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Funding search · EIN 742256469 · Chicago, IL

Fay T Barnes Scholarship Fund Xxxxx1001

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

176
grants reported: $498,750
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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Max Finn4 grants · $14,000
Annie Kim4 grants · $14,000
Melanie C Chavez4 grants · $12,250
Jose Vanegas4 grants · $12,250
Phoebe Surmadi4 grants · $12,250
Makayla Ritchie4 grants · $12,250
Numa Dhuka4 grants · $12,250
Irina Raleigh4 grants · $12,250
Nishka Talwar4 grants · $12,250
Marina Oquendo4 grants · $12,250

Giving over time

$138,250

2022

$119,000

2023

$113,750

2024

$127,750

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 176 grants.

$5,250
Ayden Fisher · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$5,250
Jadon Lee · College Station, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$5,250
Kerrigan Hooker · College Station, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$5,250
Laura Jung · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$5,250
Arelis Mejia · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$5,250
Colton Cardosa · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$5,250
Numa Dhuka · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$5,250
Phoebe Surmadi · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$5,250
Max Finn · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$5,250
Samantha Perez · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$5,250
Woolim Song · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Amber Morales · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Ammaar Siddiqui · Richardson, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Anisha Aslesh · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Annie Kim · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Ava Harper · Georgetown, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Colton Cardosa · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Francesca Mathurin · Lubbock, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Irina Raleigh · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Jake Jansky · College Station, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Jett Vanbrocklin · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Jose Vanegas · Richardson, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Kelly Alfaro - Guandique · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Makayla Johnson · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Max Finn · College Station, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Mubashira N Siddiqui · Richardson, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Nishka Talwar · Richardson, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Sarah Elizabeth Laurence · Belton, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Xitlali R Leon · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Ammaar Siddiqui · Richardson, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Anisha Aslesh · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Annie Kim · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Ava Harper · Georgetown, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Francesca Mathurin · Lubbock, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Hanyu Wei · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Irina Raleigh · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Jake Jansky · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Jett Vanbrocklin · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Jose Vanegas · Richardson, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Kelly Alfaro - Guandique · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Laura Jung · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Makayla Ritchie · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Marina Oquendo · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Max Chung Richter · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Max Finn · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Melanie C Chavez · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Mubashira N Siddiqui · Richardson, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
My Do · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Nishka Talwar · Richardson, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Pooja Patel · Richardson, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Varsha Chandrasekar · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Yutong Lu · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Abdallah Al-Sukhni · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Ammaar Siddiqui · Richardson, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Anisha Aslesh · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Annie Kim · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Anthony E Mercado · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Ava Harper · Georgetown, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Hanyu Wei · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Irina Raleigh · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Jake Jansky · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Janssen Fang · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Jose Vanegas · Richardson, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Makayla Ritchie · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Marina Oquendo · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Max Chung Richter · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Melanie C Chavez · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Morgan Garrison · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Numa Dhuka · Austin, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Phoebe Surmadi · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Pooja Patel · Richardson, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Samantha Perez · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Sarah Malinowski · College Station, TX · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Abdallah Al-Sukhni · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Annie Kim · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Anthony E Mercado · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Ayanna Zachery · Waco, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Brandi Nguyen · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Cho Eubin · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Emma Kramer · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Gregory J Raper · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Janssen Fang · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Jayden Miller · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Kelly Alfaro - Guandique · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Laura Huynh · Houston, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Makayla Ritchie · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Marina Oquendo · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Max Chung Richter · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Melanie C Chavez · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Morgan Garrison · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Nishka Talwar · Richardson, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Phoibe Usabimana · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Priscilla E Oliva · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Rachel Besse · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Rachel Stabeno · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Samantha Garza · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Sarah Malinowski · College Station, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$3,500
Vincent Dinh · Austin, TX · 2022
Scholarship
$1,750
Aarav Ahuja · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship
$1,750
Angelyna Mackie · Austin, TX · 2025
Scholarship

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.