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J REID AND LOUISE H BARTON FOUNDATION

NICHOLS, NY · EIN 161589089 · Form 990PF · FY2023 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$-672
expenses
$5K
net assets
$0
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

J REID AND LOUISE H BARTON FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Nichols, New York, that makes charitable grants to nonprofit organizations. The foundation supports a variety of causes, including religious activities, humanitarian aid, and community services, primarily through unrestricted or general support grants. It does not appear to conduct direct operations or public programs.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

General Grant Program
Provides unrestricted or purpose-specific grants to nonprofit organizations in areas such as religious outreach, humanitarian aid, and community support.
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • General Support for Catholic and Faith-Based Organizations 2 activities
    • Funding international Christian advocacy and aid
      Funds International Christian Concern for use where most needed, supporting global Christian outreach and advocacy efforts.
    • Funding local church activities in memory of founders
      Funds Nichols United Methodist Church in memory of Louise & Reid Barton, supporting local religious activities.
  • Religious Education Support 1 activity
    • Funding Bible translation efforts
      Funds Wycliffe Associates for Bible translation initiatives, as specified in IRS-990 filings.
  • Granting Wishes to Seriously Ill Children 1 activity
    • Funding children's wish fulfillment programs
      Funds Ryan's Case for Smiles with general support grants to assist in fulfilling wishes of children battling life-threatening illnesses.
  • Capital Infrastructure Funding 1 activity
    • Funding church facility improvement projects
      Funds The Kirby Band for a window replacement project, indicating targeted support for infrastructure improvements.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding global leprosy treatment and care
      Funds American Leprosy Missions for use where most needed, supporting medical care and disease eradication efforts internationally.
  • Church and Congregation-Based Financial Aid 1 activity
    • Funding local food assistance programs
      Funds Broome County Council of Churches - CHOW for its food program, providing direct support to community nutrition services.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Funding rehabilitation services through unrestricted grants
      Funds Wilson Rehabilitation Foundation Inc with unrestricted grants to support its operations, as documented in multiple grant entries.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Funding pregnancy care center operations
      Funds Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center for general operations to be used where most needed.
financials · form 990PF · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$-672
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$-3K
expenses
Total expenses$5K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$80K
balance sheet
Total assets$0
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$0
4 years on record · 2020–2023
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • DAVID R BARTON — TRUSTEE
  • DOUGLAS R KERR — TRUSTEE
  • ELIZABETH B KERR — TRUSTEE
  • LINDA D BARTON — TRUSTEE
relationships · 9

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS Partner — Grant recipient for use where most needed
  • BROOME COUNTY COUNCIL OF CHURCHES - CHOW Partner — Grant recipient supporting community food program (CHOW)
  • ENDLESS MOUNTANS PREGNANCY CARE CENTER Partner — Grant recipient supporting pregnancy care services
  • INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN Partner — Grant recipient for use where most needed
  • NICHOLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Partner — Grant recipient in memory of Louise & Reid Barton
  • RYANS CASE FOR SMILES Partner — Recurrent grant recipient for general support
  • THE KIRBY BAND Partner — Grant recipient for facility improvement (window replacement)
  • WILSON REHABILIATION FOUNDATION INC Partner — Recurrent grant recipient for unrestricted support
  • WYCLIFFE ASSOCIATES Partner — Recurrent grant recipient for Bible translation work
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Flexible Grantmaking
    methodology: flexible_grantmaking
    By allowing grantees to direct funds toward their highest-priority needs, the foundation increases responsiveness and impact, because local organizations have superior situational awareness of community challenges.