Grants paid by The Barris Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust
EIN 85-4241142 · DC · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Barris Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust of DC (EIN 85-4241142) reported 6 grants paid totaling $38,085,155 to 3 recipients in tax years 2021–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $3,716 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$38,085,155
6 grants
Recipients
3
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2022
2 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$3,716
1 commitment · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $37,357,587 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $727,568 | $3,716 |
Top recipients
The 3 recipients receiving the most from The Barris Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust, by grants paid, out of 3 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bessemer Giving Fund | U | Woodbridge, NJ | 3 | $33,835,155 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 2 | $4,000,000 | 2021 |
| The Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club 04-2104167 | B | Edgartown, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 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 7 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Bessemer Giving Fund Woodbridge, NJ | U | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SELECTED CHARITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202310879349100611 |
| 2022 | The Bessemer Giving Fund Woodbridge, NJ | U | $227,568 | paid | TO SUPPORT SELECTED CHARITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202310879349100611 |
| 2022 | The Bessemer Giving Fund Woodbridge, NJ | U | $3,716 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT SELECTED CHARITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202310879349100611 |
| 2021 | The Bessemer Giving Fund Woodbridge, NJ | U | $33,107,587 | paid | TO SUPPORT SELECTED CHARITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202212349349100301 |
| 2021 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | THE PETER & ADRIENNE BARRIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202212349349100301 |
| 2021 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | THE GUS & DIANE CHARAGES MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202212349349100301 |
| 2021 | The Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club Edgartown, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | INVESTMENT TOWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON "BUILDING BETTER FUTURES" FOR ISLAND YOUTH | 202212349349100301 |
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 | 2022 | 2022-12-11 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202310879349100611 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202212349349100301 |
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/854241142.json.
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