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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-6108391

Lowell Berry Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 142 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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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
The Lowell Berry Foundation
3685 Mt Diablo Blvd Ste 351
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 284-4427
[email protected]
Form and materials
There is no standard request form required by the foundation. All applications for grant requests are submitted online in a Grants Management system.
Deadlines
No deadline date required
Restrictions
Only restriction is that the applicant must be located in the State of California counties of Alameda or Contra Costa

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,832,664

    Grants listed
    142
    Assets, end of year
    $37,579,920

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,648,680

    Grants listed
    132
    Assets, end of year
    $34,280,804

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,634,230

    Grants listed
    127
    Assets, end of year
    $32,128,907

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,646,833

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $29,516,025

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,755,333

    Grants listed
    145
    Assets, end of year
    $35,940,746

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,623,000

    Grants listed
    135
    Assets, end of year
    $32,711,846

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,465,000

    Grants listed
    155
    Assets, end of year
    $30,271,780

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    157
    Assets, end of year
    $26,389,710

Grants paid in 2025

142 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bay Area Urban NetworkOakland, CA

    General Support

    $188,000
  2. Fuller Theological SeminaryPasadena, CA

    Various Programs

    $168,000
  3. School of Urban MissionsOakland, CA

    Various programs

    $129,000
  4. City Team MinistriesOakland, CA

    General Support

    $81,500
  5. WellSpringMenlo Park, CA

    East Bay Candidates

    $80,000
  6. The Leadership ConnectionWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $63,000
  7. Hawaiian Islands MinistriesHonolulu, HI

    General support

    $60,000
  8. Young Life - Diablo ValleyWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $52,000
  9. Intervarsity Christian FellowshipDana Point, CA

    Multiple Ministries

    $48,000
  10. Harbor House Ministries IncOakland, CA

    General Support

    $47,000
  11. Joni & Friends - SF Bay AreaCastro Valley, CA

    Various programs

    $47,000
  12. Faith Network of the East Bay IncOakland, CA

    General support

    $42,000
  13. Diocese of OaklandOakland, CA

    General Support

    $42,000
  14. Todays Youth MatterRichmond, CA

    Various programs

    $41,000
  15. Bay Area REscue MissionRichmond, CA

    General Support

    $35,000
  16. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General support

    $24,500
  17. Walnut Creek Presbyterian ChurchWalnut Creek, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  18. Campus Crusade for Christ - CABerkeley, CA

    General support

    $16,000
  19. Teen EsteemDanville, CA

    General support

    $16,000
  20. StratumSan Francisco, CA

    Religious Fund

    $16,000
  21. Loaves & Fishes of Contra CostaPittsburg, CA

    General Support

    $14,000
  22. White Pony ExpressConcord, CA

    Operating Support

    $14,000
  23. Guideposts FoundationDanbury, CT

    General Support

    $12,500
  24. New Life ChurchAlamo, CA

    General Support

    $11,500
  25. Camps in CommonOakland, CA

    Camperships

    $11,000
  26. St Vincent de Paul SocietyPleasant Hill, CA

    General support

    $11,000
  27. Q PlaceCarol Stream, IL

    Various programs

    $10,500
  28. Project Peace East BayWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $10,500
  29. Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High SchOakland, CA

    General Support

    $10,500
  30. Monument Crisis CtrConcord, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  31. Teen Challenge of East Bay IncOakland, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  32. The Bread ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  33. Jesuit VolunteersBaltimore, MD

    General Support

    $10,000
  34. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General support

    $9,000
  35. St Marys CenterOakland, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $9,000
  36. The Barnabas Group Bay AreaCorona, CA

    General Support

    $8,700
  37. SOAR for YouthBerkeley, CA

    Enrichment & Pre-Collegiate programs

    $8,000
  38. Trinity Center Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA

    General support

    $8,000
  39. Waterside WorkshopsBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $8,000
  40. Grateful GatheringsTracy, CA

    General Support

    $8,000
  41. Dominican Sisters of Mission San JoseFremont, CA

    General Support

    $8,000
  42. New College BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Fall 2018 Program

    $7,800
  43. Oakland Digital Arts & Literacy CtrOakland, CA

    Inspire Oakland 2017 Graphic Arts

    $7,500
  44. Boys & Girls Clubs of OaklandOakland, CA

    Camperships

    $7,500
  45. Civicorps SchoolsOakland, CA

    Food for Thought

    $7,000
  46. Loved TwiceOakland, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $7,000
  47. Ariel Outreach MissionOakland, CA

    General support

    $6,000
  48. Trips for Kids MarinMill Valley, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  49. Child Abuse Prevention CouncilConcord, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  50. Reading PartnersOakland, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  51. Covenant House CAOakland, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  52. Open Arms Childcare MinistriesBentonville, AR

    General Support

    $6,000
  53. Aspire Education ProjectOakland, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  54. Youth BeatOakland, CA

    General Support

    $6,000
  55. Bay Area Outreach & RecreationBerkeley, CA

    Various programs

    $5,500
  56. Be a Mentor IncHayward, CA

    Foster Youth Mentoring Initiative

    $5,500
  57. Regional Parks FoundationCastro Valley, CA

    Summer Camperships Outreach

    $5,000
  58. St Marys CollegeMoraga, CA

    Vern Oswald Scholarship

    $5,000
  59. Project AvaryNovato, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  60. Chabot Space & Science CenterOakland, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $5,000
  61. Arm of Care IncWalnut Creek, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  62. Oakland Leaf FoundationOakland, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  63. Cazadero Performing Arts CampBerkeley, CA

