The Barr Fund appears to operate primarily as a pass-through fund: its entire disclosed giving in this dataset is a single large grant to Schwab Charitable, a donor-advised fund intermediary. There are no direct programmatic or field-specific grantees listed, which suggests the foundation's principals direct charitable support through Schwab rather than making operating or mission-specific grants themselves. This pattern indicates flexibility in ultimate beneficiaries and a preference for using a financial intermediary for grant distribution.
Highly concentrated: one very large grant to a single intermediary (Schwab Charitable). No direct programmatic grantees are recorded, indicating pass-through/DAF-based giving rather than targeted, foundation-led initiatives.
The Barr Fund’s largest disclosed grant is a $4,057,371 transfer to Schwab Charitable, showing a grantmaking pattern built around a donor-advised fund intermediary rather than direct program awards. That structure sits alongside a smaller set of named grants to schools, cultural organizations, legal aid, health institutions, and Jewish community groups, most of them in Illinois and New York. In the recent grant list, the fund also supported Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation with $40,000 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024, alongside repeated support for Legacy Charter School in Chicago. Those grants suggest a recurring relationship with education-focused organizations. The Barr Fund also made multi-year support to institutions such as Jewish United Fund, Ravinia Festival Association, Rush University Medical Center, Project Exploration, and Project Education Plus. The overall record points to a flexible, general-purpose style of giving routed through general fund designations, with grant recipients spanning several sectors rather than a single program area.
Education appears repeatedly in the grant list. The Barr Fund gave $40,000 to Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024, and it also supported Legacy Charter School with $35,300 in 2023 and $25,010 in 2024. Beyond schools, the fund backed youth learning and enrichment through Project Exploration at $12,500 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024, plus Project Education Plus at $7,000 in 2023 and $6,000 in 2024. The Barr Fund also funded health and legal service organizations, including $11,000 to Mandel Legal Aid Clinic in 2023 and $10,000 to Rush University Medical Center in 2024. Cultural support is present as well, with grants to Ravinia Festival Association in both 2023 and 2024.
The Barr Fund’s typical grant size is small: p25 is $500, median is $1,500, and p75 is $3,000. The grant list includes one very large DAF-style transfer and many much smaller general-fund grants, which indicates a split between intermediary giving and a broader set of discretionary charitable awards. Recipients appear across multiple years, including several organizations that received support in both 2023 and 2024, so the pattern is not purely one-time. The fund is classified as a regular funder, not an individual grantmaker, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
$4.1M
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$63K
$4.1M
Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
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Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable
Grantmaking is national, but the recipient base is heavily concentrated in Illinois. Chicago appears often, including grants to Legacy Charter School, Jewish United Fund, Project Exploration, Rush University Medical Center, and the Crown Family School of Social Work. Outside Illinois, New York shows up through awards to Uja Emergency Fund, Windward School, and Ethical Culture Fieldston School. The dataset also includes recipients in Lone Tree, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; Reston, Virginia; and Stanford, California. All disclosed grants go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grant list shows support for schools and education groups, cultural institutions, medical and legal service organizations, and Jewish community organizations. Named recipients include charter school foundations, universities, museums and festivals, hospital-related funds, and emergency and legal aid groups, all funded with general-purpose grants.
The fund’s typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,500, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. That sits in contrast to one very large transfer to Schwab Charitable in the latest filings.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Providence Englewood Charter School Foundation, Legacy Charter School, Jewish United Fund, Ravinia Festival Association, Project Exploration, Rush University Medical Center, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, and Project Education Plus.
The top state by grant count is New York, while 47% of the grants in the dataset go to recipients in Illinois, the fund’s headquarters state. Chicago is the most visible city in the grant list, but the recipient base is national and includes multiple other U.S. locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE | LONE TREE, CO | $4,057,371 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE | LONE TREE, CO | $5,892 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL | THE BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| JACKSON HOLE JEWISH COMMUNITY | JACKSON, WY | $3,600 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,250 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROVIDENCE ENGLEWOOD CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION | KENILWORTH, IL | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $25,010 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| U OF CHICAGO CROWN FAMILY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROJECT EXPLORATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| UJA EMERGENCY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| SHEDD AQUARIUM | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MANDEL LEGAL AID CLINIC | CHICAGO, IL | $6,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PROJECT EDUCATION PLUS | CHICAGO, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL | THE BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WINDWARD SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| IRON DUKES ANNUAL FUND | DURHAM, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ILLINOIS NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,200 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK HEALTH | LEBANON, NH | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CURE EPILEPSY | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $2,750 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| GRANT PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WESTCOAST SPORTS ASSOCIATES | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT | WATERBURY, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| COMPASSION AND CHOICES | DENVER, CO | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| METROWEST WOMEN'S FUND | WESTON, MA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| TURKISH PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | CHICAGO, IL | $1,750 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| WTTW | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| SUMMER SEARCH | BOSTON, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| JEANNE GEIGER CRISIS CENTER | NEWBURYPORT, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL | DORCHESTER, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES BOSTON | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE ORCHID FOUNDATION | WILLINGBORO, NJ | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTH LAWNDALE COLLEGE PREP | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVANSTON | EVANSTON, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HOPE AND COMFORT | NEEDHAM, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| BETH CHAIM CONGREGATION | DANVILLE, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
JACKSON HOLE JEWISH COMMUNITY
$3,600GENERAL FUND
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
GENERAL FUND
PROVIDENCE ENGLEWOOD CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$35,000GENERAL FUND
LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL
$25,010GENERAL FUND
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$15,000GENERAL FUND
UJA EMERGENCY FUND
$10,000GENERAL FUND
MANDEL LEGAL AID CLINIC
$6,500GENERAL FUND
PROJECT EDUCATION PLUS
$6,000GENERAL FUND
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
IRON DUKES ANNUAL FUND
$5,000GENERAL FUND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$5,000GENERAL FUND
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL FUND
WESTCOAST SPORTS ASSOCIATES
$2,000GENERAL FUND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
$2,000GENERAL FUND
METROWEST WOMEN'S FUND
$2,000GENERAL FUND
TURKISH PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS
$1,800GENERAL FUND
WTTW
$1,500GENERAL FUND
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES BOSTON
$1,500GENERAL FUND
THE ORCHID FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL FUND
NORTH LAWNDALE COLLEGE PREP
$1,500GENERAL FUND
BETH CHAIM CONGREGATION
$1,000GENERAL FUND