Grants paid by Barr Foundation Inc C/O J Mcferran Barr II
EIN 61-1361347 · Louisville, KY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Barr Foundation Inc C/O J Mcferran Barr II of Louisville, KY (EIN 61-1361347) reported 89 grants paid totaling $7,440,350 to 34 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$7,440,350
89 grants
Recipients
34
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | $500,000 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | $600,000 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | $5,591,295 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | $250,000 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $250,000 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | $249,055 | — |
Top recipients
The 34 recipients receiving the most from Barr Foundation Inc C/O J Mcferran Barr II, by grants paid, out of 34 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation Inc 88-2146412 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $5,211,295 | 2022 |
| Gilda's Club Louisville | U | Louisville, KY | 5 | $245,000 | 2024 |
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve 31-0908496 | C | Louisville, KY | 6 | $224,807 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts of America | U | Louisville, KY | 5 | $220,000 | 2024 |
| Yew Dell Gardens 61-1390688 | B | Crestwood, KY | 5 | $220,000 | 2024 |
| Cabbage Patch Settlement House 61-0458359 | B | Louisville, KY | 4 | $189,807 | 2025 |
| Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc 61-0850307 | B | Louisville, KY | 3 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Meredith Dunn School | U | Louisville, KY | 6 | $134,877 | 2025 |
| Potters Wheel Inc 20-2270171 | C | Louisville, KY | 4 | $110,000 | 2023 |
| Speed Museum | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $90,000 | 2021 |
| Cave Hill Heritage Foundation 56-2498254 | C | Louisville, KY | 4 | $70,000 | 2023 |
| Second Hope Ministries 47-1527592 | C | Louisville, KY | 2 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Opera | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| St Leonard Parish | U | Louisville, KY | 3 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| White House Retreat 43-0800058 | B | St Louis, MO | 4 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Gilda's Club Kentuckiana Inc 20-1635170 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $49,807 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Heritage Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc | U | Louisville, KY | 1 | $49,757 | 2025 |
| See International | U | Goleta, CA | 2 | $40,000 | 2021 |
| West End School | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Iglesia Bautista Senda de Luz | U | Louisville, KY | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation 22-3561344 | B | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| National Society of the Colonial Dames of America 53-0224364 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $17,500 | 2021 |
| Liberty Hall | U | Frankfort, KY | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Louisville Orchestra 61-6000384 | B | Louisville, KY | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Wells College 15-0532276 | B | Aurora, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| River Fields Inc 61-6032501 | C | Louisville, KY | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Ethel Walker School 06-0689699 | B | Simsbury, CT | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Children's Hospital | U | Lexington, KY | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation 61-0969361 | B | Louisville, KY | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Wags Pet Therapy of Kentucky 61-1364087 | C | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services | U | Louisville, KY | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Robert Machemer Foundation 27-2552185 | C | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Louisville Academy of Music 61-0530107 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $7,500 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 89 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Goshen, KY | B | $49,807 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORTCONTRIBUTED 102 SHARES OF MICROSOFT CORP STOCK ON 11/19/25. COST BASIS OF $1,643 REPORTED AS BOOK VALUE; FAIR VALUE OF $49,686. | 202601339349101105 |
| 2025 | Cabbage Patch Settlement House Louisville, KY | B | $49,807 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORTCONTRIBUTED 102 SHARES OF MICROSOFT CORP STOCK ON 11/19/25. COST BASIS OF $2,482 REPORTED AS BOOK VALUE; FAIR VALUE OF $49,686. | 202601339349101105 |
| 2025 | Gilda's Club Kentuckiana Inc Louisville, KY | B | $49,807 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORTCONTRIBUTED 102 SHARES OF MICROSOFT CORP STOCK ON 11/19/25. COST BASIS OF $272 REPORTED AS BOOK VALUE; FAIR VALUE OF $49,686. | 202601339349101105 |
| 2025 | Lincoln Heritage Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc Louisville, KY | U | $49,757 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORTCONTRIBUTED 9 SHARES OF MICROSOFT CORP AND 2,846 SHARES OF KENVUE INC STOCK ON 11/19/25. COST BASIS OF $2,482 REPORTED AS BOOK VALUE; FAIR VALUE OF $49,604. | 202601339349101105 |
| 2025 | Second Hope Ministries Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202601339349101105 |
| 2025 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $24,877 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORTCONTRIBUTED 1,539 SHARES OF KENVUE INC STOCK ON 11/19/25. COST BASIS OF $2,159 REPORTED AS BOOK VALUE; FAIR VALUE OF $24,716. | 202601339349101105 |
| 2024 | Cabbage Patch Settlement House Louisville, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Louisville, KY | C | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Gilda's Club Louisville Louisville, KY | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Boy Scouts of America Louisville, KY | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Second Hope Ministries Louisville, KY | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Wags Pet Therapy of Kentucky Louisville, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2024 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202541359349101939 |
