Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 88-2146412 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Charles and Elizabeth Barr
94grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 94 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $45K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3114 Boxhill LN
Louisville, KY 40222-6167
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens TO SPARK A PASSION FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING | Crestwood, KY | $150,000 |
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens TO SPARK A PASSION FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING | Crestwood, KY | $150,000 |
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens TO SPARK A PASSION FOR PLANTS AND GARDENING | Crestwood, KY | $100,000 |
| Speed Art Museum TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ART | Louisville, KY | $70,000 |
| Speed Art Museum TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ART | Louisville, KY | $65,000 |
| Speed Art Museum TO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ART | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Kentucky Opera Association Inc TO PROMOTE A MORE EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE, AND JUST COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS | Louisville, KY | $30,000 |
| West End School TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 8 | Louisville, KY | $30,000 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation Inc TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE IVY CLUB'S HISTORIC BUILDING | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 |
| The Louisville Orchestra Inc BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH MUSIC | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| Kentucky Opera Association Inc TO PROMOTE A MORE EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE, AND JUST COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| Kentucky Opera Association Inc TO PROMOTE A MORE EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE, AND JUST COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| See International | W Sacramento, CA | $20,000 |
| Surgical Eye Expeditions International Inc TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SEEKING SIGHT | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| West End School TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND STRUCTURED ENVIORNMENT FOR BOYS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 8TH | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation Inc TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE IVY CLUB'S HISTORIC BUILDING | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 |
| Surgical Eye Expeditions International Inc TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SEEKING SIGHT | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 |
| The Louisville Orchestra Inc BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH MUSIC | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| West End School TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 8 | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Liberty Hall Historic Site TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING COLLECTIONS AND SHARING STORIES THAT ILLUSTRATE URBAN LIFE IN EARL | Frankfort, KY | $12,500 |
| The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America TO SUPPORT DUMBARTON HOUSE | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| MacUla Society GENERAL OPERATIONSCONTRIBUTED 25 SHARES OF MICROSOFT CORP STOCK ON 2/20/2025. COST BASIS OF $643 REP | Pepper Pike, OH | $10,398 |
| DC Prep TO PREPARE EACH CHILD ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Ethel Walker School TO PROVIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS | Simsbury, CT | $10,000 |
| Pine Island Camp Inc TO GIVE BOYS AN ADVENTUROUS, HAPPY, AND SAFE SUMMER EXPERIENCE | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| River Fields Inc TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO RIVER | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Second Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services Inc TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation Inc TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE IVY CLUB'S HISTORIC BUILDING | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 |
| Second Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| The Louisville Orchestra Inc BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH MUSIC | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America TO SUPPORT DUMBARTON HOUSE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services Inc TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| DC Prep TO PREPARE EACH CHILD ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Dumbarton House Fund for Future TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Liberty Hall Historic Site TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING COLLECTIONS AND SHARING STORIES THAT ILLUSTRATE URBAN LIFE IN EARL | Frankfort, KY | $10,000 |
| River Fields Inc TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO RIVER | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Second Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services Inc TO PROVIDE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Pine Island Camp Inc TO GIVE BOYS AN ADVENTUROUS, HAPPY, AND SAFE SUMMER EXPERIENCE | Brunswick, ME | $8,000 |
| Feeding America TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE FOOD AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| Pine Island Camp Inc TO GIVE BOYS AN ADVENTUROUS, HAPPY, AND SAFE SUMMER EXPERIENCE | Brunswick, ME | $6,000 |
| Catlin Gabel School | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Dumbarton House Fund for Future TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Environment Oregon TO WORK FOR CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN ENERGY, WILDLIFE AND OPEN SPACES, AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITY, AND HOPE | New Kensington, PA | $5,000 |
| Join | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Inc BENEFITING AND ENHANCING THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY SINCE 1980 | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Nature Conservancy TO CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Portland Rescue Mission TO SUPPORT THE LIVES OF HOMELESS, HUNGRY, ABUSED, AND ADDICTED PEOPLE | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| University of Kentucky REACH OUT AND READ | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church TO SUPPORT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| DC Prep TO PREPARE EACH CHILD ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Liberty Hall Historic Site TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY PRESERVING COLLECTIONS AND SHARING STORIES THAT ILLUSTRATE URBAN LIFE IN EARL | Frankfort, KY | $5,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Inc BENEFITING AND ENHANCING THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY SINCE 1980 | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc TO SHARE THE BENEFITS THAT RESULT FROM FAMILIES READING | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| River Fields Inc TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OHIO RIVER | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| The Ethel Walker School TO PREPARE YOUNG WOMEN TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD | Simsbury, CT | $5,000 |
| Wells College FOR EVERY STUDENT TO THINK CRITICALLY, REASON WISELY, AND ACT HUMANELY | Aurora, NY | $5,000 |
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