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12 funders with a record of paying for “berrien”
Where the money went Frederick S Upton Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation: $8.5M across 4 grants, latest 2025 Communities in Schools of Georgia → Cis of Berrien County: $641K across 6 grants, latest 2024 Whirlpool Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation: $420K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Parks Department: $410K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Indianapolis Foundation Inc → Berrien Community Foundation: $366K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Schalon Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation: $215K across 8 grants, latest 2025 Georgia Court Appointed Special → Berrien Co Collaborative: $177K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Degroot Family Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation: $158K across 8 grants, latest 2025 Michigan Civic Education Fund → Berrien Connection: $83K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Electric Power Foundation → Friends of Berrien County Trails: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Marzke Family Foundation → Friends of Berrien County Trails: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Clepsydra Foundation Inc → Berrien County Board of Education: $15K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Sheriff's Department: $219K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Degroot Family Foundation → Tri County Council for Child Development: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2025 American Electric Power Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Indianapolis Foundation Inc → Friends of Berrien County Trails: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Whirlpool Foundation → Berrien Springs High School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Clepsydra Foundation Inc → Berrien Historical Foundation: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Marzke Family Foundation → Berrien County Cancer Service: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Friends of Berrien County Trails: $214K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Degroot Family Foundation → Feeding America West Michigan: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 American Electric Power Foundation → Berrien Connection: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Indianapolis Foundation Inc → Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Marzke Family Foundation → Berrien Community Foundation: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Cancer Service Inc: $95K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Ready for School: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Senior Nutrition Services Inc Dba Meals On Wheels of Sw Michigan: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Resa: $46K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Historical Association: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Feeding America West Michigan: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Lincoln Township Public Library: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Youth Fair Association Inc: $23K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Youth Fair Association: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → 100 Women Strong Inc: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County 4-H Foundation Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Cass Van Buren Workforce Development Board: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Springs Community Library: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Fischoff National Chamber Music Association: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → North Berrien Historical Society: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Kinexus: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Lions of Michigan Service Foundation Inc: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Victim Services Unit: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Families Plus: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → American Red Cross of Southwest Michigan: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Veteran Services: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Electric Power Foundation → Berrien County Council for Children: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Electric Power Foundation → Berrien Artist Guild Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Electric Power Foundation → Village of Berrien Springs: $7K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Association of Churches: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Springs Public Schools: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 American Electric Power Foundation → County of Berrien: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → American Red Cross - Southwest Mi Chapter: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Lasalle Council Boy Scouts of America: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien County Conservation District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Berrien Community Foundation Inc → Berrien Artist Guild Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Frederick S Upton Foundation: $8.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Frederick S Upton Foundation $8.5M Berrien Community Foundation Inc: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Berrien Community Foundation… $1.6M Communities in Schools of Georgia: $641K on this topic. Open the funder. Communities in Schools of Geo… $641K Whirlpool Foundation: $425K on this topic. Open the funder. Whirlpool Foundation $425K The Indianapolis Foundation Inc: $405K on this topic. Open the funder. The Indianapolis Foundation I… $405K Degroot Family Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Degroot Family Foundation $250K The Schalon Foundation: $215K on this topic. Open the funder. The Schalon Foundation $215K American Electric Power Foundation: $185K on this topic. Open the funder. American Electric Power Found… $185K Georgia Court Appointed Special: $177K on this topic. Open the funder. Georgia Court Appointed Speci… $177K Michigan Civic Education Fund: $83K on this topic. Open the funder. Michigan Civic Education Fund $83K The Marzke Family Foundation: $24K on this topic. Open the funder. The Marzke Family Foundation $24K Clepsydra Foundation Inc: $19K on this topic. Open the funder. Clepsydra Foundation Inc $19K Berrien Community Foundation: received $9.3M on this topic Berrien Community Foundation $9.3M Cis of Berrien County: