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Barlow Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lafayette, California · EIN 474087855

Barlow Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lafayette, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $500,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $190,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $580,000 the year before.

57% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$580,0009$8.4 million
2024$500,0007$8.1 million

How to apply

ContactKelly Carrie Barlow
44 Cricket Hill Road, Lafayette, CA 84549
Phone or email(415) 341-6436
What to submitLetter form
RestrictionsThe foundation does not intend to make grants directly to individuals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Barlow Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$500,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
California Trout
San Francisco, CA
To further the mission of the organization$190,000
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation
Santa Rosa, CA
To further the mission of the organization$100,000
Wild Africa Fund
Lafayette, CA
To further the mission of the organization$100,000
Pledge to Humanity
Alamo, CA
To further the mission of the organization$50,000
Gateway Public Schools
San Francisco, CA
To further the mission of the organization$30,000
Joybound People & Pets - Fka Tony la Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
To further the mission of the organization$25,000
Conservation Society of Ca - Aka Oakland Zoo
Oakland, CA
To further the mission of the organization$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barlow Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Barlow Family Foundation give?

$500,000 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Barlow Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kelly J Barlow (President & Ceo) and Carrie A Barlow (Vice President).

What does Barlow Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and animals.

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