The Barilla Foundation Incorporated
The Barilla Foundation is a private foundation based in Georgetown/Austin, TX (EIN 47-5446103) that supports local nonprofits in areas including food, housing, education, and opportunity. The foundation's website lists mission and philanthropy information and provides contact details (PO Box in Austin, phone number, and [email protected]).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Texas-based nonprofit (especially Austin/Georgetown/Williamson County area) providing human services, food security, education, housing, or youth programs with an established track record and local community ties.
Good Fit
- • Headquartered or operating primarily in Texas (Austin/Georgetown/Williamson County).
- • Provides general operating support or broad human-services programming rather than narrowly restricted projects.
- • Demonstrable local impact and several years of operating history.
- • Existing connections to local philanthropists, board members, or referral sources within the foundation’s network.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Texas (about 99% of dollars), with the foundation based in Georgetown/Austin and only one small out-of-state remainder observed.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 26 distinct grantees (and similar counts in prior years) with both returning recipients and several new entrants, indicating a broad set of independent local beneficiaries despite some dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct application pathways are not available for unsolicited applicants—the foundation indicates it funds only preselected recipients; although about seven new grantees appear each year, the public materials and stated policy point to invitation-driven selection rather than an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
