Berkshire Foundation
Private foundation · Carmel, CA · EIN 77-0438710 · reported 2023–2025
69grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$3.9Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $125K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 221432
Carmel, CA 93922-1432
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Reproductive Rights TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Interim Inc TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Monterey, CA | $150,000 |
| Interim Inc TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Monterey, CA | $150,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Interim Inc TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Monterey, CA | $150,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Carmel Bach Festival TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $100,000 |
| Hualalai Foundation TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Kailuakona, HI | $100,000 |
| Mearth TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $100,000 |
| Monterey Symphony TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Monterey, CA | $100,000 |
| One Acre Fund TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 |
| One Acre Fund TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 |
| Mearth TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Carmel, CA | $100,000 |
| One Acre Fund TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 |
| Monterey Symphony TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Monterey, CA | $100,000 |
| Mearth TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $100,000 |
| Carmel Bach Festival TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $100,000 |
| The Food Bank TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Salinas, CA | $75,000 |
| The Parish of Saint Matthew TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Pacific Palisades, CA | $75,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Seaside, CA | $75,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Seaside, CA | $50,000 |
| Foundation for Csumb TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Seaside, CA | $50,000 |
| Pacific Reperatory Theatre TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $50,000 |
| The Film Forum TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| California Community Foundation- Palisades TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Ludlow Institute TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Epping, NH | $50,000 |
| The Bowery Mission TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Monterey Symphony TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Monterey, CA | $50,000 |
| The Food Bank TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Salinas, CA | $50,000 |
| Foundation for the Homeless Inc TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Austin, TX | $50,000 |
| Carmel Bach Festival TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Carmel, CA | $50,000 |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 |
| Pacific Reperatory Theatre TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Carmel, CA | $50,000 |
| The Film Forum TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Elkhorn Slough Foundation TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Moss Landing, CA | $50,000 |
| Pacific Reperatory Theatre TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Carmel, CA | $50,000 |
| Center for Independent Thought TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $50,000 |
| Rise Csumb TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Seaside, CA | $50,000 |
| Marin Art & Garden Center TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Ross, CA | $40,000 |
| Gladstone Institute Post Doc Project (j David Gladstone Institutes) TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D (jdrf International) TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| The California State Park Foundation TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| The Parish of Saint Matthew TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Pacific Palisades, CA | $25,000 |
| Community Human Services TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Monterey, CA | $25,000 |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Elkhorn Slough TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Moss Landing, CA | $25,000 |
| Point Lobos Foundation TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Monterey, CA | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Lifemoves TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Seaside, CA | $25,000 |
| American Kidney Fund Inc TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Rockville, MD | $25,000 |
| Save the Bay TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| Marin Art & Garden Center TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Ross, CA | $25,000 |
| Gathering for Women TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | Monterey, CA | $25,000 |
| Canal Alliance TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Stern Grove TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Luminaries TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Northfield, IL | $25,000 |
| Lifemoves TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 |
| The California State Park Foundation TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
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