The Barrett Environmental & Educational Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted grants focused on international poverty alleviation and direct-service projects in Latin America, alongside occasional support for affordable housing. Their giving favors organizations that deliver practical, on-the-ground solutions—economic development programs, children’s residential care in Paraguay, and community homebuilding—often funding the same organizations repeatedly.
Barrett Environmental & Educational Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its repeated support for direct-service work in Paraguay and market-based poverty alleviation. In 2023 and 2024, the foundation gave two grants to Su Refugio Ministries for the rescue and care of abandoned and abused children in a children’s home in Paraguay, showing a sustained interest in residential care for vulnerable children. It also backed Technoserve in consecutive years for business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital, and markets. Those grants sit alongside smaller awards to organizations working in rural livelihoods, housing, and emergency support. The foundation’s profile suggests a preference for practical programs that connect people to services, infrastructure, and economic opportunity rather than broad, unrestricted philanthropy. Its recent giving includes both larger targeted grants and smaller community gifts, with support extending to child welfare, development, water and sanitation, health access, and homebuilding. The recurring awards to the same organizations point to a relationship-based grantmaking approach centered on a few aligned nonprofits.
In international development, Barrett Environmental & Educational Foundation supported Technoserve with $15,000 in 2023 and $12,000 in 2024 for business solutions to poverty in the developing world by linking people to information, capital, and markets. In child welfare, it gave Su Refugio Ministries $15,000 in 2023 and $12,000 in 2024 to rescue abandoned and abused children and place them into comprehensive care at a children’s home in Paraguay. The foundation also funded Water for People with $3,000 in 2023 and $2,000 in 2024 for rural access to drinkable and potable water and sanitation facilities. Its support for Amazon Medical Project Inc included $5,000 in 2023 and $3,000 in 2024 to support the Yanamono Medical Clinic serving indigenous people along the Amazon River in northeastern Peru.
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands: the p25 is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the p75 is $6,250. The foundation’s recent giving includes repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including Technoserve, Su Refugio Ministries, World Vision, Habitat for Humanity International, Amazon Medical Project Inc, Water for People, and Heifer Project International. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Barrett Environmental & Educational Foundation is a private foundation, and it also funds individuals. The grants listed do not show an application process.
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$61K
Most grants fall between $2K and $6K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated portfolio: few grants totaling modest annual giving, with repeat multi-grant relationships to select international and Latin American service organizations rather than many small, diverse awards.
Notable grantees: TechnoServe, Su Refugio Ministries (children's home in Paraguay), Habitat for Humanity International
Grants are national in scope, but the heaviest concentration by recipient location is in DC, which accounts for the largest share of grant count. California recipients appear as well, including San Diego and Rancho Palos, while other grants reached Americus, Tacoma, Mazomanie, Denver, Little Rock, New Sweden, and Woodside. The recipient-country distribution in the provided data is entirely US-based, with 20 grants to US recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants center on business solutions to poverty, child rescue and residential care in Paraguay, affordable housing, rural water and sanitation, indigenous health access, and agricultural livelihoods. Named recipients include Technoserve, Su Refugio Ministries, Habitat for Humanity International, Water for People, Amazon Medical Project Inc, and Heifer Project International.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat awards to several organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Technoserve, Su Refugio Ministries, World Vision, Habitat for Humanity International, Amazon Medical Project Inc, Water for People, and Heifer Project International.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small and targeted: p25 is $2,000, median grant size is $3,000, and p75 is $6,250. The recent list also shows several grants at $12,000 and $15,000, alongside smaller awards of $500 to $2,500.
