The Bersted Foundation
Private foundation · Dallas, TX · EIN 36-6493609 · reported 2025
74grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
2states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 74 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $105K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dupage Pads | Wheaton, IL | $30,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Dupage County | Wheaton, IL | $30,000 |
| Suicide Prevention Services | Batavia, IL | $30,000 |
| 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 |
| Voluntary Action Center OF Dekalb County | Sycamore, IL | $24,500 |
| 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 |
| Glen Ellyn Children's Community Resource | Glen Ellyn, IL | $15,000 |
| Casa OF Dupage County INC | Wheaton, IL | $15,000 |
| Adventure Works OF Dekalb County | Dekalb, IL | $15,000 |
| Family Focus | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese OF Joliet | Crest Hill, IL | $15,000 |
| Girl Scouts OF Northern Illinois | South Elgin, IL | $15,000 |
| Naperville Elderly Homes | Naperville, IL | $15,000 |
| Teen Parent Connection | Glen Ellyn, IL | $15,000 |
| Home OF the Sparrow | McHenry, IL | $15,000 |
| Dupage Children's Museum | Naperville, IL | $15,000 |
| The Literacy Connection | Elgin, IL | $15,000 |
| Casa Kane County | Geneva, IL | $15,000 |
| Girl Scouts OF Greater Chicago | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| The Rosecrance Foundation | Rockford, IL | $15,000 |
| Dupage Health Coalition | Carol Stream, IL | $15,000 |
| Boy Scouts OF America | Champaign, IL | $15,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| World Relief Chicagoland | Carol Stream, IL | $10,000 |
| Chicago Dental Society Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Hope's Front Door | Downers Grove, IL | $10,000 |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL | $10,000 |
| Variety Children's Charity OF Illinois | Downers Grove, IL | $10,000 |
| Community House | Hinsdale, IL | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement OF Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Fox Valley United Way | Aurora, IL | $10,000 |
| Elim Christian Services | Crestwood, IL | $10,000 |
| Clare Woods Academy | Wheaton, IL | $10,000 |
| Barrington Youth & Family Services | Barrington, IL | $10,000 |
| Esse Adult Day Services UNRESTRICED GENERAL SUPPORT | Glen Ellyn, IL | $10,000 |
| Crystal Lake Food Pantry | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley | ST Charles, IL | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 74 reported grants.
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