The Barbee Family Foundation gives modestly-sized, targeted grants that blend support for conservative/public-policy organizations and local community institutions. Major recipients include national liberty/oversight groups and civic advocacy projects, alongside funding for a private K–12 school, local hospice care, and faith-based social services. Their mix suggests an interest in promoting conservative policy ideas and civic engagement while also supporting local education and direct service charities.
The Barbee Family Foundation C/o Scott Barbee makes a small set of targeted grants that sit at the intersection of conservative policy work, civic engagement, and local direct service. In the latest grants, the foundation supported The Atlas Network twice, including two $30,000 awards in 2023 and 2024, alongside a $30,000 grant to Judicial Watch and a $20,000 grant to Young Voice of Washington DC. That mix points to sustained support for organizations working on free-market ideas, government oversight, and youth civic outreach. The portfolio also includes education and community-serving grants, such as a $33,600 award to The Potomac School and $30,000 each to Hospice Brazos Valley and The Salvation Army. The pattern is not broad or diffuse; it is selective, with repeated support for a handful of organizations and annual grants that often cluster around the $30,000 level. The result is a foundation profile shaped by a limited number of relationships rather than a wide grantmaking spread.
In free-market and conservative policy work, the foundation gave $30,000 to The Atlas Network in 2024 and repeated that support with another $30,000 grant in 2023. It also funded the Foundation for Economic Education with $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and gave $5,000 to Competitive Enterprise Institute in 2023. For government oversight and legal advocacy, it awarded $30,000 to Judicial Watch in 2024 and $7,500 in 2023. Youth civic engagement appears through $30,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 to Young Voice of Washington DC. Education is another recurring lane: The Potomac School received $20,000 in 2023 and $33,600 in 2024, showing continued support for a private K–12 institution.
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $6,875, the median is $12,500, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. The recent record shows repeated support to several organizations across 2023 and 2024, including The Atlas Network, The Potomac School, Foundation for Economic Education, Twin City Mission Bryan, Judicial Watch, and Young Voice of Washington DC. That suggests a relationship-based pattern rather than one-time awards only. The foundation operates as a family foundation, gives programmatically rather than through individual grants, and its recent awards are all general support or general-purpose grants.
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$258K
Most grants fall between $7K and $30K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$30K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated, mid-sized grants ($30k typical) across a small portfolio; includes repeat support to at least one national policy network (Atlas) and single gifts to several distinct sectors—policy/advocacy, education, and direct-service charities.
Notable grantees: The Atlas Network, Judicial Watch, Young Voices of Washington DC, The Potomac School, Hospice Brazos Valley
Giving is regional, with Virginia receiving the largest share of grants by count at 15% of the total. Recent recipient locations cluster in Washington, DC; Bryan, TX; McLean, VA; Alexandria, VA; Atlanta, GA; Lawrenceville, NJ; Princeton, NJ; and Chicago, IL. The foundation’s grant list is entirely domestic, with 20 grants to US recipients and no non-US locations represented. That spread shows a core presence in the DC-area corridor, plus a smaller set of grants to organizations in Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, and Illinois.
Its recent grants support conservative and free-market policy groups, government oversight and legal advocacy organizations, youth civic engagement groups, a private K–12 school, hospice care, and faith-based social services. The grant list includes both national policy-oriented organizations and local community institutions.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on relatively modest awards: the 25th percentile is $6,875, the median is $12,500, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. Recent awards often fall in that upper band, but the middle of the distribution is notably lower.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including The Atlas Network, The Potomac School, Foundation for Economic Education, Twin City Mission Bryan, Judicial Watch, and Young Voice of Washington DC. That pattern indicates recurring relationships rather than only one-time grants.
Virginia receives the largest share of grants by count at 15%. Recent recipients are concentrated in the DC-area and nearby Virginia locations, with additional grants in Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, and Illinois. All recent grants in the data went to US recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $45,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE ATLAS NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| FOCUS GWA | NEW CANAAN, CT | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE POTOMAC SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $15,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| YORKTOWN FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POL | SALEM, VA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE DAVID NETWORK | VIENNA, VA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE DAKSHANA FOUNDATION | WEST LAKE HILLS, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY | MCLEAN, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| COMPETITIVEENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| EDCHOICE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $5,299 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY | FAIRFAX, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT THOUGHT | LEVITTOWN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PARKVIEW INSTITIUTE | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE POTOMAC SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $92,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $43,818 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE ATLAS NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| RICE CREW | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| COMPETITIVEENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE DAKSHANA FOUNDATION | WEST LAKE HILLS, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BASEDPOLITICS | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT THOUGHT | LEVITTOWN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY | FAIRFAX, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| PARKVIEW INSTITIUTE | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FOCUS GWA | NEW CANAAN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE POTOMAC SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $33,600 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HOSPICE BRAZOS VALLEY | BRYAN, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| JUDICAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE ATLAS NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | BRYAN, TX | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $15,000 | 2024 | GNERAL |
| TWIN CITY MISSION BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL | LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COLOR US UNITED | PRINCETON, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE ATLAS NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE POTOMAC SCHOOL | MCLEAN, VA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| TWIN CITY MISSION BRYAN | BRYAN, TX | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| JUDICAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FREEDOM WORKDS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THINK FREELY MEDIA | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$20,000GENERAL
FOCUS GWA
$20,000GENERAL
SCHOLARSHIP
YORKTOWN FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POL
$15,000GENERAL
THE DAVID NETWORK
$15,000GENERAL
THE DAKSHANA FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY
$10,000GENERAL
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL
COMPETITIVEENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL
CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY
$5,000GENERAL
PARKVIEW INSTITIUTE
$5,000GENERAL
RICE CREW
$20,000GENERAL
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL
COMPETITIVEENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL
THE DAKSHANA FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
BASEDPOLITICS
$5,000GENERAL
CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
$5,000GENERAL
CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY
$5,000GENERAL
PARKVIEW INSTITIUTE
$5,000GENERAL
FOCUS GWA
$5,000GENERAL
THE ATLAS NETWORK
$30,000GENERAL
THE SALVATION ARMY
$30,000GENERAL
YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC
$20,000GENERAL
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE
$15,000GNERAL
COLOR US UNITED
$5,000GENERAL
THE ATLAS NETWORK
$30,000GENERAL
YOUNG VOICE OF WASHINGTON DC
$30,000GENERAL
THINK FREELY MEDIA
$5,000GENERAL