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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-3930909

Robert F Berry Foundation

A private foundation in Pinehurst, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $217,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $217,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $269,600

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,254

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $388,567

  • Tax year 2022

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $414,673

  • Tax year 2021

    $147,246

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $534,265

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $593,518

  • Tax year 2019

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $629,805

  • Tax year 2018

    $171,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $632,253

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lawrence AcademyGroton, MA

    Education

    $110,000
  2. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY

    Education

    $25,000
  3. Evans ScholarsGlenview, IL

    Education

    $25,000
  4. Cdga FoundationLemont, IL

    Human services

    $20,000
  5. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY

    Education

    $20,000
  6. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Education

    $7,500
  7. Moore Humane SocietyCarthage, NC

    Animal welfare

    $5,000
  8. Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC

    Education

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $45,00086% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $7,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $110,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $52,500
  3. New York2 grants $45,000
  4. North Carolina2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert F BerryTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sterling B DeckerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul H FreidelTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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