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Private Foundation
BERTHA RUSS LYTEL FOUNDATION
BERTHA RUSS LYTEL FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in FERNDALE, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.7M revenue, $1.0M expenses, $15.0M total assets. IRS filings disclose 182 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $6.6M.
EIN: 942271250
FERNDALE, CA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$15.0M
Grants Given182
Grant Total$6.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Sample Grants Given
FERNDALE SENIOR RESOURCE
OPERATING EXPENSES
$303,100
FERNDALE COM CHURCHSENI
FOOD/SENIOR PROGRAM
$197,610
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP
$40,000
OUR SAVIOR'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
STEEPLE REPAIRS
$30,000
HOSPICE OF HUMBOLDT
OPERATIONS
$25,000
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Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alan Jorgensen
DIRECTOR
Dennis Regli
MANAGER
Donald Hindley
DIRECTOR
Jack Smith
DIRECTOR
James Aste
DIRECTOR
Jay Russ
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Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.7M | $1.0M | $15.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $14.3M |
| 2023 | $993K | $1.0M | $14.1M |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $989K | $14.2M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $833K | $13.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.9M to $1.7M (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.0M.
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Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, FL, WA.
CAFLWA
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