Joe Barnhart Foundation

Beeville art museumthe beeville art museum is operated by the Foundation in a large, historic house in the city of beeville, Texas, owned by the Foundation and situated on a block of park land owned and maintained by the Foundation. The museum has an administrator, an education director and some part-time assistants. Visits to the museum totaled 11,770 during 2022.

Joe Barnhart high school educational programthe Foundation staffs an education program to encourage and assist students at a.c. jones high school in beeville, Texas, in evaluating their college potential, applying to appropriate colleges for admission, and applying for financial aid. For college expenses not fundable from other resources, the Foundation provides need-based scholarships. The program operates in space provided by bisd in the high school with a full-time staff of three, plus about 40 adult volunteers. Over 100 seniors participate in the program each year (about one-half of all students) and the broader educational efforts of the staff affect all students (about 1,000) in the high school.

Joe Barnhart bee county librarythe Foundation provides funding to the Joe Barnhart bee county library to cover staff salaries, ordinary operating expenses, and improvements to the building.