Berry Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Berry Charitable Foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the sensible first step is to find a way to be introduced.
- Its recorded giving leans towards the performing arts, including opera, ballet, musical programmes and a chamber orchestra academy, so work in those fields fits its pattern best.
- About 8 in 10 of its 41 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $1,000,000, the median grant was $250,000 and half were $250,000 or less, so a request of around $250,000 sits near its usual size.
- Repeat giving is high, with 99% of its grant dollars in the latest filing going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests its giving runs largely through established relationships.
- Its geographic focus is not stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Florida and Colorado, but that describes past giving rather than a rule, so an organisation elsewhere should not rule itself out on that basis alone.
Overview
Berry Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Greensboro, NC.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded giving is concentrated in the performing arts, supporting opera productions and operations, ballet, musical programmes, and a chamber orchestra academy. It also provides substantial support for parks and church ministry. Other grants support university scholarship funds, school students and seminary scholarships, alongside medical research and a urology residency programme. Its grants have also supported children’s development, a community relief fund, community services and local park planting and events. The filings record grants to charitable organisations and educational, cultural, religious, health and community organisations.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Performing arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Florida and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 41 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 44% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations Berry Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Metropolitan Opera · The recovery fund pledge$1,300,0002024 tax year
- Central Park Conservancy · Provide general support for the park$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Opera · To support the production of carmen$750,0002024 tax year
- Nyc Ballet · Sponsorship of george balanchine's "errante"$516,2852024 tax year
- Metropolitan Opera · To support the general operations and programs of the organization$350,0002024 tax year
- Florida Gulf Coast University · Dnap and jubliee scholarship fund$304,2252024 tax year
- Central Presbyterian Church · Support for the ministry of the church.$275,0002024 tax year
- Ny Philharmonic · Annual support for musical programs of the organization$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ray D Berry — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,528,023 | $4,019,977 | $87,427,329 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,441,493 | $5,040,679 | $90,933,824 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,438,520 | $5,130,510 | $95,328,715 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Greensboro, NC