Private foundation · Orinda, CA

The Barth Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
43
Repeat grantees
33
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Eugene Barth
TRUSTEE
Neil Barth
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
11.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
410
Total grants awarded
$3.4M
Total amount
$8K
Average grant
$300K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$465K
6 grants
2022
$379K
42 grants
2021
$420K
43 grants
2020
$429K
51 grants
2019
$427K
54 grants
2018
$347K
53 grants
2017
$310K
52 grants
2016
$345K
58 grants
2015
$313K
51 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$468K
1 grant · PA · ✓ Exact match
$300K
8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$260K
9 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$228K
Vineyard Theatre
9 grants · NY
$183K
Headlands Center of Arts
2 grants · CA
$140K
8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$122K
8 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$102K
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$80K
Harvard Business School
8 grants · MA
$80K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Distribution to a donor advised fund that supports public charities.
PA · TY 2023
$300K
Headlands Center of Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$80K
Vineyard Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$30K
Ensemble Studio Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Playwrights Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$20K
San Francisco Playhouse
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Headlands Center of Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$60K
The Trust for Public Land
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$35K
Vineyard Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$30K
Ensemble Studio Theatre
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$25K
Playwrights Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Brown University
General Support
RI · TY 2022
$10K
San Francisco Playhouse
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Casa of Contra Costa County
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Doctors Without Borders
General Support
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Earth Justice
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Harvard Business School
General Support
MA · TY 2022
$10K
The Sierra Club Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Jelly's Place
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Food Bank of Contra Costa
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Marin Theatre Company
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Manhattanville College
General Support
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Northwestern University
General Support
IL · TY 2022
$8K
Brown University Sports Foundation
General Support
RI · TY 2022
$8K
Save Mt Diablo
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$8K
Luther College
General Support
IA · TY 2022
$6K
John Muir Health Foundation
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$6K
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Planned Parenthoold Norcal
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$5K
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Contra Costa Humane Society
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Animal Refugee Response
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Amnesty Intl USA
General Support
NY · TY 2022
$4K
Save the Bay
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$4K
San Francisco Symphony
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$4K
California College of the Arts
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Sutter Bay Hospitals
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Kqed
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Rails to Trails Conservancy
General Support
DC · TY 2022
$2K
Pug Rescue of Northern California
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$2K
Bay Area Ridge Trail
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$2K
The Nature Conservancy
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2022
$2K
Habitat for Humanity East Bay
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$2K
American Heart Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
TX · TY 2022
$1K
Brown Alumni Magazine
General Support
RI · TY 2022
$1K
American Cancer Society
General Support
CA · TY 2022
$1K
Harvard Magazine Inc
General Support
MA · TY 2022
$100
Headlands Center for the Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2021
$100K
The Trust for Public Land
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2021
$35K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.