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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770438710Est. 1996-12

BERKSHIRE FOUNDATION

CARMEL, CA 93922

Total Assets

$28.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

25

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$150K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $40K to maximum $150K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

88 grants

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
$650K
5 grants
INTERIM INC
$650K
5 grants
RISE CSUMB
$600K
3 grants
ONE ACRE FUND
$450K
5 grants
MEARTH
$450K
5 grants
CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL
$300K
5 grants
MONTEREY SYMPHONY
$300K
5 grants
PACIFIC REPERATORY THEATRE
$230K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

88 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
26
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

California
$3.8M
72% of total
New York
$825K
16% of total
Illinois
$475K
9% of total
Pennsylvania
$50K
1% of total
Hawaii
$50K
1% of total
Texas
$50K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$25K
0% of total
Maryland
$25K
0% of total

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