Bersted Foundation
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 36-6493609 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bersted Foundation
209grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$3.4Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 209 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $345K 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 653067
Dallas, TX 75265-3067
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 3,409 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Family Shelter Service Inc | Wheaton, IL | $45,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum EVOLVING YOUTH SCIENCE | Lisle, IL | $35,000 |
| Dupage Pads | Wheaton, IL | $30,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Dupage County | Wheaton, IL | $30,000 |
| Suicide Prevention Services | Batavia, IL | $30,000 |
| Suicide Prevention | Batavia, IL | $30,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $30,000 |
| Suicide Prevention | Batavia, IL | $30,000 |
| Ascension Illinois Foundation | Bolingbrook, IL | $27,000 |
| Outreach Community Ministries | Carol Stream, IL | $25,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $25,000 |
| Family Service Agency of Dekalb County | Dekalb, IL | $25,000 |
| Marklund Children's Home | Geneva, IL | $25,000 |
| People's Resource Center | Wheaton, IL | $25,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $25,000 |
| Senior Home Sharing | Lombard, IL | $25,000 |
| Little Friends Inc RENOVATIONS FOR COMMUNITY | Naperville, IL | $25,000 |
| Northen Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $25,000 |
| Outreach Community Ministries OUTREACH YORK AFTER-SCHOOL | Carol Stream, IL | $25,000 |
| Senior Home Sharing | Wheaton, IL | $25,000 |
| Greater Elgin Family Care Center | Elgin, IL | $25,000 |
| Dayone Pact | Lisle, IL | $25,000 |
| Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry | Aurora, IL | $25,000 |
| Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry | Aurora, IL | $25,000 |
| Dupage Pads Inc | Wheaton, IL | $25,000 |
| Northen Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $25,000 |
| Outreach Community Ministries OUTREACH YORK AFTER-SCHOOL | Carol Stream, IL | $25,000 |
| Senior Home Sharing | Wheaton, IL | $25,000 |
| Greater Elgin Family Care Center | Elgin, IL | $25,000 |
| Wayside Cross Ministries | Aurora, IL | $25,000 |
| Marklund Children's Home MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR | Geneva, IL | $24,784 |
| Voluntary Action Center of Dekalb County | Sycamore, IL | $24,500 |
| Marklund Children's Home MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR | Geneva, IL | $22,397 |
| Ray Graham Assn for Disabled People | Lisle, IL | $21,600 |
| Elyssa's Mission | Northbrook, IL | $20,000 |
| Pioneer Center for Human Services | McHenry, IL | $20,000 |
| Little Friends Inc | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Fox Valley Christian Action | St Charles, IL | $20,000 |
| Mutual Ground Inc | Aurora, IL | $20,000 |
| 360 Transitional Living Youth Services | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Ramp Inc | Rockford, IL | $20,000 |
| Aurora Food Pantry | Aurora, IL | $20,000 |
| Donka Inc | Wheaton, IL | $20,000 |
| Nami of Dupage County Illinois | Wheaton, IL | $20,000 |
| Bridge Communities | Glen Ellyn, IL | $20,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Greater Family Health | Hoffman Estates, IL | $20,000 |
| Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood Food Pantries | Bloomingdale, IL | $20,000 |
| Dominican Literacy Center | Aurora, IL | $20,000 |
| Alive Center | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| 360 Transitional Living EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Alive Center | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Bridge Communities | Glen Ellyn, IL | $20,000 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Serv | Woodstock, IL | $20,000 |
| Donka Inc ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY | Wheaton, IL | $20,000 |
| Dupage Pads Inc | Wheaton, IL | $20,000 |
| Fox Valley Christian Action THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP | St Charles, IL | $20,000 |
| Loaves and Fishes Community Pant LOAVES & FISHES CARES | Naperville, IL | $20,000 |
| Mutual Ground Inc | Aurora, IL | $20,000 |
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