Private Foundation

BERKSHIRE FOUNDATION

BERKSHIRE FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CARMEL, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $725K revenue, $1.4M expenses, $5.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 146 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $9.3M.

EIN: 770438710 CARMEL, CA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$725K

Total Expenses$1.4M

Total Assets$5.8M

Grants Given146

Grant Total$9.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

NEW YORK, NY · 2025

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$150,000

INTERIM INC

MONTEREY, CA · 2025

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$150,000

CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL

CARMEL, CA · 2025

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$100,000

HUALALAI FOUNDATION

KAILUAKONA, HI · 2025

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$100,000

MEARTH

CARMEL, CA · 2025

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 146 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Carolyn Snorf Akcan

DIRECTOR Charles Edgar Lansbury

TREASURER Cynthia Snorf Livermore

DIRECTOR Galen Lansbury

SECRETARY James Cadillac Zak

DIRECTOR L Berkshire Zak

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Top Grant Purposes

TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE

$6,705,000 101 grants

TO FUND COMMUNITY SERVICES

$2,635,000 45 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$725K	$1.4M	$5.8M
2024	$1.9M	$1.4M	$6.5M
2023	$981K	$1.2M	$6.0M
2022	$1.3M	$1.1M	$6.2M
2021	$804K	$933K	$6.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $804K to $725K (-10%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, HI, IL, MD, NH, and 3 other states.

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