Bartholic Family Foundation
Bartholic Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $8K.
Bartholic Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bartholic Family Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,300
- +82.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,150
- -8.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,150
- Total assets
- $197,161
- -6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (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 Bartholic Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
How Bartholic Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 224% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 190% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $19K (2019) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached See Attached, MN | See Attached | $96,700 |
| See Attached See Attached, MN | See Attached | $3,600 |
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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 | $197,161 | $88,717 | $101,481 | $100,300 | 2 | $100,300 | $7,863 | $52,900 |
| 2024 | $209,925 | $50,361 | $56,117 | $55,000 | 1 | $55,000 | $10,064 | $48,682 |
| 2023 | $215,681 | $29,093 | $32,436 | $31,350 | 1 | $31,350 | $9,103 | $39,491 |
| 2022 | $219,024 | $24,524 | $31,942 | $30,990 | 1 | $30,870 | $9,044 | $37,529 |
| 2021 | $226,442 | $24,009 | $51,333 | $50,240 | 1 | $50,240 | $8,084 | $42,825 |
| 2020 | $253,766 | $26,715 | $44,621 | $43,690 | 1 | — | $8,177 | $32,878 |
| 2019 | $271,672 | $8,795 | $21,290 | $19,390 | 1 | — | $8,092 | $29,726 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bartholic Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $53K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bartholic Family Foundation is led by Esther M. Bartholic, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Esther M. Bartholic
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Bartholic
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$400 (2019) → $0 (2025)
Cathleen R. Bartholic
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward L. Bartholic
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
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.
Compensation Overview
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about Bartholic Family Foundation
How much does Bartholic Family Foundation give each year?
Bartholic Family Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 1 grant.
How large is Bartholic Family Foundation?
Bartholic Family Foundation reported $197K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $53K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Bartholic Family Foundation operate?
Bartholic Family Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Bartholic Family Foundation's EIN?
Bartholic Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1524157. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 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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