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Barron Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 042981078

Barron Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $253,500 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $36,000. 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 down from $282,650 the year before.

13% 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$240,50016$4.7 million
2024$282,65017$4.8 million
2025$253,50019$5.0 million

How to apply

Barron Family Charitable Foundation 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 Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts11$140,000
New York4$43,500
Florida1$30,000
Kansas1$30,000
Georgia1$6,000
Minnesota1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Housing Assistance Corp
Hyannis, MA
Affordable housing$36,000
Lazarus House
Lawrence, MA
Services for the poor$30,000
Mt Sinai Medical Foundation
Miami Beach, FL
Medical services$30,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Human services$30,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
Veterans services$30,000
Falmouth Education Foundation
Falmouth, MA
Education$23,000
Individual
MA
Religious$18,000
Individual
MA
Help for the poor$10,000
Temple Bnai Abraham
Beverly, MA
Religious$8,000
Habitat for Humanity
Atlanta, GA
Affordable housing$6,000
Individual
NY
Medical services$5,000
Falmouth Service Center
Falmouth, MA
Community services$5,000
Anti Defamation League
New York, NY
Fighting hate and harassment$5,000
Mazon
Albert Lea, MN
Hunger$4,000
American Technion Society
New York, NY
Education$3,500
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
Harwich, MA
Education$3,000
Orleans Council on Aging
Orleans, MA
Elder care services$3,000
Jewish Federation of Cape Cod
Hyannis, MA
Religious$2,000
Individual
MA
Combat homelessness$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Barron Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Barron Family Charitable Foundation give?

$253,500 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Barron Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott V Barron (Trustee), Douglas S Barron (Trustee) and Corient Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Barron Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, health and education.