Berry Family Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Scales Mound, IL · EIN 85-6759096 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Berry Family Charitable Trust
71grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$329Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 71 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $7,000 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
2101 W Miller Ridge RD
Scales Mound, IL 61075-9558
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Union League Boys Club GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Union League Boys & Girls Club GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $20,000 |
| Union League Boys & Girls Club GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Dubuque Symphony Orchestra MEMBERSHIP | Dubuque, IA | $11,500 |
| Dubuque Symphony Orchestra MEMBERSHIP | Dubuque, IA | $10,500 |
| Dubuque Symphony Orchestra MEMBERSHIP | Dubuque, IA | $10,500 |
| Kellogg School of Management ALUMNI GIVING | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Scales Mound Community Foundation | Scales Mound, IL | $10,000 |
| Kellogg School of Management ALUMNI GIVING | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 |
| Scales Mound Community Foundation | Scales Mound, IL | $10,000 |
| National FFA Foundation TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. | Indianapolis, IN | $7,000 |
| Jodaviess County 4h | Elizabeth, IL | $5,500 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown, NJ | $5,000 |
| Kemmerer Village SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO FACE STRESS AND TURMOIL. | Assumption, IL | $5,000 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| National FFA Foundation TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 |
| River Bend Food Bank SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION | Davenport, IA | $5,000 |
| Culver Educational Foundation GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Culver, IN | $5,000 |
| Kemmerer Village SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO FACE STRESS AND TURMOIL. | Assumption, IL | $5,000 |
| River Bend Food Bank SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION | Davenport, IA | $5,000 |
| Armed Forces Council of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Kemmerer Village SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO FACE STRESS AND TURMOIL. | Assumption, IL | $5,000 |
| Luminarts Cultural Foundation GENERAL CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FUND FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| River Bend Food Bank SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRIBUTION | Davenport, IA | $5,000 |
| CDC Northwest IL | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Crystal Lake Food Pantry Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $2,500 |
| Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf | Johnston, IA | $2,500 |
| McHenry County 4-H Youth Foundation Inc | Woodstock, IL | $2,500 |
| Crystal Lake Food Pantry Inc | Crystal Lake, IL | $2,500 |
| Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf | Johnston, IA | $2,500 |
| McHenry County 4-H Youth Foundation Inc | Woodstock, IL | $2,500 |
| Barrington Junior Womens Club Inc | Barrington, IL | $2,000 |
| Barrington Youth & Family Services | Barrington, IL | $2,000 |
| Community Crisis Center | Elgin, IL | $2,000 |
| Dundee Township Rotary Foundation | Dundee, IL | $2,000 |
| Ely Area Community Foundation Inc | Ely, MN | $2,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $2,000 |
| Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | $2,000 |
| The Farm Way Sanctuary Inc | Morrison, IL | $2,000 |
| United Church of Galena Food Pantry | Galena, IL | $2,000 |
| Wascott Volunteer Fire Department Foundation Inc | Gordon, WI | $2,000 |
| Casa Kane County | Geneva, IL | $2,000 |
| Community Crisis Center | Elgin, IL | $2,000 |
| Dundee Township Rotary Foundation | Dundee, IL | $2,000 |
| Farm Way Sanctuary Inc | Morrison, IL | $2,000 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois | Des Plaines, IL | $2,000 |
| Anderson Humane Society Inc | South Elgin, IL | $1,500 |
| Anderson Humane Society Inc GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS | South Elgin, IL | $1,500 |
| Barrington Junior Womens Club Inc | Barrington, IL | $1,500 |
| Barrington Youth & Family Services | Barrington, IL | $1,500 |
| Ely Area Community Foundation Inc | Ely, MN | $1,500 |
| Wascott Volunteer Fire Department Foundation Inc | Gordon, WI | $1,500 |
| Cats Care | Port Jefferson, NY | $1,000 |
| English Springer Rescue America | Woodstock, GA | $1,000 |
| Fish Food Pantry | Carpentersville, IL | $1,000 |
| National FFA Foundation TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 |
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