Lowell Berry Foundation
Private foundation · Lafayette, CA · EIN 94-6108391 · reported 2023–2025
401grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$5.1Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 50 of its 401 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.1M 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
3685 Mt Diablo Blvd Ste 351
Lafayette, CA 94549-6803
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Bay Area Urban Network | Oakland, CA | $188,000 |
| The Bay Area Urban Network | Oakland, CA | $178,000 |
| The Bay Area Urban Network | Oakland, CA | $175,200 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Various Programs | Pasadena, CA | $168,000 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Various Programs | Pasadena, CA | $160,000 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Various Programs | Pasadena, CA | $160,000 |
| School of Urban Missions Various programs | Oakland, CA | $131,230 |
| School of Urban Missions Various programs | Oakland, CA | $129,000 |
| School of Urban Missions Various programs | Oakland, CA | $126,230 |
| City Team Ministries | Oakland, CA | $81,600 |
| City Team Ministries | Oakland, CA | $81,500 |
| Wellspring East Bay Candidates | Menlo Park, CA | $80,000 |
| Wellspring East Bay Candidates | Menlo Park, CA | $78,000 |
| Wellspring East Bay Candidates | Menlo Park, CA | $73,000 |
| City Team Ministries | Oakland, CA | $72,000 |
| The Leadership Connection | Walnut Creek, CA | $63,000 |
| Hawaiian Islands Ministries | Honolulu, HI | $61,000 |
| Hawaiian Islands Ministries | Honolulu, HI | $60,000 |
| The Leadership Connection | Walnut Creek, CA | $60,000 |
| The Leadership Connection | Walnut Creek, CA | $60,000 |
| Hawaiian Islands Ministries | Honolulu, HI | $53,000 |
| Young Life - Diablo Valley | Walnut Creek, CA | $52,000 |
| Young Life - Diablo Valley | Walnut Creek, CA | $50,000 |
| Young Life - Diablo Valley | Walnut Creek, CA | $50,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Multiple Ministries | Dana Point, CA | $48,000 |
| Harbor House Ministries Inc | Oakland, CA | $47,000 |
| Joni & Friends - SF Bay Area Various programs | Castro Valley, CA | $47,000 |
| Harbor House Ministries Inc | Oakland, CA | $45,600 |
| Harbor House Ministries Inc | Oakland, CA | $45,000 |
| John F Kennedy University Camperships/Leap prog | Pleasant Hill, CA | $45,000 |
| Joni & Friends - SF Bay Area Various programs | Castro Valley, CA | $45,000 |
| Faith Network of the East Bay Inc | Oakland, CA | $42,000 |
| Diocese of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $42,000 |
| Todays Youth Matter Various programs | Milpitas, CA | $41,000 |
| Faith Network of the East Bay Inc | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Multiple Ministries | Dana Point, CA | $40,000 |
| Family Aid Catholic Education Family Aid-Catholic Education | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Faith Network of the East Bay Inc | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Multiple Ministries | Dana Point, CA | $40,000 |
| Family Aid Catholic Education Family Aid-Catholic Education | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | Richmond, CA | $36,000 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | Richmond, CA | $35,000 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | Richmond, CA | $33,100 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $29,000 |
| Vine Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $24,500 |
| Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church | Walnut Creek, CA | $20,000 |
| Todays Youth Matter Various programs | Milpitas, CA | $20,000 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ - CA | Berkeley, CA | $16,000 |
| Teen Esteem | Danville, CA | $16,000 |
| Stratum Religious Fund | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ - CA | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| Teen Esteem | Danville, CA | $15,000 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ - CA | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| Teen Esteem | Danville, CA | $15,000 |
| Stratum Religious Fund | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes of Contra Costa | Pittsburg, CA | $14,000 |
| White Pony Express | Pleasant Hill, CA | $14,000 |
| Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church | Walnut Creek, CA | $13,000 |
| Guideposts Foundation | Danbury, CT | $12,500 |
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