Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bakersfield, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $4.
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation at a glance
In short: Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,805
- -27.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,602
- +92.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,250
- Total assets
- $7,318
- -27.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kern County Museum Foundation ($6K). Together the top 2 received $7K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $8K (2025) to $21K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kern County Museum Foundation Bakersfield, CA | Guild in Support of Bakersfield Sound Exhibit | $5,555 |
| Garden Pathways Bakersfield, CA | Support of Families in Need | $1,250 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
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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 | $7,318 | $5,004 | $7,830 | $7,805 | 3 | $7,805 | $4 | $291 |
| 2024 | $10,144 | $10,026 | $10,825 | $10,800 | 8 | $10,800 | $26 | $310 |
| 2023 | $10,943 | $10,033 | $8,275 | $8,250 | 6 | $8,250 | $33 | $347 |
| 2022 | $9,185 | $10,011 | $9,145 | $9,120 | 7 | $9,120 | $11 | $307 |
| 2021 | $8,319 | $1 | $11,801 | $11,800 | 9 | $11,800 | $1 | $737 |
| 2020 | $20,119 | $20,039 | $20,535 | $20,500 | 11 | — | $39 | $736 |
| 2019 | $20,615 | $40,019 | $20,210 | $20,200 | 10 | — | $19 | $350 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation reported a distributable amount of $291 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation is led by Sheryl Barbich, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sheryl Barbich
President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Louis Barbich
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 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.
Frequently asked questions about Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation
How much does Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation give each year?
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 8 grants.
What is Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation's typical grant size?
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,250, and its average grant was $2,602, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation give grants?
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bakersfield, CA (2 grants).
Does Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation?
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $291 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation's EIN?
Louis and Sheryl Barbich Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3943305. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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