Harry F & Carol H Barnes

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bristol, CT EIN: 20-8718203

HARRY F & CAROL H BARNES is a private foundation based in Bristol, Connecticut. Its 2025 filing reports 41 grants totaling $328,800, including support for organizations in Connecticut and several other states.

Key facts about Harry F & Carol H Barnes

In short: Harry F & Carol H Barnes gave $329K across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state Connecticut. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-8718203
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$328,800
Grants made (2025)
41
Average grant
$8,020
Median grant
$8,000
New grantees (estimate)
27% first-time grantees (11 of 41, 2025)
Total assets
$8,449,876
Primary geography
Connecticut (35% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$8.4M

+40.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$329K

-7.1% YoY

Grant Count

41

-2.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-4.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harry F & Carol H Barnes reported a distributable amount of $400K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Harry F & Carol H Barnes open to new grantees?

27%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 11 of 41 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $6K first-time, $8K repeat.

  • 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 83% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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 include support for organizations working in areas such as healthcare, youth health and wellness, care for orphans and widows, vineyard education, first-responder mental health, child advocacy, and police department programs. These are descriptions of grantees’ work, not stated focus areas of the foundation.

For example, Bristol Hospital Development Foundation says it supports Bristol Hospital and its healthcare group through development and community-relations programs. Tiny Mighty and Strong Corporation describes its work as afterschool health and wellness programming for young people. AHIVOY says it strengthens Oregon’s wine community through education for vineyard stewards.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 41 grants totaling $328,800. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $20,000, with a median award of $8,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut (35%), Washington (23%), Oregon (16%), Arizona (12%), and California (6%).

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of all 41 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

BristolHartfordMedfordSeattleMerrillWinthropPhoenixBurlingtonFall CityKlamath FallsCarnationJacksonvilleLos AngelesEastsoundSnoqualmieTwispGlendaleNorwalkScottsdaleSeaside

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K37 grants201937 grants202033 grants202138 grants202237 grants202342 grants202441 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $312K (2019) to $407K (2022). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $329K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

KCTS 9 Cascade Public Media: $20KKCTS 9 Cascade Public Media$20KBristol Hospital Development Foundation: $16KBristol Hospital DevelopmentFoundation$16KBushnell: $15KBushnell$15KTiny Mighty and Strong Corporation: $14KTiny Mighty and StrongCorporation$14KCovenant Frontline International Inc: $13KCovenant FrontlineInternational Inc$13KSupply Bridge Ministries: $13KSupply Bridge Ministries$13KWindsor High School Booster Club: $13KWindsor High School BoosterClub$13KMain St Community Foundation: $13KMain St Community Foundation$13KBristol Adult Resource Center (Barc): $12KBristol Adult Resource Center(Barc)$12KAhivoy: $10KAhivoy$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was KCTS 9 Cascade Public Media ($20K). Together the top 10 received $137K.

Grant Size Distribution

191 grants across all recorded years

187<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 187 grants of 191 (98%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
KCTS 9 Cascade Public Media Seattle, WAGeneral Operations$20,000
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Bristol, CTGeneral Operations$16,000
Bushnell Hartford, CTGeneral Operations$15,000
Tiny Mighty and Strong Corporation Tulelake, CAGeneral Operations$14,000
Covenant Frontline International Inc Fort Morgan, COGeneral Operations$12,600
Supply Bridge Ministries Katy, TXGeneral Operations$12,600
Windsor High School Booster Club Ogden, CTGeneral Operations$12,600
Main St Community Foundation Bristol, CTGeneral Operations$12,500
Bristol Adult Resource Center (Barc) Bristol, CTGeneral Operations$12,000
Ahivoy Dundee, ORGeneral Operations$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $8,449,876 $2,786,803 $364,379 $328,800 41
2024 $6,028,394 $639,183 $372,519 $353,800 42
2023 $5,761,729 $514,888 $334,294 $320,000 37
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,449,876$6,028,394$5,761,729
Revenue$2,786,803$639,183$514,888
Expenses$364,379$372,519$334,294
Qualifying Distributions$331,519$355,495$321,549
Net Investment Income$8,591,445$310,912$309,892
Distributable Amount$400,104$353,208$330,242

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Nancy Dey as chairperson, Thomas O Barnes as president, Jarre Barnes Betts as secretary, Michael Wray as treasurer, and Lisa A King as assistant secretary.

Harry F & Carol H Barnes is led by Thomas O. Barnes, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas O. Barnes

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Dey

    Chairperson

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jarre Barnes Betts

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa A. King

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Wray

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    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.

Contact

Mailing address: 1900 Perkins St, Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: (860) 583-7070

Frequently asked questions about Harry F & Carol H Barnes

How much does Harry F & Carol H Barnes give each year?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes gave $329K across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $354K across 42 grants.

What is Harry F & Carol H Barnes's typical grant size?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,020, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Harry F & Carol H Barnes that year got $7K on average.

Where does Harry F & Carol H Barnes give grants?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes's top state is Connecticut, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Washington (23%) and Oregon (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Bristol, CT (8 grants), Hartford, CT (3 grants), Phoenix, AZ (3 grants) and Carnation, WA (2 grants).

Does Harry F & Carol H Barnes give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Harry F & Carol H Barnes's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (41 of 41) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Harry F & Carol H Barnes's largest grantees?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes's largest 2025 grantees include KCTS 9 Cascade Public Media ($20,000), Bristol Hospital Development Foundation ($16,000) and Bushnell ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Harry F & Carol H Barnes?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes reported $8.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $332K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $400K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Harry F & Carol H Barnes fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as healthcare, youth health and wellness, care for orphans and widows, vineyard education, first-responder mental health, child advocacy, and police department programs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Harry F & Carol H Barnes?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Harry F & Carol H Barnes's EIN?

Harry F & Carol H Barnes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8718203. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Harry F & Carol H Barnes accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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