Mission
To collect and invest public support for the benefit of The Barker Adoption Foundation, a public charity which operates a licensed adoption agency.
Public Charity
The Friends of Barker Inc
The Friends of Barker Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Bethesda, MD. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.2M revenue, $880K expenses, $17.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.5M.
EIN: 521994867
Bethesda, MD
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$880K
Total Assets$17.4M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$4.5M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at The Friends of Barker Inc
How The Friends of Barker Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$90
Supporting The Barker Adoption Foundation, a public charity which operates a licensed adoption agency, by collecting and investing public support
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Program Support
$799,722
Program Support
$792,625
Program Support
$780,916
See Part IV
$631,931
See Part IV
$570,625
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Amy Sturtevant
Director
Jelani Freeman
Director
John Duff
Director
Kamal Ali
Director
Nonie Akman
President
Rachel Firschein
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $880K | $17.4M |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $865K | $16.1M |
| 2022 | $770K | $902K | $14.1M |
| 2020 | $595K | $695K | $16.2M |
| 2019 | $620K | $630K | $14.2M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $620K to $1.2M (+95%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MD.
MD
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.