Funding search · EIN 854263182 · Berkeley, CA

Blackberry Creek Foundation

Name: Blackberry Creek 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.

82
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Alameda County Community Food Bank4 grants · $425,000
Bike East Bay4 grants · $110,000
Cycles of Change4 grants · $75,000
Razom for Ukraine1 grant · $50,000
Walk Bike Berkeley5 grants · $45,000
Habitat for Humanity East Bay2 grants · $45,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund4 grants · $40,000
Smith College4 grants · $40,000
Berkeley High School Development Fund4 grants · $40,000
Berkeley Path Wanderers4 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$384,812

2022

$268,500

2023

$251,000

2024

$336,000

2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$100,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$100,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$75,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$50,000
Bike East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$50,000
Razom for Ukraine · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$35,000
Bike East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$25,000
Cycles of Change · Oakland, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$25,000
Cycles of Change · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$25,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$20,000
Habitat for Humanity East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$15,000
Bike East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$15,000
Cycles of Change · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley High School Development Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Path Wanderers · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Housing Defense Fund · Oakland, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Mobility Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Rich City Rides · Richmond, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Bike Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley High School Development Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Path Wanderers · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Housing Defense Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Mobility Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Yimby Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Rich City Rides · Richmond, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Bike Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley High School Development Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Path Wanderers · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Bicycle Coalition Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Housing Defense Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Yimby Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Rich City Rides · Richmond, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Bike Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley High School Development Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Berkeley Public Schools Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Bike East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Bicycle Coalition Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
California Yimby Education Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Chicago Abortion Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Cycles of Change · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Greenbelt Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Walk Bike Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$10,000
Yellowhammer Fund · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,176
Ukraine House Dc Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Alameda Post · Alameda, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Groundwork Richmond · Richmond, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Urban Tilth · Richmond, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Waterside Workshops · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Alameda Post · Alameda, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Groundwork Richmond · Richmond, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Urban Tilth · Richmond, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Alameda Post · Alameda, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Groundwork Richmond · Richmond, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Urban Tilth · Richmond, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Berkeley City Club Conservancy · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Berkeley Path Wanderers · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Groundwork Richmond · Richmond, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Rich City Rides · Richmond, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Urban Tilth · Richmond, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$5,000
Walk Bike Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$2,500
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$2,500
Walk Oakland Bike Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$1,136
Alameda Post · Alameda, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$1,000
Friends of Five Creeks · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$1,000
Friends of Five Creeks · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$1,000
Friends of Five Creeks · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
$1,000
Friends of Five Creeks · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.