| 2023 | Cabbage Patch Settlement House Louisville, KY | B | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Louisville, KY | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Gilda's Club Louisville Louisville, KY | U | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Boy Scouts of America Louisville, KY | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Potters Wheel Inc Louisville, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Louisville, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2023 | White House Retreat St Louis, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202411369349100326 |
| 2022 | The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,211,295 | paid | TRANSFER TO ENDOW THE CHARLES AND ELIZABETH BARR FOUNDATION, INC. | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Gilda's Club Louisville Louisville, KY | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Boy Scouts of America Louisville, KY | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc Louisville, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | MISSIONS SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Louisville, KY | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Cabbage Patch Settlement House Louisville, KY | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | White House Retreat St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | St Leonard Parish Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Louisville, KY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2022 | Potters Wheel Inc Louisville, KY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202332199349100023 |
| 2021 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc Louisville, KY | B | $75,000 | paid | LOUISVILLE RESCUE MISSION, YOUNG LIFE, CAMPO AMOR, LIFE IN ABUNDANCE | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Speed Museum Louisville, KY | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Gilda's Club Louisville Louisville, KY | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Potters Wheel Inc Louisville, KY | C | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Boy Scouts of America Louisville, KY | U | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Louisville, KY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Opera Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Louisville, KY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | See International Goleta, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | West End School Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | St Leonard Parish Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Ivy 1879 Foundation Princeton, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | White House Retreat St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Second Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Liberty Hall Frankfort, KY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Louisville Academy of Music Louisville, KY | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Ethel Walker School Simsbury, CT | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Children's Hospital Lexington, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | REACH OUT AND READ | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Robert Machemer Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Visually Impaired Preschool Services Louisville, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | River Fields Inc Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202211369349101656 |
| 2021 | Wells College Aurora, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211369349101656 |
| 2020 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Gilda's Club Louisville Louisville, KY | U | $50,000 | paid | CAPITAL NEEDS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Speed Museum Louisville, KY | U | $40,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Boy Scouts of America Louisville, KY | U | $40,000 | paid | CAMP CROOKED CREEK - STAFF SHOWERS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Potters Wheel Inc Louisville, KY | C | $35,000 | paid | CAPITAL ITEMS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Louisville, KY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOREST FRIEND PLAYGROUND | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | LOUISVILLE RESCUE MISSION, YOUNG LIFE, CAMPO AMOR, LIFE IN ABUNDANCE | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Iglesia Bautista Senda de Luz Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Opera Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Cave Hill Heritage Foundation Louisville, KY | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | See International Goleta, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | West End School Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | St Leonard Parish Louisville, KY | U | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL NEEDS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Meredith Dunn School Louisville, KY | U | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL NEEDS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | White House Retreat St Louis, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | CAPITAL NEEDS | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Ivy 1879 Foundation Princeton, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Second Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Liberty Hall Frankfort, KY | U | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Children's Hospital Lexington, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Wells College Aurora, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | River Fields Inc Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | CONSERVATION EXPENSES | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Ethel Walker School Simsbury, CT | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Robert Machemer Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Visually Impaired Preschool Services Louisville, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
| 2020 | Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202121379349101617 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601339349101105 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541359349101939 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411369349100326 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202332199349100023 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211369349101656 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121379349101617 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/611361347.json.
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