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Florence M Barnes Scholarship

Preselected recipients only Santa Rosa, California · EIN 686088517

Florence M Barnes Scholarship is a private foundation in Santa Rosa, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,250 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $42,250 and the largest $42,250. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $34,250 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$46,8001$1.0 million
2024$34,2501$1.1 million
2025$42,2501$1.1 million

How to apply

Florence M Barnes Scholarship says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Florence M Barnes Scholarship funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$42,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Healdsburg Unified School Dist Chris Vanden Heuvel-Superint
Healdsburg, CA
Annual scholarship funding$42,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Florence M Barnes Scholarship accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Florence M Barnes Scholarship give?

$42,250 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $42,250.

Who runs Florence M Barnes Scholarship?

Its 2025 filing lists Exchange Bank (Trustee).

What does Florence M Barnes Scholarship fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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