallery, Lebanon Opera House, and New London Barn Playhouse.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the fund reported 26 grants totaling $871,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $275,000, with a median of $10,000.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $275,000 to New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, $150,000 to Northern Stage, $122,000 to Upper Valley Haven, and $50,000 each to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, AVA Gallery, and Lebanon Opera House. The filing lists the grant purposes as support of the recipient organizations’ nonprofit purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cynthia Barrette as president and Raymond Barrette, Julie A. Barrette, David R. Barrette, and Kaitlyn S. Barrette as trustees.
Barrette Family Fund is led by Cynthia Barrette, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cynthia Barrette
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David R. Barrette
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Julie A. Barrette
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kaitlyn S. Barrette
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Raymond Barrette
Trustee
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 Barrette Family Fund
How much does Barrette Family Fund give each year?
Barrette Family Fund gave $871K across 26 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $965K across 28 grants.
What is Barrette Family Fund's typical grant size?
Barrette Family Fund's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $33,500, across 26 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Barrette Family Fund that year got $6K on average.
Where does Barrette Family Fund give grants?
Barrette Family Fund gives mostly in New Hampshire: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Vermont (35%). The most frequent recipient cities were Lebanon, NH (4 grants), Hanover, NH (2 grants) and New London, NH (2 grants).
Does Barrette Family Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 26 grants with a stated purpose on Barrette Family Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support of Non-Profit Purpose of Organization" (26 grants).
Who are Barrette Family Fund's largest grantees?
Barrette Family Fund's largest 2025 grantees include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation ($275,000), Northern Stage ($150,000) and Upper Valley Haven ($122,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Barrette Family Fund?
Barrette Family Fund reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $871K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $618K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Barrette Family Fund fund?
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Barrette Family Fund?
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Barrette Family Fund's EIN?
Barrette Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3732711. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Barrette Family Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Barrette Family Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/barrette-family-fund-morg_8b6643c38bfc4426b3fff3c14b372bf4
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