The Barra Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-6277885 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Barra Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA (EIN 23-6277885). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $4M paid in 85 grants, with a median grant of $11K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $94.8M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · barrafoundation.org
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- The Barra Foundation
- Phone
- (610) 964-7601
- Deadlines
- No formal submission deadlines.
- Application materials
- All letters of inquiry (LOI) must be submitted through an online system at www.barrafoundation.org. The LOI must include information about the type of request, timeframe, targeted audience, etc.
- Restrictions
- Grants are restricted to the greater philadelphia region. The primary focus of the foundation is on innovation in and across the fields of arts and culture, education, health and human services. Please see www.barrafoundation.org for further information.
Original filing text
- Contact
- THE BARRA FOUNDATION
- Address
- WWWBARRAFOUNDATIONORG PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103
- Phone
- 6109647601
- Deadlines
- NO FORMAL SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
- Application materials
- ALL LETTERS OF INQUIRY (LOI) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH AN ONLINE SYSTEM AT WWW.BARRAFOUNDATION.ORG. THE LOI MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TYPE OF REQUEST, TIMEFRAME, TARGETED AUDIENCE, ETC.
- Restrictions
- GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED TO THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION IS ON INNOVATION IN AND ACROSS THE FIELDS OF ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. PLEASE SEE WWW.BARRAFOUNDATION.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Reported organization name: THE BARRA FOUNDATION INC
Where The Barra Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tcg Groceries | Philadelphia, PA | Catalyst fund grant - $300,000, knowledge and networks grant - $5,000 | Tax year 20242024 | $305K |
| Philadelphia City Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Catalyst fund grant | Tax year 20242024 | $300K |
| Workshop Learning | Narberth, PA | Entity support - special grant | Tax year 20242024 | $263.3K |
| Art-Reach | Philadelphia, PA | Knowledge and networks grant | Tax year 20242024 | $205K |
| Philadelphia Accelerator Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Mission aligned investment grant | Tax year 20242024 | $200K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (85 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Barra Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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