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The James R & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 261685102

The James R & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $68,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $8,500 and the largest $8,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $68,000 the year before.

63% 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$68,0008$1.2 million
2024$68,0008$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactBrian Barrett
PO Box 41553, Baltimore, MD 21203
Phone or email(410) 462-1038, bfbarrbrian@netscape.net
What to submitApplications may be submitted via us mail or email. Specific required information is available from the foundation manager on the grant application. All grantees must submit an annual report by january 30th of the year following the grant (specific report requirements are provided in the grant application).
DeadlinesApplications must be submitted no later than april 30th of each year.
RestrictionsGrants are provided to like-minded organizations with the mission of world peace. Grants are not made to individuals. To avoid making awards to the same organizations, with very few exceptions, the foundation will not make a grant to an organization for more than two consecutive years. After a two year hiatus, the foundation would then consider another application from a previously funded group.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$17,000
Illinois2$17,000
Georgia1$8,500
Massachusetts1$8,500
Minnesota1$8,500
Ohio1$8,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
A Jewish Voice for Peace Inc
Berkely, CA
Charitable$8,500
Allende Program in Social Medicine for Civilian Medical Resources Network
Loves Park, IL
Charitable$8,500
Campaign for Peace Disarmament and Common Security
Cambridge, MA
Charitable$8,500
Community Movement Builders (Bap)
Atlanta, GA
Charitable$8,500
Community Peacemaker Teams
Chicago, IL
Charitable$8,500
Interreligious Task Force on Central America
Cleveland, OH
Charitable$8,500
Nonviolent Peaceforce
Minneapolis, MN
Charitable$8,500
PSR - la (Back From the Brink)
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$8,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The James R & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications must be submitted no later than april 30th of each year..

How much does The James R & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation Inc give?

$68,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $8,500.

Who runs The James R & Mary Jane Barrett Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Brian Barrett (President), Paul Magno (Secretary), Mary C Slicher (Director) and Maria Saranam (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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