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Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found

Accepts applications Oneonta, New York · EIN 166503425

Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found is a private foundation in Oneonta, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,150 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $3,450 and the largest $6,200. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $21,100 the year before.

78% of its 2025 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$27,2849$4,679
2024$21,1008$8,804
2025$29,1509$5,881

How to apply

ContactJohn Joan Brooks
321 Canterbury Lane, Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone or email(607) 432-0111
What to submit501(c)(3) organizations in the oneonta, ny area can submit request in writing to the foundation. Include a description of the proposed use of donated funds.
DeadlinesJune 30
RestrictionsAll awards are made to 501(c)(3) organizations and public schools/colleges.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York9$29,150

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Other Local 501C3 Organizations
Oneonta, NY
Community support$6,200
Friends of Bassett Inc
Cooperstown, NY
General fund$5,000
Suny at Oneonta Fdn Corp
Oneonta, NY
General fund$5,000
College Foundation at Delhi Corp
Delhi, NY
General fund$3,500
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY
General fund$3,450
Oneonta Dollars for Scholars
Oneonta, NY
General fund$2,000
Community Foundation of Otsego Coun
Springfield Center, NY
General fund$2,000
Stamford Presb Church
Stamford, NY
General fund$1,000
Oneonta American Legion
Oneonta, NY
General fund$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30.

How much does Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found give?

$29,150 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $3,450.

Who runs Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found?

Its 2025 filing lists John W Brooks (Trustee), Joan E Brooks (Trustee), Ryan A Brooks (Trustee) and Beth A Brooks (Trustee).

What does Brooks Bar-B-Que Charitable Found fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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