Public Charity

BERRY FOUNDATION

BERRY FOUNDATION is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in Kansas City, MO. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $4.5M, expenses of $638K, total assets of $97.0M. Imperigo tracks 12 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $3.3M.

EIN: 431830400 Kansas City, MO Adult Education NTEE: B60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$638K
Total Assets$97.0M
Grants Given12
Grant Total$3.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The organization operates exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes, by engaging directly in support of these purposes, and/or by making distributions to other nonprofit organizations in accordance with Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations.

Where $100 goes at Berry Foundation

How Berry Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $86 for programs

$86
Grants to charitable organizations
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Berry Foundation

Often funds new orgs 70% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2018–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma Research
$50,000
Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support Starlight's Blue Star Program, recognizing achievement and excellence in musical theater among Kansas City high school students.
$50,000
St Louis, MO · 2024
Support ALS Research
$25,000
Covington, KY · 2024
Support car repairs for low-income residents of Covington KY and nearby communities.
$12,500
TAK Foundation
Charlotte, NC · 2024
Provide financial aid for housing and travel expenses in support of families struggling to manage their lives while their child is being treated for cancer.
$12,500

Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Eugene Ruiz
VP, COO and Secretary James Anderson
Director Jeffrey Ayers
Director, President, CEO and Treasurer Michael Hays

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,000,000 2 grants
Research & Policy
$141,000 4 grants
Education
$100,000 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$29,500 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$29,500 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.5M $638K $97.0M
2024 $4.7M $590K $92.9M
2023 $77.7M $15.0M $89.0M
2022 $36.7M $20.1M $43.0M
2021 $32.7M $21.4M $40.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $32.7M to $4.5M (-86%), with total assets most recently reported at $97.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in KS, KY, MO, NC, VA.

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