Funding search · EIN 366111449 · Chicago, IL
The Barr Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 178
- grants reported
- $4.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Schwab Charitable2 grants · $4.1M
- Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation2 grants · $75,000
- Legacy Charter School2 grants · $60,310
- Jewish United Fund2 grants · $40,000
- Ravinia Festival Association2 grants · $29,000
- Rush University Medical Center4 grants · $28,000
- Project Exploration2 grants · $22,500
- Shedd Aquarium2 grants · $17,500
- Mandel Legal Aid Clinic2 grants · $17,500
- Ethical Culture Fieldston School3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 178 grants.
- $4.1M
Schwab Charitable · Lone Tree, CO · 2024
General fund
- $40,000
Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation · Kenilworth, IL · 2022
General fund
- $35,300
Legacy Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $35,000
Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation · Kenilworth, IL · 2023
General fund
- $25,010
Legacy Charter School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $15,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General fund
- $15,000
U of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $15,000
Crown Family School of Social Work · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $14,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General fund
- $12,500
Project Exploration · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $11,000
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Project Exploration · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Uja Emergency Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Matthew Frank Md General Gift Fund-Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $7,500
Shedd Aquarium · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $7,000
Project Education Plus · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $6,500
Mandel Legal Aid Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $6,500
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $6,250
Children of Fallen Patriots · Reston, VA · 2022
General fund
- $6,000
Project Education Plus · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $5,892
Schwab Charitable · Lone Tree, CO · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Ethical Culture Fieldston School · The Bronx, NY · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Ethical Culture Fieldston School · The Bronx, NY · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Illinois Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Iron Dukes Annual Fund · Durham, NC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Windward School · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Ethical Culture Fieldston School · The Bronx, NY · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Illinois Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General fund
- $4,750
Iron Dukes Annual Fund · Durham, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,600
Jackson Hole Jewish Community · Jackson, WY · 2024
General fund
- $3,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General fund
- $3,200
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Cure Epilepsy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health · Lebanon, NH · 2023
General fund
- $3,000
Chicago Humanities Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Cure Epilepsy · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health · Lebanon, NH · 2022
General fund
- $2,750
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $2,500
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Grant Park Music Festival · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
National Defense University Foundation · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
The New Museum of Contemporary Art · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Compassion and Choices · Denver, CO · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Metrowest Women'S Fund · Weston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Westcoast Sports Associates · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Compassion and Choices · Denver, CO · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Metrowest Women'S Fund · Weston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Sociey of Msk · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Westcoast Sports Associates · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,800
Turkish Philanthropic Funds · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,750
Anti-Defamation League · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Catholic Relief Services Boston · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Hope and Comfort · Needham, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center · Newburyport, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Northwestern University Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Summer Search · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
The Orchid Foundation · Willingboro, NJ · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Advancement of Blacks in Sports · Baldwin, NY · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Catholic Relief Services Boston · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Hope and Comfort · Needham, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center · Newburyport, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Lake Forest Academy · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
North Lawndale College Prep · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Partners in Help · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Summer Search · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $1,250
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $1,250
Dartmouth Hanover Nh · Hanover, NH · 2022
General fund
- $1,250
Stanford Law School · Stanford, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,250
Wttw · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Beth Chaim Congregation · Danville, CA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
National Jewish Health · Denver, CO · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Rpi Tennis · Troy, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
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Similar purposes
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