Bob and Pat Barker Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fuquay-Varina, NC EIN: 27-0401405

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fuquay-Varina, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $239K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $236K.

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation at a glance

In short: Bob and Pat Barker Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$100,000
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$238,876
-47.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (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 Bob and Pat Barker Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cherryville Historical Association Inc: $100KCherryville HistoricalAssociation Inc$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cherryville Historical Association Inc ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 21 (81%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Fuquay-VarinaWashingtonCherryvilleRaleighApexArlingtonBuies CreekAlexandriaAngierBrooklynMemphisAbingdonAmarilloAtlantaBoys TownCharryvilleCoconut CreekEvanstionGarden ValleyGreenville

How Bob and Pat Barker Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 251% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 353% 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

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M48 grants2020 18 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $961K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cherryville Historical Association Inc Cherryville, NCCharitable Giving$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$238,876$235,715$104,441$100,0001$100,000$235,715$28,317
2024$453,107$3,586$21,672——$700—$21,021
2023$330,034$15,108$6,665———$8,642$8,535
2022$117,245$55,846$33,922$28,4982$28,748$51,760$9,073
2021$95,321$92,556$524,095$516,93118$516,931$86,892$31,598
2020$507,160$1,447,672$963,059$960,67548—$67,619$18,122

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bob and Pat Barker Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patricia M. Barker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Barker

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bob and Pat Barker Foundation

How much does Bob and Pat Barker Foundation give each year?

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Bob and Pat Barker Foundation?

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation reported $239K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Bob and Pat Barker Foundation operate?

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

What is Bob and Pat Barker Foundation's EIN?

Bob and Pat Barker Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0401405. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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