The Barnes Family Foundation
Invitation OnlySherman Oaks, California · EIN 95-4832150 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$224K
Organizations funded35
Typical grant$3,000
Total assets$6.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
14% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prager University | Herndon, VA | To provide financial assistance to help teach core, common sense values that must be the foundation of moral and ethical behavior in… | $25,000 |
| Providence St Joseph Foundation | Burbank, CA | To provide funding for the cancer center and to improve emergency and urgent care services in the san fernando valley area. | $20,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Church | Sherman Oaks, CA | To help finance the various ministries of st. frances de sales parish. | $12,600 |
| Camp Pendleton Armed Services YMCA | Camp Pendleton, CA | To provide funding for educational and recreational programs for families of active military personnel. | $10,000 |
| Strive Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To help fund afterschool programs that teach innercity kids responsibility, academics and the arts. | $10,000 |
| Warrior Foundation Freedom Station | San Diego, CA | To provide quality of life items, services and transitional housing to recovering veterans | $6,000 |
| City of Hope | Los Angeles, CA | To support city of hope's mission to prevent and cure cancer and other diseases | $5,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | To support the values of traditional education at the university level. | $5,000 |
| Mary Health of the Sick Hospital | Newbury Park, CA | To help defray the cost of quality care for patients relying on insufficient government subsidies. | $5,000 |
| My Stuff Bags Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | To provide personal items to abused and neglected children who are in foster care. | $5,000 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | To sponsor youth citizenship seminar. | $5,000 |
| Pregnancy Counseling Center | Mission Hills, CA | To help fund awareness of alternatives to abortion. | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Los Angeles, CA | To provide financial assistance for food, shelter,child care and other services for low-income families. | $5,000 |
| National Police Dog Foundation | Camarillo, CA | To promote education and awareness and raise funds for the purchase, training and ongoing veterinary care for active and retired police… | $5,000 |
| Gary Sinese Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | To support programs to honor, educate and strengthen veterans,first responders and their families. | $5,000 |
| Notre Dame High School | Sherman Oaks, CA | To provide financial aid for students in need. | $5,000 |
| Ahead With Horses Inc | Sun Valley, CA | Provide financial help for therapeutic and development horseback riding experiences for physically and mentally challenged kids. | $4,000 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | To provide financial assistance for meals, shelter, spiritual guidance and other services to homeless and other needy people. | $3,000 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | TO FINANCIAlLY ASSIST HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH SERVICES NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. | $3,000 |
| Shriners Children Medical Center | Pasadena, CA | To aid shriners hospitals for children in their mission to provide excellence in specialized pediatric care, research and teaching. | $3,000 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | To provide meals, shelter, recovery programs and life-changing services for those experiencing homelessness and dependency. | $3,000 |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation Oc | Newport Beach, CA | To help fund the mock trials, peer courts and business issues programs and the law day conferences for high school students in orange… | $2,000 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Rese | New York, NY | To promote education in the area of public policy. | $2,000 |
| St Louis Center | Chelsea, MI | To help fund residential facilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $2,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | To provide financial assistance for research that helps cure cancers affecting children. | $2,000 |
| Claremont Institute | Claremont, CA | To help educate the public regarding america's founding principles | $1,000 |
| Tierra Del Sol Foundation | Sunland, CA | To improve quality of life for developmentally disabled adults by providing funds for recreational and cultural experiences. | $1,000 |
| Saint Anne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To support their mission of helping pregnant women and women with small children | $1,000 |
| Pacific Research Institute | San Francisco, CA | To assist them in free-market solutions to current political and economic problems. | $1,000 |
| Richard Nixon Foundation | Yorba Linda, CA | To help fund the various educational exhibits presented at the library. | $1,000 |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To educate citizens on how their tax dollars are used. | $1,000 |
| Harbor Interfaith Services Inc | San Pedro, CA | To support the mary gimenez caulder center for infant, toddler and preschool programs and the his kids club. | $1,000 |
| Hold You Foundation Inc | Sheman Oaks, CA | To provide financial assistance to families who have a child facing a critcal illness or injury and help the parents so they can devote… | $1,000 |
| Dana Hills High School | Dana Point, CA | Dana hills high school boys basketball boosters fund raiser | $500 |
| Temecula Middle School | Temecula, CA | To provide extracurricular learning experiences for students. | $300 |
The return also lists 17 grants to individuals ($57,400). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $223,800 | 52 |
| 2024 | $194,200 | 49 |
| 2023 | $198,700 | 50 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 27, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641479349100509
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4832150
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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