    Camperships

    $5,000
  64. Community Alliance for LearningAlbany, CA

    Writer/Coach

    $5,000
  65. Assistance League of Diablo ValleyWalnut Creek, CA

    Community programs

    $5,000
  66. Opportunity Junction IncAntioch, CA

    Job training & placement program

    $5,000
  67. Community Resources for ScienceBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  68. Diabetic Youth FoundationConcord, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  69. Mercy Housing CaliforniaSacramento, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  70. Okizu FoundationNovato, CA

    Camperships

    $5,000
  71. Boys & Girls Clubs of San LeandroSan Leandro, CA

    Reading & Math Intervention

    $5,000
  72. Pillars of Hope IncClayton, CA

    Hope House Project

    $5,000
  73. A Safe PlaceOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  74. ARTogetherOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  75. Oakland Elizabeth HouseOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  76. Alameda Boys and Girls Club IncAlameda, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $5,000
  77. God First SportsAlameda, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  78. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  79. Restore - Hope Dignity LifePacheco, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  80. Safe Refuge for Children and FamiliesConcord, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  81. Help One Child Mission to Children at RiLos Altos, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  82. Oakland Childrens Fairyland IncOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  83. Alameda Point CollaborativeAlameda, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  84. Donovan & Bank FoundationSouthern Pines, NC

    General Support

    $5,000
  85. Mindful LittlesOrinda, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  86. Moraga Educational FoundationMoraga, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  87. College is RealDanville, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  88. Mission ChurchWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  89. Walnut Creek Church of ChristWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  90. Casa Of Contra Costa CountyConcord, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  91. Exceptional Needs NetworkLivermore, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  92. Saba Grocers InitiativeOakland, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  93. Set to ThriveDanville, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  94. St Isidore SchoolDanville, CA

    General Support

    $4,500
  95. Sierra Service ProjectSacramento, CA

    General support

    $4,500
  96. Kidpower Teenpower FullpowerCastro Valley, CA

    Victimization Risk Reduction program

    $4,000
  97. Stand For Families Free of ViolenceConcord, CA

    General support

    $4,000
  98. The Salvation Army - Alameda CountySan Leandro, CA

    Christmas food

    $4,000
  99. Options Recovery ServicesBerkeley, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $4,000
  100. Walking with PurposeGreenwich, CT

    Religious Fund

    $4,000
  101. Contra Costa Foster FriendsPleasant Hill, CA

    General Support

    $4,000
  102. Order of Malta Clinic of N CAOakland, CA

    General Support

    $4,000
  103. Camp Kesem NationalCovina, CA

    General Support

    $4,000
  104. Youth Employment Partnership IncOakland, CA

    General Support

    $4,000
  105. Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay AreaDanville, CA

    General Support

    $3,500
  106. St Edward SchoolNewark, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $3,500
  107. Girl Scouts of No CaliforniaOakland, CA

    Camperships

    $3,000
  108. St Stephens Episcopal ChurchOrinda, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  109. The Childrens FoundationLoveland, CO

    General Support

    $3,000
  110. Able WorksSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  111. Drawbridge - An Arts Program for HomelesSan Rafael, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  112. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $3,000
  113. Las Trampas School IncLafayette, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  114. Loved-A-Child MissionsBay Point, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  115. Monthly MiraclesLivermore, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  116. Prescott Circus TheatreOakland, CA

    Youth Development

    $3,000
  117. Missionaries of CharitySan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  118. Runnin for RhettFolsom, CA

    General Support

    $3,000
  119. Catholic Charities of the East BayOakland, CA

    General Support

    $2,500
  120. Junior Navy SealsModesto, CA

    General Support

    $2,500
  121. All Saints Episcopal ChurchCarmel, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  122. Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth andWest Point, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  123. Cycles of ChangeOakland, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  124. Standing On the Word OutreachMurfreesboro, TN

    General Support

    $2,000
  125. Cougar Diamond Club IncMoraga, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  126. De La salle HSConcord, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  127. BSF International LLCSan Antonio, TX

    General Support

    $2,000
  128. Contra Costa Gospel ChurchWalnut Creek, CA

    General Support

    $2,000
  129. Helix MedicalSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $1,914
  130. Eagles Soar Enterprises LLCOakland, CA

    General Support

    $1,750
  131. Acts XXIXLivonia, MI

    General Support

    $1,500
  132. Punahou SchoolHonolulu, HI

    General Support

    $1,000
  133. Associated Students of UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Social Service Fund

    $1,000
  134. St Anselms Episcopal ChurchLafayette, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  135. Campolindo High School Athletic BoostersMoraga, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  136. Focus on the FamilyColorado SPGS, CO

    General Support

    $1,000
  137. Jim Thorpe Association IncOklahoma City, OK

    General Support

    $1,000
  138. Saklan Valley SchoolMoraga, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  139. St Hillary Catholic ChurchBelvedere Tiburon, CA

    General Support

    $1,000
  140. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    General Support

    $500
  141. Captivate ChurchMilpitas, CA

    General Support

    $500
  142. Woodside Priory SchoolPortola Valley, CA

    General Support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services16 grants $321,00033% of the total
  2. Education13 grants $272,50028% of the total
  3. Religion12 grants $227,45023% of the total
  4. Community development3 grants $55,0006% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment3 grants $19,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation4 grants $17,0002% of the total
  7. 9 other causes16 grants $72,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California126 grants $1,703,664
  2. Hawaii2 grants $61,000
  3. Connecticut2 grants $16,500
  4. Illinois1 grant $10,500
  5. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $9,000
  7. Arkansas1 grant $6,000
  8. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  9. Colorado2 grants $4,000
  10. Tennessee1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Patricia B ConklinVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gary L DepoloTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jami S KaneSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • John D AsherDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jayne S MordellDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Annette S RobisonDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken PerezPresident Hours 1Pay $0

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