The Byrnes Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation says it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is an introduction through an existing connection before any request is made.
- Its only named field is educational enrichment, so a request is most likely to fit if your work clearly serves that area.
- Most of its grants fall between $5,000 and $70,000, with a median of $10,000, so a modest request in that range fits its grant history; its largest grant was $500,000, so that band is typical rather than a limit.
- About 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, which suggests a relationship-led funder where existing ties count for more than new applications.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not decide whether your organisation is a fit.
Overview
The Byrnes Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (archive.naplesnews.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation is described as a local foundation that supports educational enrichment. Its filed grants are recorded under general purposes and go to a varied group of organisations, including schools, a playhouse, a hospital, a church, animal-welfare groups and other charities. Educational enrichment is the only field named in the available narrative; the filing does not give a more detailed statement of its priorities. The filings show grants in several states. It gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so there is no open application route described.
Themes
- Educational enrichment
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 108 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations The Byrnes Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 38 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boost Others · General$500,0002024 tax year
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · General$150,0002024 tax year
- Blackburn Foundation · General$100,0002024 tax year
- James Madison Institute · General$85,0002024 tax year
- Camp Harborview · General$75,0002024 tax year
- Evergreen Christian School · General$72,3252024 tax year
- Community School of Naples · General$70,0002024 tax year
- Jill's House · General$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- William C Byrnes — Trustee
- Cheryl Byrnes — Trustee
- Randall W Byrnes — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $798,467 | $723,450 | $25,827,120 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,201,113 | $1,067,445 | $27,543,422 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,588,682 | $1,497,525 | $30,982,794 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Naples, FL