Private foundation · EIN 94-6108391 · Lafayette, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Lowell Berry Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.63M in grants paid across 127 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 71.6% of those dollars to 88 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Form of application
There is no standard request form required by the foundation. All applications for grant requests are submitted online in a Grants Management system.
Deadlines
No deadline date required
Restrictions
Only restriction is that the applicant must be located in the State of California counties of Alameda or Contra Costa
Website on filing
www.lowellberryfoundation.org

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 121 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
The Bay Area Urban Network
Oakland, CA · EIN 30-0369812
$178,000General SupportSame city 1.00
Fuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1699394
$160,000Various ProgramsSame city 1.00
School of Urban Missions
El Dorado Hls, CA · EIN 72-1226741
$131,230Various programsExact name 1.00
WellSpring
Menlo Park, CA · no confident EIN match
$78,000East Bay CandidatesUnmatched Help match
Cityteam Ministries
San Jose, CA · EIN 94-1501265
$72,000General SupportExact name 1.00
Hawaiian Islands Ministries
Honolulu, HI · EIN 99-0225161
$61,000General supportSame address 1.00
Harbor House Ministries
Oakland, CA · EIN 23-7133986
$45,000General SupportSame address 1.00
John F Kennedy University
San Diego, CA · EIN 94-1610694
$45,000Camperships/Leap progExact name 1.00
Faith Network of the East Bay
Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match
$40,000General supportUnmatched Help match
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Dana Point, CA · no confident EIN match
$40,000Multiple MinistriesUnmatched Help match
Family Aid Catholic Education
Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match
$40,000Family Aid-Catholic EducationUnmatched Help match
Bay Area Rescue Mission
Richmond, CA · EIN 94-6124054
$36,000General SupportSame city 1.00
Vine Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 32-0652086
$25,000General SupportSame address 1.00
Todays Youth Matter
Richmond, CA · EIN 94-3176545
$20,000Various programsExact name 1.00
Teen Esteem
Danville, CA · EIN 20-1598494
$15,000General supportSame address 1.00
Campus Crusade for Christ - CA
Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match
$15,000General supportUnmatched Help match
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
Martinez, CA · EIN 68-0018077
$12,500General SupportExact name 1.00
Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-1196244
$12,000General supportSame address 1.00
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365
$11,500General supportKnown alias 1.00
Q Place
Carol Stream, IL · EIN 13-2552417
$10,000Various programsExact name 1.00
Project Peace East Bay
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 26-0716414
$10,000General SupportExact name 1.00
Stratum
San Francisco, CA · EIN 35-2692988
$10,000Religious FundSame ZIP 1.00
Cristo Rey de LA Salle East Bay High School
Oakland, CA · EIN 82-1257099
$10,000General SupportSame address 1.00
St Vincent de Paul Society
Pleasant Hill, CA · no confident EIN match
$10,000General supportUnmatched Help match
New Life Church
Alamo, CA · no confident EIN match
$10,000General SupportUnmatched Help match
Arm of CARE
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 46-1242916
$9,500General supportSame city 1.00
Grateful Gatherings
Berkeley, CA · EIN 47-1169913
$8,000General SupportExact name 1.00
St Mary's Center
Oakland, CA · EIN 68-0172229
$8,000Social Service FundSame address 1.00
The Bread Project
Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-3363920
$8,000General SupportSame address 1.00
Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Hou
Pleasant Hill, CA · no confident EIN match
$8,000General SupportUnmatched Help match
Camps in Common
Oakland, CA · EIN 43-1993846
$7,500CampershipsSame address 1.00
Oakland Digital Arts and Literacy Center
Oakland, CA · EIN 27-0720655
$7,500Inspire Oakland 2017 Graphic ArtsSame city 1.00
Loved-A-Child Missions
Bay Point, CA · no confident EIN match
$7,500General SupportUnmatched Help match
New College Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match
$7,500General SupportUnmatched Help match
Mbolden Change
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 20-4683289
$7,000General supportExact name 1.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-1279794
$7,000CampershipsSame street 1.00
Waterside Workshops
Berkeley, CA · EIN 26-0200654
$7,000General SupportSame ZIP 1.00
White Pony Express
Concord, CA · EIN 46-5220565
$7,000Operating SupportExact name 1.00
Loved Twice
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3441434
$6,500Social Service FundSame city 1.00
Ariel Outreach Mission
Oakland, CA · EIN 31-1687353
$6,000General supportSame address 1.00
Samaritan Neighborhood Center
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3243478
$6,000General supportSame address 1.00
Soar for Youth
Berkeley, CA · EIN 26-4425202
$6,000Enrichment & Pre-Collegiate programsSame address 1.00
Reading Partners
Oakland, CA · EIN 77-0568469
$6,000General SupportSame city 1.00
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity Fka Rising Sun Energy Center
Oakland, CA · EIN 77-0359133
$6,000General SupportSame address 1.00
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 77-0440090
$6,000General supportSame street 0.90
Shelter Inc of Contra Costa County
Martinez, CA · no confident EIN match
$6,000Various programsUnmatched Help match
Regional Parks Foundation
Castro Valley, CA · EIN 23-7011877
$5,000Summer Camperships OutreachExact name 1.00
Trips for Kids Marin
San Rafael, CA · EIN 68-0159458
$5,000General SupportExact name 1.00
Project Avary Inc Alternative Ventures for at Risk Youth
San Rafael, CA · EIN 68-0433289
$5,000General supportExact name 1.00
Civicorps
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-2941068
$5,000Food for ThoughtSame address 0.82

4 more lines ($69K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    72 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    17 recipients in common
  3. Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation Berkeley, CA
    13 recipients in common
  4. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    13 recipients in common
  5. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    12 recipients in common
  6. Quest Foundation Danville, CA
    9 recipients in common
  7. Sunlight Giving Palo Alto, CA
    8 recipients in common
  8. West Davis & Bergard Foundation Oakland, CA
    8 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.