received $641K on this topic Cis of Berrien County $641K Berrien County Parks Department: received $410K on this topic Berrien County Parks Department $410K Berrien Community Foundation: received $366K on this topic Berrien Community Foundation $366K Friends of Berrien County Trails: received $295K on this topic Friends of Berrien County Trails $295K Berrien County Sheriff's Department: received $219K on this topic Berrien County Sheriff's Depart… $219K Berrien Co Collaborative: received $177K on this topic Berrien Co Collaborative $177K Berrien Connection: received $123K on this topic Berrien Connection $123K Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank: received $105K on this topic Feeding America West Michigan F… $105K Berrien County Cancer Service Inc: received $95K on this topic Berrien County Cancer Service I… $95K Feeding America West Michigan: received $66K on this topic Feeding America West Michigan $66K Ready for School: received $57K on this topic Ready for School $57K Tri County Council for Child Development: received $53K on this topic Tri County Council for Child De… $53K Senior Nutrition Services Inc Dba Meals On Wheels of Sw Michigan: received $52K on this topic Senior Nutrition Services Inc D… $52K Berrien Community Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topic Berrien Community Foundation Inc $50K Berrien Resa: received $46K on this topic Berrien Resa $46K Berrien County Historical Association: received $43K on this topic Berrien County Historical Assoc… $43K Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety: received $31K on this topic Benton Harbor Department of Pub… $31K Lincoln Township Public Library: received $25K on this topic Lincoln Township Public Library $25K Berrien County Youth Fair Association Inc: received $23K on this topic Berrien County Youth Fair Assoc… $23K Berrien County Youth Fair Association: received $22K on this topic Berrien County Youth Fair Assoc… $22K Friends of Berrien County Trails: received $22K on this topic Friends of Berrien County Trails $22K 100 Women Strong Inc: received $22K on this topic 100 Women Strong Inc $22K Berrien County 4-H Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topic Berrien County 4-H Foundation I… $20K Berrien Cass Van Buren Workforce Development Board: received $20K on this topic Berrien Cass Van Buren Workforc… $20K Berrien Springs Community Library: received $20K on this topic Berrien Springs Community Libra… $20K Benton Harbor Community Development Corporation: received $18K on this topic Benton Harbor Community Develop… $18K Berrien County: received $15K on this topic Berrien County $15K Berrien County Board of Education: received $15K on this topic Berrien County Board of Educati… $15K Fischoff National Chamber Music Association: received $14K on this topic Fischoff National Chamber Music… $14K Berrien Artist Guild Inc: received $12K on this topic Berrien Artist Guild Inc $12K North Berrien Historical Society: received $12K on this topic North Berrien Historical Society $12K Kinexus: received $11K on this topic Kinexus $11K Lions of Michigan Service Foundation Inc: received $11K on this topic Lions of Michigan Service Found… $11K Berrien County Victim Services Unit: received $11K on this topic Berrien County Victim Services… $11K Berrien Families Plus: received $11K on this topic Berrien Families Plus $11K American Red Cross of Southwest Michigan: received $11K on this topic American Red Cross of Southwest… $11K Berrien County Veteran Services: received $10K on this topic Berrien County Veteran Services $10K Berrien County Council for Children: received $10K on this topic Berrien County Council for Chil… $10K Village of Berrien Springs: received $7K on this topic Village of Berrien Springs $7K Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc: received $7K on this topic Fischoff National Chamber Music… $7K Berrien County Association of Churches: received $7K on this topic Berrien County Association of C… $7K Berrien Springs Public Schools: received $6K on this topic Berrien Springs Public Schools $6K County of Berrien: received $6K on this topic County of Berrien $6K American Red Cross - Southwest Mi Chapter: received $6K on this topic American Red Cross - Southwest… $6K Lasalle Council Boy Scouts of America: received $6K on this topic Lasalle Council Boy Scouts of A… $6K Berrien County Conservation District: received $6K on this topic Berrien County Conservation Dis… $6K Berrien Springs High School: received $5K on this topic Berrien Springs High School $5K Berrien Historical Foundation: received $5K on this topic Berrien Historical Foundation $5K Berrien County Cancer Service: received $4K on this topic Berrien County Cancer Service $4K 12 funders, 50 recipients, grants matching “berrien” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $6,048 to BERRIEN SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS — berrien springs virtual academy bristle bot olympics, 3d engineering car challenge, berrien springs high school drama makeup kits, berrien springs high school band instruments
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Largest: $20,000 to BERRIEN CONNECTION — berrien county cinema celebration
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Largest: $100,000 to BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — donor advised fund
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Largest: $50,000 to BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — bridgman salute the troops playground project
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Largest: $179,060 to CIS OF BERRIEN COUNTY — dropout prevention
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Largest: $2.5M to BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — program support
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Largest: $10,000 to FRIENDS OF BERRIEN COUNTY TRAILS — lakeshore trail project
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Largest: $148,630 to Berrien Community Foundation — alamar grant year 5
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Largest: $53,675 to BERRIEN CO COLLABORATIVE — volunteer advocacy for children
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Largest: $6,500 to BERRIEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION — support of public education
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Largest: $392,443 to BERRIEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — steve upton love your community grant
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Largest: $55,000 to BERRIEN CONNECTION — program support
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