Open Foundations · Florida

Berges Family Foundation

Vero Beach, Florida · EIN 471426743. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $16.2M across 57 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.

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$16.2M
paid in 2024
57
grants paid
$100K
median grant
46%
to first-time recipients
$100.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
BERGES FAMILY FOUNDATION
Address
5501 DELMAR BLVD SUITE G200, ST LOUIS, MO, 63112
Phone
3147350085
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
ONLINE SUBMISSION AT BERGESFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG THAT INCLUDES CONTACT INFORMATION, FUNDING AREA, TYPE OF FUND REQUESTED AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUESTING ORGANIZATION/ PROJECT.
Submission deadline
NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
NO

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523209349100522. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 57 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1St Louis Symphony OrchestraMO$4,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2St Louis Children's Hospital FoundationMO$2,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Great Rivers GreenwayMO$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Saint Louis ZooMO$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Urban SproutsMO$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Foster & Adoptive Care CoalitionMO$750,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Forest Park ForeverMO$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Mercy Health Fdn St LouisMO$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Metropolitan GolfCA$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Vets Community ProjectMO$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Ssm Health FoundationMO$300,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12St Louis Police FoundationMO$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13The Covering HouseMO$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14The Opportunity TrustMO$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Tower Grove ParkMO$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202027$4.6M
202142$8.6M
202243$8.9M
202342$7.3M
202457$16.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Missouri91%
Virginia4%
California2%
Minnesota2%
Texas2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Elizabeth Mannen BergesTRUSTEE · 2024
James G BergesSETTLOR AND TRUSTEE · 2024
Katherine WackermanTRUSTEE · 2024
Kevin James BergesTRUSTEE · 2024
Kris MannenTRUSTEE · 2024
Malory CaltagironeTRUSTEE · 2024
Michael SilverTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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