Charles Piper Cost Foundation
Private foundation · Berkeley, CA · EIN 41-1635764 · reported 2023–2025
84grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$900smallest grant
$186Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
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
2950 Avalon Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705-1448
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Pro Musica | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| The Producer Partnership | Livingston, MT | $5,000 |
| Siesta Valley Foundation | Lafayette, CA | $5,000 |
| Fulcrum Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| The Producer Partnership | Livingston, MT | $5,000 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | San Francisco, CA | $3,700 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 |
| Golden State Salmon Association | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Joe Goode Performace Group | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Joe Goode Performace Group | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Caltrout | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Habitot Children's Museum | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| LA Luz Center | Sonoma, CA | $2,500 |
| Redwood Trails Alliance | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,500 |
| Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,500 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | Sonoma, CA | $2,500 |
| The Current - Minnesota Public Radi | St Paul, MN | $2,500 |
| University of California Berkeley COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Bighorn River Alliance | Billings, MT | $2,500 |
| Cityside Journalism | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| Berkeley Community Scholars | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Habitot Children's Museum | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Joe Goode Performance Group | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Santa Fe Chamber Festival | Santa Fe, NM | $2,500 |
| Caltrout | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Golden State Salmon Association | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Habitot Children's Museum | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| LA Luz Center | Sonoma, CA | $2,500 |
| Redwood Trails Alliance | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,500 |
| Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda | Santa Rosa, CA | $2,500 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | Sonoma, CA | $2,500 |
| The Current - Minnesota Public Radi | St Paul, MN | $2,500 |
| University of California Berkeley COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Bighorn River Alliance | Billings, MT | $2,500 |
| Cityside Journalism | Oakland, CA | $2,500 |
| Berkeley Community Scholars | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 |
| Kwesi | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 |
| Enterprise Community Partners | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| LA Luz Center | Sonoma, CA | $2,000 |
| Wheelright Museum of the American Indian | Santa Fe, NM | $2,000 |
| Bighorn River Alliance | Billings, MT | $1,500 |
| Golden State Salmon Association | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 |
| Montana State University SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Wild and Free Foundation | Pittsburg, PA | $1,000 |
| Berkeley Partners for Parks | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 |
| American Tapestry Alliance | San Jose, CA | $1,000 |
| Bienvenidos Outreach | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 |
| California Recovery Divers | Castro Valley, CA | $1,000 |
| Caltrout | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Cancer Foundation of New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 |
| Georgia O'Keefe Museum | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 |
| Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | $1,000 |
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