Melza M. and Frank Theodore Barr
EIN 200301511 Private FoundationTotal Given 2018–2024
$20.1M
63 grants · $2.9M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $20K–$200K
grant size
50%
supporter · 12/24 multi-year
repeat
$4.9M
Assets (2024)
24
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Raptor Trust
Phone
(713) 973-2015
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1.6M | $5.6M | $2.1M | 13 |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $0 | $5.0M | 13 |
| 2021 | $5.5M | $0 | $2.0M | 10 |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $0 | $4.0M | 9 |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $4.3M | $2.1M | 10 |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $4.9M | $2.2M | 8 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 63 grants on record
Minimum
$10K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$20K
Average
$319K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$5.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
19.0% of US grants
· Rank #2 of 9 states
$3.9M across
12 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (63 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $5,000,000 | Endowment of Chair, Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution. | 2020 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $5,000,000 | Endowment of Leadership Chair, Center for Comparative Planetary Evolution. | 2021 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,500,000 | Support production of new ballet. | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 | Support of Ballet during COVID-19 pandemic. | 2020 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Fransico, CA | $1,000,000 | Support research on glaucoma and other neuro-degenerative diseases. | 2024 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Fransico, CA | $800,000 | Support research on glaucoma and other neuro-degenerative diseases. | 2023 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $650,000 | Support for the ballet's programs and for Hurricane Harvey Relief. | 2018 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Fransico, CA | $600,000 | Support research on glaucoma and other neuro-degenerative diseases. | 2022 |
| Crocker Art Museum | Sacramento, CA | $500,000 | Support for museum operations during COVID-19 pandemic. | 2020 |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $500,000 | Support for new Eye Center Building at UC Davis. | 2020 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $320,000 | Three Year Post-DOC Fellowship, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. | 2024 |
| University of California Davis Heal | Sacramento, CA | $250,000 | Support for UC Davis Health emergency care center. | 2018 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $250,000 | Fund conservation endowment. | 2018 |
| Crocker Art Museum | Sacramento, CA | $231,075 | Support for Crocker art collection. | 2022 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $210,000 | Two Year Post-DOC Fellowship, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. | 2023 |
| Caltech | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | Post-Doc. Fellowship, Div. of Geol. and Planetary Sciences. | 2018 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | Two Year Post-DOC Fellowship, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. | 2020 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | Two Year Post-DOC Fellowship, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | Two Year Post-DOC Fellowship, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. | 2022 |
| Crocker Art Museum | Sacramento, CA | $119,063 | Support for museum's art collections. | 2021 |
| Houston Public Media | Houston, TX | $100,000 | Support for Public Broadcasting. | 2018 |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | San Fransico, CA | $100,000 | Support research on neurodegen diseases. | 2020 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $100,000 | Donation made to the COVID-19 Early Fund to support trials of medication treatment for COVID-19. | 2020 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $100,000 | Support of Ballet during COVID-19 pandemic. | 2021 |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $100,000 | Endowment UC Davis Eye Center | 2024 |
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