Funding search · EIN 411635764 · Berkeley, CA

Charles Piper Cost Foundation

Name: Charles Piper Cost Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

122
grants reported: $249,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “operatinggeneral” · $1,000

$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
General OperatingGeneral OperatingGeneral Operating

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Santa Fe Pro Musica2 grants · $31,600
The Producer Partnership2 grants · $10,000
Fulcrum Foundation2 grants · $10,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund2 grants · $7,200
Montana State University3 grants · $7,000
Joe Goode Performace Group2 grants · $6,000
Golden State Salmon Association2 grants · $5,500
Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda2 grants · $5,000
Cityside Journalism2 grants · $5,000
Redwood Trails Alliance2 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$62,900

2022

$59,900

2023

$64,000

2024

$62,200

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 122 grants.

$16,600
Santa Fe Pro Musica · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating
$15,000
Santa Fe Pro Musica · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$5,000
Fulcrum Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Siesta Valley Foundation · Lafayette, CA · 2025
General operating
$5,000
The Producer Partnership · Livingston, MT · 2025
General operating
$5,000
Fulcrum Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General operating
$5,000
The Producer Partnership · Livingston, MT · 2024
General operating
$3,700
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating
$3,500
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$3,000
Golden State Salmon Association · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating
$3,000
Joe Goode Performace Group · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating
$3,000
Joe Goode Performace Group · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Berkeley Community Scholars · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Bighorn River Alliance · Billings, MT · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Caltrout · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Cityside Journalism · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Habitot Children'S Museum · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Impact Justice · Oakland, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
La Luz Center · Sonoma, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Redwood Trails Alliance · Santa Rosa, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda · Santa Rosa, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Sonoma Land Trust · Sonoma, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,500
The Current - Minnesota Public Radi · St Paul, MN · 2025
General operating
$2,500
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2025
College of environmental design
$2,500
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2025
General operating
$2,500
Berkeley Community Scholars · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Bighorn River Alliance · Billings, MT · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Caltrout · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Cityside Journalism · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Enterprise Community Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Golden State Salmon Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Habitot Children'S Museum · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Impact Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
La Luz Center · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Redwood Trails Alliance · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Sonoma County Regional Parks Founda · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Sonoma Land Trust · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General operating
$2,500
The Current - Minnesota Public Radi · St Paul, MN · 2024
General operating
$2,500
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
College of environmental design
$2,500
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2024
General operating
$2,500
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating
$2,500
Habitot Children'S Museum · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating
$2,500
Joe Goode Performance Group · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating
$2,500
Santa Fe Chamber Festival · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$2,500
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating
$2,500
Habitot Children'S Museum · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating
$2,500
Joe Goode Performance Group · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating
$2,500
Santa Fe Chamber Festival · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating
$2,000
Kwesi · Bakersfield, CA · 2025
General operating
$2,000
Enterprise Community Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating
$2,000
La Luz Center · Sonoma, CA · 2023
General Operating
$2,000
Wheelright Museum of the American Indian · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$2,000
Enterprise Community Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating
$2,000
La Luz Center · Sonoma, CA · 2022
General Operating
$2,000
Wheelright Museum of the American Indian · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating
$1,500
Bighorn River Alliance · Billings, MT · 2023
General Operating
$1,500
Golden State Salmon Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,500
Golden State Salmon Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Berkeley Partners for Parks · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General operating
$1,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2025
School of agriculture
$1,000
Wild and Free Foundation · Pittsburg, PA · 2025
General operating
$1,000
Berkeley High School · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Jazz club
$1,000
Berkeley Partners for Parks · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2024
School of agriculture
$1,000
National Geographic Socieity · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Wild and Free Foundation · Pittsburg, PA · 2024
General operating
$1,000
American Tapestry Alliance · San Jose, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Bienvenidos Outreach · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
California Recovery Divers · Castro Valley, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Caltrout · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Cancer Foundation of New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Georgia O'Keefe Museum · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Impact Justice · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Lensic Performing Arts Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2023
School of Agriculture
$1,000
Museum of New Mexico Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
New Mexico Channel 5 Tv · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
New Mexico Coalition To End Homelessness · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Pete'S Place · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Redwood Trails Alliance · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Sonoma Land Trust · Sonoma, CA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
St Elizabeth'S Homeless Shelter · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
St Mark'S School · Southborough, MA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
St Paul Chamber Orchestra · St Paul, MN · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
The Current - Minnesota Public Radio · St Paul, MN · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
The Sky Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
College of Environmental Design
$1,000
Western Rivers Conservancy · Portland, OR · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
Wild and Free Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General Operating
$1,000
American Tapestry Alliance · San Jose, CA · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Bienvenidos Outreach · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Bighorn River Alliance · Billings, MT · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Caltrout · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Cancer Foundation of New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Cityside · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Operating
$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
General OperatingGeneral OperatingGeneral Operating
$1,000
Georgia O'Keefe Museum · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General Operating

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