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Barney Family Foundation: 40 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2025)

Barney Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 40 grants to organizations totaling $2,020,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 21, 2026. The largest was $612,500 to Donors Trust in Alexandria, VA for general purposes.

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EIN
367195126
Based in
Chicago, IL
Assets
$48,937,668
Grants paid
$2,020,000
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed September 21, 2026, IRS object ID 202632649349100603. It reported $2,020,000 in grants paid; 40 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Donors TrustAlexandria, VAGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$612,500apps.irs.gov
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral purposesEducation$400,000apps.irs.gov
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OHGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Gary Sinise FoundationMerrifield, VAGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FLGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$50,000apps.irs.gov
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNGeneral purposesHealth care$50,000apps.irs.gov
Misericordia - Heart of MercyChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Nu Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral purposesHealth care$50,000apps.irs.gov
Special OlympicsWashington, DCGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$50,000apps.irs.gov
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
The John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Culver Educational FoundationCulver, INGeneral purposesEducation$40,000apps.irs.gov
Lost Tree Village Charitable FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FLGeneral purposes$25,000apps.irs.gov
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TNGeneral purposesHealth care$25,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Police Memorial FoundationChicago, ILGeneral purposesArts, culture and humanities$20,000apps.irs.gov
Scoreboard CharitiesClarendon Hills, ILGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Tunnel To Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Warriors Renewal Coalition IncTequesta, FLGeneral purposesEmployment$20,000apps.irs.gov
Autism Research InstituteSan Diego, CAGeneral purposesDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$15,000apps.irs.gov
Hope Rural SchoolIndiantown, FLGeneral purposesEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Operation 300 IncPort Salerno, FLGeneral purposes$15,000apps.irs.gov
Real Life Children's RanchOkeechobee, FLGeneral purposes$15,000apps.irs.gov
Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, PAGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$15,000apps.irs.gov
Air Force Academy FoundationUsaf Academy, COGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$10,000apps.irs.gov
Big Dog Ranch RescueLoxahatchee Groves, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
Big Shoulders FundChicago, ILGeneral purposesEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Busch Wildlife SanctuaryJupiter, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
K9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra Beach, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
Mission K9 RescueNeedville, TXGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Neads World Class Service DogsPrinceton, MAGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Project K-9 HeroWhitwell, TNGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Treasure Coast Wildlife CenterPalm City, FLGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Mark Garwood Share FoundationStuart, FLGeneral purposes$7,500apps.irs.gov
Forsyth Humane SocietyWinstonsalem, NCGeneral purposesAnimal-related$5,000apps.irs.gov
Music City Marauders Hockey AssociationNashville, TNGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SDGeneral purposes$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed August 21, 2025, IRS object ID 202512339349100421. It reported $1,695,000 in grants paid; 34 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Donors TrustAlexandria, VAGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$500,000apps.irs.gov
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral purposesEducation$400,000apps.irs.gov
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OHGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNGeneral purposesHealth care$50,000apps.irs.gov
Misericordia - Heart of MercyChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Nu Feinberg School of MedicineChicago, ILGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral purposesHealth care$50,000apps.irs.gov
Special OlympicsWashington, DCGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$50,000apps.irs.gov
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
The John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDGeneral purposes$50,000apps.irs.gov
Gary Sinise FoundationMerrifield, VAGeneral purposes$30,000apps.irs.gov
Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FLGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$25,000apps.irs.gov
Lost Tree Village Charitable FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FLGeneral purposes$25,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Police Memorial FoundationChicago, ILGeneral purposesArts, culture and humanities$20,000apps.irs.gov
Scoreboard CharitiesClarendon Hills, ILGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Tunnel To Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral purposes$20,000apps.irs.gov
Hope Rural SchoolIndiantown, FLGeneral purposesEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
Real Life Children's RanchOkeechobee, FLGeneral purposes$15,000apps.irs.gov
Warriors Renewal Coalition IncTequesta, FLGeneral purposesEmployment$15,000apps.irs.gov
Air Force Academy FoundationUsaf Academy, COGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$10,000apps.irs.gov
Big Dog Ranch RescueLoxahatchee Groves, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
Big Shoulders FundChicago, ILGeneral purposesEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Busch Wildlife SanctuaryJupiter, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
K9S for WarriorsPonte Vedra Beach, FLGeneral purposesAnimal-related$10,000apps.irs.gov
Neads World Class Service DogsPrinceton, MAGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Operation 300 IncPort Salerno, FLGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, PAGeneral purposesPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$10,000apps.irs.gov
Treasure Coast Wildlife CenterPalm City, FLGeneral purposes$10,000apps.irs.gov
Mark Garwood Share FoundationStuart, FLGeneral purposes$5,000apps.irs.gov
Mission K9 RescueNeedville, TXGeneral purposes$5,000apps.irs.gov
Music City Marauders Hockey AssociationNashville, TNGeneral purposesRecreation and sports$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SDGeneral purposes$5,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Virginia$1,192,500
Michigan$800,000
Florida$437,500
Illinois$400,000
Tennessee$145,000
Texas$115,000
Ohio$100,000
Minnesota$100,000

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Updated September 21, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.