Barnes Foundation

02/15/2026

What an amazing thing to be apart of. Special Spaces Illinois is an incredible organization and we are so grateful to partner with them 💕

12/27/2024

Family and giving back to our community. That's where all this started for Terry and Janet Barnes.

This holiday season the family rolled up their sleeves and gave out meals by Across the Board and fully decorated in the holiday spirit by the grandkids and papa 💕🎄

11/27/2024

Great collab with Across the Board and Notre Dame Parish to bring a home cooked meal to families this Thanksgiving.

The kids loved gathering to put the meals together and decorate for a special delivery 🦃

03/16/2021

We love Easterseals Joliet Region, Inc. and all the amazing work they do for families living with Autism. From diagnosis, to therapies, to just being an incredible resource - we are proud to be partnered with you!

Thank you to the continued support of The Barnes Foundation who generously donated $10,000 to our Autism Services. We greatly appreciate you!

01/12/2021

Terry Barnes, Founder of the Barnes Foundation, had a dream when he created this charity. To give back to our community, to help children with disabilities and instill in his grandchildren the importance of giving back and standing up for those without a voice.

He tasked each of his kids families to find something we were passionate about and allocated funds to be donated to those charities.

Christian and Jennifer handed that task over to their oldest twins, and one of their choices was to help animals. So we turned to where we recently adopted our new family members.

We went in December to drop off our donation and we were lucky enough to land on a day when they were closed and this could give us a safe and private tour!

We got to meet some of the dogs, and cats, and their pet rat. I’m still cringing a bit seeing a rat in Ronnie’s hair but we also learned how incredibly clean rats actually are so we are gonna go with that 🤣

We also learned about their Therapaws Pet Therapy program for children and adults with disabilities. It was a win win for our mission!

We are so thankful for the tour, the education of how the facility operates, and learning about all the wonderful services they offer 💗

The visit left a lasting impact on these two and they are already thinking of new ways we can give back to our community✨

12/20/2020

This was the first year we involved the kids in an adopt a family program and it was priceless!

Covid made it a little different than we had hoped, but each of our families got to shop and wrap for another family in need. Then we had a car parade with festive clothes on to try and make the drop off special and full of holiday spirit. Socially distanced and with masks on of course 🙌

It was such a great experience to get them involved in thinking of others, and learning the gift of giving back 🎄

This will be the first of many years to come and I have a feeling it’s gonna get bigger and more impactful each year💗

Cheers to new traditions, teaching them young the importance of giving back, and raising kind and generous humans.

10/20/2020

Today we had a tour of the Horse Stables at and learned about all the amazing things they are doing for children, families and adults living with disabilities.

The farm is open to the community to walk around and visit with the animals and they have pony rides year round for the little ones!

They are also our first donation recipient of the 2020 season of giving. We are so proud to be partnering with you and the

More to come about this wonderful organization and the programs they offer families 🦋

@ Hanson Center

12/11/2013

We had a great time getting to know the people at the Cancer Support Center! They do wonderful work and we are proud to contribute to their cause!

Today we received some special visitors at The Cancer Support Center. Thank you to the Barnes Foundation for their generous donation of $12,000. We are so grateful for your support!

12/20/2012

Throughout the year, the Barnes Foundation has been gathering money from ProMed employees who participate in the company's "Jeans Fridays" program. This year, thanks to the generosity of the employees, we were able to donate $2,500 to The Bridge Teen Center in Orland Park!

Team up and get creative by constructing a gingerbread masterpiece! Let your creativity run wild in The Bridge Teen …More

11/13/2012

On Thursday, November 8, the Barnes Foundation presented represetatives from Silver Cross Hospital with a check for the $25,000 generated by Cocktails for a Cause! The donation will benefit The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois.

10/11/2012

Cocktails for a Cause, our fourth annual signature fundraising event, raised $25,000 for The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois!