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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 54-1978980

The J & E Berkley Foundation

A private foundation in Crozet, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 50 grants and $255,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Je Berkley Foundation
5281 Sugar Ridge Road
Crozet, VA 22932
(434) 961-3399
Form and materials
Application must be in writing and include section 501(c) (3) verification, list of board members, financial statements, request for grant of only one page (limited to 400 words or less), and background information on programs.
Deadlines
April 1st and august 1st.
Restrictions
Grants are only made to organizations exempt from tax under irc sec. 501(c)(3).

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $255,750

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $2,496,644
  • Tax year 2023

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,537,729
  • Tax year 2022

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,623,968
  • Tax year 2021

    $158,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $2,695,591
  • Tax year 2020

    $150,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $2,612,728
  • Tax year 2019

    $207,043

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $2,666,882
  • Tax year 2018

    $196,993

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $4,199,826

Grants paid in 2024

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blue Ridge Area Food BankCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $15,000
  2. Albemarle Housing Improvement ProgrCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $10,000
  3. Augusta Health FoundationFishersville, VA

    Community services

    $10,000
  4. Georgia's Friends IncCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $10,000
  5. Reclaimed Hope InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Social services

    $10,000
  6. The HavenCharlottesville, VA

    Social services

    $10,000
  7. Virginia Center for the Creative ArAmherst, VA

    The arts

    $10,000
  8. Central Virginia Legal Aid SocietyCharlottesville, VA

    Social services

    $7,500
  9. City of PromiseCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $7,500
  10. Habitat for HumanityCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $7,500
  11. Open Doors IncHarrisonburg, VA

    Community services

    $7,500
  12. Rivanna Conservation AllianceCharlottesville, VA

    Conservation

    $7,500
  13. The Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Mental health

    $7,500
  14. Innisfree IncCrozet, VA

    Community services

    $6,000
  15. The Front PorchCharlottesville, VA

    The arts

    $6,000
  16. Animal Care Assistance ProgramLouisa, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  17. Blue Ridge CasaStaunton, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  18. Carter G Woodson InstituteCharlottesville, VA

    Education

    $5,000
  19. Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  20. Community Services HousingCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  21. Depaul Community ResourcesRoanoke, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  22. Green Dogs UnleashedTroy, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  23. Holiday Lake 4H Educational CenterAppomattox, VA

    Education

    $5,000
  24. Hospice of the PiedmontCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  25. Ivy Creek FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Environmental

    $5,000
  26. Piedmont CasaCharlottesville, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  27. Ready KidsCharlottesville, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  28. Region Ten Community ServicesCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  29. Rockfish Wildlife SanctuaryShipman, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  30. Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCARockingham, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  31. The Bridge Ministry IncBuckingham, VA

    Social services

    $5,000
  32. Virginia Institute of AutismCharlottesvle, VA

    Education

    $5,000
  33. Wildlife Center of VirginiaWaynesboro, VA

    Environmental

    $5,000
  34. Worksource EnterprisesOakton, VA

    Community services

    $5,000
  35. Backpacks of Love IncPowhatan, VA

    Community services

    $4,500
  36. Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $3,000
  37. Charlottesville TomorrowCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $3,000
  38. COMPUTERS4KIDSCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $2,500
  39. Alpha Phi OmegaCharlottesvle, VA

    Social services

    $2,000
  40. NAMI Blue Ridge Charlottesville IncCharlottesville, VA

    Social services

    $2,000
  41. On Our Own CharlottesvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Mental health

    $2,000
  42. Boy Scouts Tidewater CouncilVirginia Beach, VA

    Community services

    $1,500
  43. Piedmont Environmental CouncilCharlottesville, VA

    Environmental

    $1,500
  44. African American Teaching FellowsCharlottesvle, VA

    Social services

    $1,250
  45. Jewish CurrentsBrooklyn, NY

    Education

    $1,250
  46. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Community services

    $1,250
  47. Albemarle High School Crew BoostersCharlottesville, VA

    Community services

    $1,000
  48. Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA

    Education

    $1,000
  49. Longwood CollegeFarmville, VA

    Education

    $500
  50. Service Dogs of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Community services

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $30,00028% of the total
  2. Animals4 grants $20,00019% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $15,50014% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $15,00014% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $7,5007% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $14,25013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia48 grants $253,250
  2. Alabama1 grant $1,250
  3. New York1 grant $1,250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jean B BaumPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher R PasmoreFOUNDATION M Hours 20Pay $70,000

The return

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