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Private foundation (trust)EIN 200301511Est. 2003-11

Melza M and Frank Theodore Barr

Houston, TX 77024

Total Assets

$4.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$200K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$20K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.2M

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$159K

Min. Investment Return

$162K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $20K through median $60K to maximum $1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $7.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

63 grants

California Institute of Technology
$11.2M
8 grants
Houston Ballet Foundation
$3.4M
5 grants
Glaucoma Research Foundation
$2.5M
4 grants
Crocker Art Museum
$850K
3 grants
UC Davis Foundation
$600K
2 grants
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
$400K
4 grants
University of California Davis Heal
$250K
1 grant
Caltech
$200K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants

<$10K
8
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

California
$15.6M
78% of total
Texas
$3.9M
19% of total
New Jersey
$220K
1% of total
Maryland
$120K
1% of total
New York
$114K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$100K
0% of total
Illinois
$30K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
0% of total
Maine
$20K
0% of total

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