Missouri · Public charity
Berry Foundation
The organization operates exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes, by engaging directly in support of these purposes, and/or by making distributions to other nonprofit organizations in accordance with Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations.
- $155k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $150k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $97M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Berry Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $150k | 20% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $150k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $1.5M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Education$1.5MHealth$171kArts & Culture$100kHuman Services$30k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park University | $1,500,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Kansas University Endowment Association | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| TAK Foundation | $29,500 | 2 | 18% |
| Samaritan Car Care Clinic | $29,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Washington University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Berry Foundation
- How much does Berry Foundation give?
- Berry Foundation reported 5 itemized grants totaling $150,000, out of $155,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Berry Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (83%), Health (9%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are Berry Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Park University ($1.5M), The Kansas University Endowment Association ($100k), Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc ($100k).
- Does Berry Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Berry Foundation based?
- Berry Foundation is based in MO.
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