Barron Family Charitable Foundation
The Barron Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including affordable housing, services for people in need, medical services, human services, veterans services, education, and religious activities.
Barron Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Barron Family Charitable Foundation gave $254K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Massachusetts. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $253,500
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +11.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,342
- -19.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $2,734,691
- +2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (55% 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 Barron Family Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 212 S Main Ave Ste 160, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Phone: (605) 275-5136
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Barron Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Housing Assistance Corp ($36K). Together the top 10 received $221K.
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 98 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Massachusetts received 55% of grant dollars, New York 17%, Florida 12%, Kansas 12%, and Georgia 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Barron Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 19 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 89% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% 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 $164K (2019) to $311K (2021). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $254K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Assistance Corp Hyannis, MA | Affordable Housing | $36,000 |
| Lazarus House Lawrence, MA | Services for the Poor | $30,000 |
| Mt Sinai Medical Foundation Miami Beach, FL | Medical Services | $30,000 |
| Tunnels to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | Human Services | $30,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Topeka, KS | Veterans Services | $30,000 |
| Falmouth Education Foundation Falmouth, MA | Education | $23,000 |
| Falmouth Jewish Congregation East Falmouth, MA | Religious | $18,000 |
| Lower Cape Outreach Orleans, MA | Help for the Poor | $10,000 |
| Temple Bnai Abraham Beverly, MA | Religious | $8,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Atlanta, GA | Affordable Housing | $6,000 |
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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 | $2,734,691 | $343,743 | $269,645 | $253,500 | 19 | $257,130 | $323,608 | $238,209 |
| 2024 | $2,660,220 | $253,486 | $304,430 | $282,650 | 17 | $285,270 | $223,699 | $238,852 |
| 2023 | $2,705,376 | $356,645 | $265,838 | $240,500 | 16 | $242,895 | $323,202 | $219,312 |
| 2022 | $2,618,952 | $60,411 | $274,967 | $250,400 | 22 | $254,360 | $75,959 | $233,776 |
| 2021 | $2,835,557 | $300,751 | $335,963 | $311,050 | 24 | $311,725 | $266,936 | $249,806 |
| 2020 | $2,872,247 | $264,552 | $251,092 | $227,100 | 24 | — | $246,293 | $216,473 |
| 2019 | $2,861,119 | $188,553 | $191,132 | $163,550 | 25 | — | $170,441 | $210,064 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Barron Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $238K 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 foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations serving different needs. For example, Housing Assistance Corporation describes its mission as promoting safe, affordable housing on Cape Cod and the Islands, while Lazarus House describes its work as providing shelter, food, clothing, education, and support for homeless and poor people in the Lawrence, Massachusetts area. Falmouth Education Foundation says it supports educational excellence in Falmouth public schools.
Other supported organizations describe work that includes helping low-income families obtain housing (Habitat for Humanity – North Central Georgia), easing stress and hunger for neighbors in need (Falmouth Service Center), and supporting people transitioning to stable housing (Belonging to Each Other). These are the grantees’ stated missions, not statements of the foundation’s own mission.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $253,500. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $36,000, with a median of $6,000. Among the largest grants were $36,000 to Housing Assistance Corporation for affordable housing; $30,000 each to Lazarus House for services for the poor, Mt Sinai Medical Foundation for medical services, Tunnels to Towers Foundation for human services, and Wounded Warrior Project for veterans services; and $23,000 to Falmouth Education Foundation for education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Scott V Barron, Douglas S Barron, and Corient Trust Co as trustees.
Barron Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Corient Trust CO
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$488 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Douglas S. Barron
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott V. Barron
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Eaton Vance Trust CO (2019–2022) — 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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $488, to Corient Trust CO (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Barron Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Barron Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation gave $254K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $283K across 17 grants.
What is Barron Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $13,342, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Barron Family Charitable Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Barron Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Florida (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Falmouth, MA (3 grants), New York, NY (3 grants), Hyannis, MA (2 grants) and Orleans, MA (2 grants).
Does Barron Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Barron Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants) and "Religious" (3 grants).
Who are Barron Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Housing Assistance Corp ($36,000), Lazarus House ($30,000) and Mt Sinai Medical Foundation ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Barron Family Charitable Foundation?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $257K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $238K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Barron Family Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations serving different needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Barron Family Charitable Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Barron Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Barron Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2981078. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Barron Family Charitable Foundation 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 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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