James T and Diana P Barnes

Private foundation · Grantmaker Winter Park, FL EIN: 20-8054616

James T and Diana P Barnes is a private foundation based in Winter Park, Florida. In its 2025 filing, it reported 69 grants totaling $205,457, with 76% of grant dollars going to recipients in Florida.

Key facts about James T and Diana P Barnes

In short: James T and Diana P Barnes gave $205K across 69 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Florida. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-8054616
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$205,457
Grants made (2025)
69
Average grant
$2,978
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
34% first-time grantees (20 of 58, 2025)
Total assets
$2,846,974
Primary geography
Florida (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 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

$2.8M

+11.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$205K

+13.5% YoY

Grant Count

69

-13.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+31.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, James T and Diana P Barnes reported a distributable amount of $204K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is James T and Diana P Barnes open to new grantees?

34%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 20 of 58 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 52% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 101% 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.

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 included a donation to a university memorial endowment, support for a library, a college, a food bank, a nursing center, a church, and organizations serving foster children and other community needs.

The Winter Park Library Association describes its work as providing library services, early-literacy storytimes, teen reading encouragement, and educational classes for residents of all ages. Rollins College describes its mission as educating students for global citizenship and responsible leadership. The Foundation for Foster Children says its mission is to create meaningful connections for children in foster care through personalized support. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 69 grants totaling $205,457. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $25,000, with a median of $1,000. In 2024, it reported 80 grants totaling $180,990. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 69 grants totaling $205,457.

Among its largest 2025 grants were $25,000 to UCF Foundation Inc. for a P.T. Barnes memorial endowment; $20,000 to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program for its general fund; and $15,000 to Winter Park Library Association for its general fund. Other notable grants included $10,000 each to American Red Cross for the 2025 California wildfires, Healthnetwork Foundation for its general fund, Rollins College for Dean Anil Menon, Second Harvest Food Bank for its general fund, The Gardens at Depugh Nursing Center for its general fund, and Welbourne Avenue Nursery & Kindergarten for its general fund.

How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 76% of grant dollars went to Florida recipients, 10% to Rhode Island, 5% each to Iowa and Ohio, and 1% to Michigan.

Grant Distribution by State

20states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 69 itemized grants.

Cities

Winter ParkOrlandoMaitlandVero BeachSanfordTulsaAdrianBloomfield HillsChagrin FallsNew OrleansPhiladelphiaArlingtonBostonNew YorkApopkaGainesvilleSt AugustineTampaAtlantaHagerstown

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K53 grants2019 59 grants2020 56 grants2021 55 grants2022 62 grants2023 80 grants2024 69 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $161K (2020) to $222K (2022). In 2025 it made 69 grants totaling $205K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

UCF Foundation Inc: $25KUCF Foundation Inc$25KVanguard Charitable Endowment Progr: $20KVanguard Charitable EndowmentProgr$20KSt Margaret Mary Church: $18K across 8 grantsSt Margaret Mary Church$18K · 8 grantsWinter Park Library Association: $15KWinter Park LibraryAssociation$15KRollins College: $12K across 2 grantsRollins College$12K · 2 grantsAmerican Red Cross: $10KAmerican Red Cross$10KHealthnetwork Foundation: $10KHealthnetwork Foundation$10KSecond Harvest Food Bank: $10KSecond Harvest Food Bank$10KThe Gardens at Depugh Nursing Ctr: $10KThe Gardens at Depugh NursingCtr$10KWelboure Avenue Nursery & Kindergar: $10KWelboure Avenue Nursery &Kindergar$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was UCF Foundation Inc ($25K). Together the top 10 received $140K.

Grant Size Distribution

322 grants across all recorded years

321<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 321 grants of 322 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UCF Foundation Inc Orlando, FLDonation to Pt Barnes Memorial Endow$25,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Progr Warwick, RIDonation to General Fund$20,000
Winter Park Library Association Winter Park, FLDonatin to General Fund$15,000
American Red Cross Boone, IA2025 California Wildfires$10,000
Healthnetwork Foundation Chagrin Falls, OHDonation to General Fund$10,000
Rollins College Winter Park, FLDonation to Dean Anil Menon$10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Wabasoo, FLDonation to General Fund$10,000
The Gardens at Depugh Nursing Ctr Winter Park, FLDonation to General Fund$10,000
Welboure Avenue Nursery & Kindergar Winter Park, FLDonation to General Fund$10,000
St Margaret Mary Church Winter Park, FLDonation to General Fund$5,940

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $2,846,974 $521,819 $238,660 $205,457
2024 $2,563,815 $180,772 $233,936 $180,990
2023 $2,616,979 $80,829 $258,830 $181,890
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,846,974$2,563,815$2,616,979
Revenue$521,819$180,772$80,829
Expenses$238,660$233,936$258,830
Qualifying Distributions$205,457$180,990$181,890
Net Investment Income$514,915$153,453$60,697
Distributable Amount$204,423$195,790$175,184

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 12, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 28, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists James T Barnes Jr as president and director, and Diana P Barnes as secretary and director. Other listed directors are Rex V McPherson II, David J Jasmund, and Frank Garcia. J Lesley Moulton is listed as treasurer, and Valerie Rodriguez as assistant secretary/treasurer.

James T and Diana P Barnes is led by James T. Barnes Jr., President & Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James T. Barnes Jr.

    President & Director

    President, Tr & Director → President & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Diana P. Barnes

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rex V. McPherson II

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David J. Jasmund

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Garcia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • J. Lesley Moulton

    Treasurer

    Ast S & Ast T → Ast S & Treasurer, 2022

    Ast S & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie Rodriguez

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    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: 1031 W Morse Blvd Suite 230, Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 628-8700

Frequently asked questions about James T and Diana P Barnes

How much does James T and Diana P Barnes give each year?

James T and Diana P Barnes gave $205K across 69 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $181K across 80 grants.

What is James T and Diana P Barnes's typical grant size?

James T and Diana P Barnes's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,978, across 69 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from James T and Diana P Barnes that year got $2K on average.

Where does James T and Diana P Barnes give grants?

James T and Diana P Barnes gives mostly in Florida: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Rhode Island (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Winter Park, FL (29 grants), Orlando, FL (14 grants), Maitland, FL (4 grants) and Wabasoo, FL (2 grants).

Does James T and Diana P Barnes give general operating support?

Yes: 70% of James T and Diana P Barnes's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (48 of 69) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are James T and Diana P Barnes's largest grantees?

James T and Diana P Barnes's largest 2025 grantees include UCF Foundation Inc ($25,000), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Progr ($20,000) and St Margaret Mary Church ($17,940 across 8 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is James T and Diana P Barnes?

James T and Diana P Barnes reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $205K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $204K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does James T and Diana P Barnes fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included a donation to a university memorial endowment, support for a library, a college, a food bank, a nursing center, a church, and organizations serving foster children and other community needs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from James T and Diana P Barnes?

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 James T and Diana P Barnes's EIN?

James T and Diana P Barnes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8054616. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does James T and Diana P Barnes 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.

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