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Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 466750440

Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $924,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $265,000. 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 $784,500 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$730,50040$4.7 million
2024$784,50039$5.1 million
2025$924,00029$6.4 million

How to apply

Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 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 Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois28$923,000
District of Columbia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peoria, IL
General support$265,000
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
General support$225,000
Osf Healthcare Foundation
Peoria, IL
General support$200,000
St Philomena Church & School
Peoria, IL
General support$100,000
Easter Seals Central Il
Peoria, IL
General support$50,000
Heart of Illinois United Way
Peoria, IL
General support$25,000
WTVP PBS
Peoria, IL
General support$10,000
Look Its My Book Inc
Peoria, IL
General support$5,000
Peoria Zoological Society
Peoria, IL
General support$5,000
Illinois Cancercare Foundation
Peoria, IL
General support$5,000
Women's Care Center Foundation
South Bend, IL
General support$5,000
Dream Center of Peoria
Peoria, IL
General support$5,000
Shared Blessings
Dunlap, IL
General support$5,000
Peoria Area Civic Chorale
Peoria, IL
General support$3,000
Peoria Symphony Orchestra
Peoria, IL
General support$2,000
Casa of the Tenth Judicial Circuit
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
The Penguin Project Foundation
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Heartland Festival Orchestra
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Hult Center for Healthy Living
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Crittenton Centers
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Children's Home Association of Il
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Epc
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Center for Prevention of Abuse
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Family House Inc
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
St Jude Menphis to Peoria
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Pediatric Resource Center
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000
Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum
Peoria, IL
2019 gift$1,000
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
General support$1,000
Art Inc
Peoria, IL
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 give?

$924,000 in tax year 2025, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013?

Its 2025 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Co-Trustee).

What does Barton Family Foundation DTD 4242013 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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