Funding search · EIN 856759096 · Scales Mound, IL

Berry Family Charitable Trust

Name: Berry Family Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2024
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.

52
grants reported: $302,250
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

foundation agricultural children education face families future membership

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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.

Top recipients

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

Union League Boys Club2 grants · $60,000
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $32,000
Northwestern University2 grants · $30,000
Luminarts Cultural Foundation3 grants · $25,000
Union League Boys & Girls Club1 grant · $20,000
Kellogg School of Management2 grants · $20,000
River Bend Food Bank3 grants · $15,000
Kemmerer Village3 grants · $15,000
Culver Educational Foundation2 grants · $10,000
Scales Mound Community Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$95,000

2022

$93,000

2023

$114,250

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$35,000
Union League Boys Club · Chicago, IL · 2022
General contribution to help fund foundation
$25,000
Union League Boys Club · Chicago, IL · 2023
General contribution to help fund foundation
$20,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
General contribution
$20,000
Union League Boys & Girls Club · Chicago, IL · 2024
General contribution to help fund foundation
$11,500
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Membership
$10,500
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Membership
$10,000
Scales Mound Community Foundation · Scales Mound, IL · 2024
General contribution
$10,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2023
Alumni giving
$10,000
Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General contribution to help fund foundation
$10,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General contribution
$10,000
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Membership
$10,000
Kellogg School of Management · Evanston, IL · 2022
Alumni giving
$10,000
Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General contribution to help fund foundation
$7,000
National Ffa Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To support the organization that provides resources for the future of agricultural education.
$5,500
Jodaviess County 4h · Elizabeth, IL · 2023
General contribution
$5,000
Kemmerer Village · Assumption, IL · 2024
Support services to children and families who face stress and turmoil.
$5,000
Luminarts Cultural Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General contribution to help fund foundation
$5,000
River Bend Food Bank · Davenport, IA · 2024
Social service contribution
$5,000
Armed Forces Council of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General contribution
$5,000
Culver Educational Foundation · Culver, IN · 2023
General contribution to help fund foundation
$5,000
Kemmerer Village · Assumption, IL · 2023
Support services to children and families who face stress and turmoil.
$5,000
River Bend Food Bank · Davenport, IA · 2023
Social service contribution
$5,000
Culver Educational Foundation · Culver, IN · 2022
General contribution to help fund foundation
$5,000
Diocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supporting missionaries
$5,000
Kemmerer Village · Assumption, IL · 2022
Support services to children and families who face stress and turmoil.
$5,000
River Bend Food Bank · Davenport, IA · 2022
Social service contribution
$5,000
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General contribution to help fund foundation
$2,500
Crystal Lake Food Pantry · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,500
Iowa Baseball Camp for the Deaf · Johnston, IA · 2024
General contribution
$2,500
McHenry County 4-H Youth Foundation · Woodstock, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,500
Boys and Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support the organization that provide after school programs
$2,000
Casa Kane County · Geneva, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,000
Community Crisis Center · Elgin, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,000
Dundee Township Rotary Foundation · Dundee, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,000
Farm Way Sanctuary · Morrison, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,000
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois · Des Plaines, IL · 2024
General contribution
$2,000
Bishop Kelly High School · Boise, ID · 2022
To support students programs
$1,500
Anderson Humane Society · South Elgin, IL · 2024
General contributions
$1,500
Barrington Junior Womens Club · Barrington, IL · 2024
General contribution
$1,500
Barrington Youth & Family Services · Barrington, IL · 2024
General contribution
$1,500
Ely Area Community Foundation · Ely, MN · 2024
General contribution
$1,500
Wascott Volunteer Fire Department Foundation · Gordon, WI · 2024
General contribution
$1,000
Citizens for Conservation · North Barrington, IL · 2024
General contribution
$1,000
English Springer Rescue America · Woodstock, GA · 2024
General contribution
$1,000
Fish Food Pantry · Carpentersville, IL · 2024
General contribution
$1,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General contribution
$1,000
Grace Episocal Church · Galena, IL · 2023
General contribution
$1,000
National Ffa Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support the organization that provides resources for the future of agricultural education.
$750
River Ridge Ffa Chapter · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General contribution
$500
National Loon Center Foundation · Crosslake, MN · 2024
General contribution
$500
Raue Center for the Arts · Crystal Lake, IL · 2024
General contribution
$500
National Ffa Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To support the organization that provides resources for the future of agricultural education.

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