Private foundation · EIN 20-0832184 · West Palm Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Brett Barakett Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $25K. 24% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$1.1M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in FL
24%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.3M

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAGeneral support$325K
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAGeneral Support$200K
Ivey Business School at UwoLondon Ontario, CAGeneral Support$145K
Fordham UniversityBronx, NYGeneral Support$125K
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MAGeneral Support$100K
Brunswick School IncGreenwich, CTGeneral support$80K
Friends of Recreation IncPalm Beach, FLGeneral Support$50K
Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CTGeneral Support$25K
Center for Mind-Body MedicineWashington, DCGeneral Support$25K
One Girl IncNew York, NYGeneral Support$20K
Sea Star Waldorf School InitiativeBoca Raton, FLGeneral Support$11K
Rohis Liberation Station IncWest Palm Beach, FLGeneral Support$10K
Mount Auburn Preservation Foundation IncWilmington, MAGeneral Support$10K
Sudc FoundationRoseland, NJGeneral Support$10K
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAGeneral Support$2,500
Bradley Hospital FoundationProvidence, RIGeneral Support$2,000
Palm Beach Police Foundation IncPalm Beach, FLGeneral Support$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 4 · Pennsylvania 1 · New York 2 · INTL 1 · Connecticut 2 · Florida 4

About this foundation

The Brett Barakett Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in West Palm Beach, Florida, administered in care of Caroline Kraft, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does The Brett Barakett Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Brett Barakett Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.1M across 17 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does The Brett Barakett Foundation give?

Massachusetts (4 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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