Grants paid by Walter Lee Barker and Betty Ruth Barker Foundation
EIN 87-2435825 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Walter Lee Barker and Betty Ruth Barker Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 87-2435825) reported 21 grants paid totaling $1,180,000 to 13 recipients in tax years 2023–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,180,000
21 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2023–2024
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | $80,000 | — |
| 2024 | 13 | $1,100,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Walter Lee Barker and Betty Ruth Barker Foundation, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Medical School 04-2213292 | D | Boston, MA | 2 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Harvard College | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warriors | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| Greater Chicago Food Bank | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | U | Hagerstown, MD | 2 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo 36-4032280 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Shedd Aquarium 36-2167918 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Guest House Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| One Day to Remember 81-3960499 | C | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Cures Within Reach 20-3620169 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Live Different USA | U | Bradenton, FL | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
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 21 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | D | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Harvard College Boston, MA | U | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Wounded Warriors Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Shedd Aquarium Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Chicago Symphony Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Greater Chicago Food Bank Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Cures Within Reach Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Guest House Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | One Day to Remember Pittsburgh, PA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2024 | Live Different USA Bradenton, FL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202513219349102026 |
| 2023 | Greater Chicago Food Bank Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Wounded Warriors Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Chicago Symphony Chicago, IL | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Harvard Medical School Boston, MA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
| 2023 | Harvard College Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202401729349100210 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513219349102026 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202401729349100210 |
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/872435825.json.
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