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Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Barbara, California · EIN 043173231

Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Barbara, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $3.4 million in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $2.4 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

80% of its 2023 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
2022$1.1 million9$3.2 million
2023$3.4 million5$143,300

How to apply

ContactRobert J Tarr Jr 781-929-9117
3923 Laguna Blanca Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Phone or email(781) 929-9117, bostonprotax@comcast.net
What to submitWritten form indicating amounts requested and project use
RestrictionsCharitable pruposes under irc sectin 501(c)(3)

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$2.4 million
Maryland1$1.0 million
Massachusetts1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000
California1$1,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Impacting Fund - Daf
New York, NY
General support$2.4 million
Unites States Naval Academy Foundation
Annapolis, MD
Education/sports lacrosse facility$1.0 million
Water Mission
Charlotte, NC
Promote/support donors and charitable endeavours around the world$5,000
NAMI Cape Cod & the Islands
Hyannis, MA
Support and promote mental health/wellness$5,000
Homeward Bound of Marin
Novato, CA
Support and promote mental health/wellness$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation give?

$3.4 million in tax year 2023, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Robert J Tarr Jr (Trustee) and Molly U Tarr (Trustee).

What does Robert and Molly Tarr Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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