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The Barnett Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 736295453

The Barnett Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $406,838 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $16,338 and the largest $125,000. 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 $367,169 the year before.

47% 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$406,36124$8.1 million
2024$367,16922$8.8 million
2025$406,83815$9.3 million

How to apply

ContactHoward G Barnett Jr
6742 S Evanston, Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone or email(918) 492-6317
What to submitAny form is acceptable

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Barnett Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma10$367,338
Virginia1$20,000
Illinois1$6,500
District of Columbia1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Missouri1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
All Souls Unitarian Church
Tulsa, OK
General operations$125,000
Tulsa Ballet
Tulsa, OK
General operations$86,200
The Oklahoma Acad
Norman, OK
General opoerations$55,000
Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits
Oklahome City, OK
General operations$25,000
Okpop Foundation
Tulsa, OK
General operations$25,000
Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
General operations$20,000
Tulsa Area United Way
Tulsa, OK
General operations$20,000
Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, OK
General operations$16,338
Tulsa Performing Arts
Tulsa, OK
Generaql operations$10,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General operations$6,500
Bike Durham
Durham, NC
General operations$5,000
National Council of Non-Profits
Washington, DC
General operations$5,000
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Kansas City, MO
General operations$3,000
Tulsa Community College Foundation
Tulsa, OK
General operations$3,000
Tulsa Historical Society
Tulsa, OK
General operations$1,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Barnett Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Barnett Family Foundation Inc give?

$406,838 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $16,338.

Who runs The Barnett Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Howard G Barnett Jr (Trustee) and Billie Barnett (Trustee).

What does The Barnett Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and human services.

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