The foundation gives nationally, but the top recipient state by grant count is DC. California recipients make up 20% of grants in the data, and other recipient cities include San Diego, Americus, Tacoma, Mazomanie, Denver, Little Rock, New Sweden, and Woodside.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, in addition to organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $23,500 | 2026 | RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY |
| TECHNOSERVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,000 | 2026 | PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $8,000 | 2026 | WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY |
| LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | EASTON, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2026 | PROTECT WILDLIFE |
| AMERICA RED CROSS | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $500 | 2026 | PREVENTING AND RELIEVING SUFFERING |
| SALVATION ARMY | RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA | $500 | 2026 | TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS. |
| SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY |
| TECHNOSERVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,000 | 2025 | PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNTATIONAL | AMERICUS, GA | $4,000 | 2025 | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE. |
| AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC | MAZOMANIE, WI | $3,000 | 2025 | RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME |
| AMERICA RED CROSS | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $500 | 2025 | PREVENTING AND RELIEVING SUFFERING |
| TECHNOSERVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $12,000 | 2024 | PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS |
| SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,000 | 2024 | RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNTATIONAL | AMERICUS, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE. |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY |
| AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC | MAZOMANIE, WI | $3,000 | 2024 | RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU |
| COVENANT CHURCH OF NEW SWEDEN MAINE | NEW SWEDEN, ME | $2,500 | 2024 | CHURCH |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME |
| WATER FOR PEOPLE | DENVER, CO | $2,000 | 2024 | HELPS PEOPLE IN RURAL PARTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACHIEVE GREATER ACCESS TO DRINKABLE AND POTABLE WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES |
| NEW SWEDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NEW SWEDEN, ME | $2,000 | 2024 | MAINTAINING SWEDISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2024 | PROTECT WILDLIFE |
| WOODSIDE PORTOLA VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION | WOODSIDE, CA | $500 | 2024 | FIRE PREVENTION AND TRAINING |
| SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY |
| TECHNOSERVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2023 | PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNTATIONAL | AMERICUS, GA | $7,000 | 2023 | HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE. |
| WORLD VISION | TACOMA, WA | $6,000 | 2023 | WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY |
| AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC | MAZOMANIE, WI | $5,000 | 2023 | RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU |
| WATER FOR PEOPLE | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2023 | HELPS PEOPLE IN RURAL PARTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACHIEVE GREATER ACCESS TO DRINKABLE AND POTABLE WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $3,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2023 | PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, DISASTER RELIEF, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES |
| SALVATION ARMY | RANCHO PALOS, CA | $500 | 2023 | MEETS HUMAN NEED WHEREVER, WHENEVER, AND HOWEVER WE CAN |
SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES
$23,500RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY
TECHNOSERVE
$12,000PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS
WORLD VISION
$8,000WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY
SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME
SALVATION ARMY
$500TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS.
SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES
$15,000RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY
TECHNOSERVE
$12,000PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS
WORLD VISION
$5,000WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNTATIONAL
$4,000HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.
AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC
$3,000RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU
SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME
TECHNOSERVE
$12,000PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS
SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES
$12,000RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.
WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY
AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC
$3,000RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU
COVENANT CHURCH OF NEW SWEDEN MAINE
$2,500CHURCH
SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME
HELPS PEOPLE IN RURAL PARTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACHIEVE GREATER ACCESS TO DRINKABLE AND POTABLE WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES
NEW SWEDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$2,000MAINTAINING SWEDISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE
WOODSIDE PORTOLA VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION
$500FIRE PREVENTION AND TRAINING
SU REFUGIO MINISTRIES
$15,000RESCUE ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND PLACING THEM INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN'S HOME IN PARAGUAY
TECHNOSERVE
$15,000PROMOTES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BY LINKING PEOPLE TO INFORMATION, CAPITAL AND MARKETS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.
WORLD VISION
$6,000WORK IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST PLACES ON EARTH EMPOWERING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY
AMAZON MEDICAL PROJECT INC
$5,000RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE YANAMONO MEDICAL CLINIC THAT PROVIDES THE ONLY MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ALONG THE AMAZON RIVER IN NORTHEASTERN PERU
WATER FOR PEOPLE
$3,000HELPS PEOPLE IN RURAL PARTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACHIEVE GREATER ACCESS TO DRINKABLE AND POTABLE WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES
SUPPORT FARMERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AS THEY MOBILIZE AND ENVISION THEIR FUTURES, PROVIDE TRAINING SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE GOODS THEY PRODUCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO MARKET TO INCREASE SALES AND INCOME
PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, DISASTER RELIEF, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
SALVATION ARMY
$500MEETS HUMAN NEED WHEREVER, WHENEVER, AND HOWEVER WE CAN