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Barron Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Media, Pennsylvania · EIN 876802599

Barron Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Media, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $829,581 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $414,790 and the largest $698,491. 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 $712,402 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$721,3442$5.9 million
2024$712,4022$5.9 million
2025$829,5812$5.5 million

How to apply

Barron Family Charitable Trust 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 Barron Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$698,491
Pennsylvania1$131,090

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Shalom Austin
Austin, TX
Establish social service deptmnt$698,491
Ohev Shalom
Wallingford, PA
Establish ohev shalom commun coordin$131,090

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barron Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barron Family Charitable Trust give?

$829,581 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $414,790.

Who runs Barron Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Guy Matthews (Trustee), Glenn Karisch (Trust Adviso) and Adrienne Stempler (Trust Adviso).

What does Barron Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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