The Barker Adoption Foundation
The Barker Adoption Foundation provides life-long services for all in the adoption constellation and advocates for ethical, respectful, and child-centered adoption practices.
The Barker Adoption Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,122,387
- -13.5% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $3,535,729
- -9.6% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $62,380
- +7.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $3,738,112
- -0.7% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who The Barker Adoption Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $336K (2021). In 2023 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Barker Inc Bethesda, MD | Transfer to Friends of Barker Endowment | $336,488 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,122,387 | $3,535,729 | $3,738,112 | — | — | $62,380 |
| 2023 | $3,608,933 | $3,912,127 | $3,765,917 | $5,000 | Total only | $58,320 |
| 2022 | $3,478,492 | $3,415,184 | $3,276,294 | — | — | $6,807 |
| 2021 | $2,101,443 | $3,852,713 | $3,381,058 | $336,488 | 1 | $8,456 |
| 2020 | $1,964,126 | $3,096,174 | $2,761,552 | — | — | $10,788 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Barker Adoption Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Barker Adoption Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $62K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Barker Adoption Foundation is led by Susan Hollar, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 32 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Susan Hollar
Executive Director
Executive Director → Executive Director & CEO, 2022
Executive Director & CEO → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$158K (2020) → $183K (2024)
Eugenia Collis
Chair
Treasurer → 1st Vice Chair, 2021
1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Clarke
Senior Director, Clinical & Support Services
Senior Program Director → Senior Director, Clinical & Support Services, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $151K (2024)
Saara McEachnie
Director of Domestic Adoption Programs
Director of Domestic Adoption Programs → Director of Domestic Adoption, 2023
Director of Domestic Adoption → Director of Domestic Adoption Programs, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$100K (2020) → $119K (2024)
Nancy Wilkinson
Director of Finance & Administration
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$116K (2021) → $111K (2024)
Cynthia Cubbage
Director of Family & Post-Adopt Services
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $116K (2024)
Michele Mazzei
Director of Development
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $114K (2024)
Kathryn Bucher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mara Gandal-Powers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Young Perrins
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajiv Dembla
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Hwang
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Wolohojian
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaren Keith Ricciotti
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charmayne Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hemi Hunt
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Ann Regan
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Duffy
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Guzdar
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Altman Sherman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Lovejoy Jenkins
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Meade
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J McCray
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Freeman
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Baxter
Controller
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$111K (2024)
Adrian Washington
Past Chair
1st Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Heymann
1st Vice Chair
Trustee → 2nd Vice Chair, 2021
2nd Vice Chair → 1st Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Murray
Secretary
Trustee → Assistant Secretary, 2021
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Young
Assistant Treasurer
Trustee → Assistant Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael MacFarland
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Gray-Hughes
2nd Vice Chair
Trustee → 2nd Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Wilson
Assistant Secretary
Trustee → Assistant Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Gary Diamond (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Howard Menditch (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Leslie L Jacobs Jr. (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alex Altman (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Powell (2022–2023) — Director of Marketing & Communications
- Former: Sara Kaiser (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Amy Sturtevant (2020–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Daniela Wiggins (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Freeman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Lisa Ivany (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Martha Dantzic (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Shelley Holt (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Aaren Keith (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: JoAnn Regan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea Brenner (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Carolee Inskeep (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sara Magden (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Kessler (2020) — 2nd Vice Chair
- Former: Nicole Adams (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $183K, to Susan Hollar (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Barker Adoption Foundation
How large is The Barker Adoption Foundation?
The Barker Adoption Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.
What is The Barker Adoption Foundation?
The Barker Adoption Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Bethesda, MD. It holds $3.1M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does The Barker Adoption Foundation operate?
The Barker Adoption Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is The Barker Adoption Foundation's EIN?
The Barker Adoption Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0642791. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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