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Grant recipient EIN 23-7219508Arts and culture

Who funds Berkeley Symphony Orchestra?

12 private foundations gave Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, CA $551,150 across 31 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

31 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Friendship Fund IncBoston, MA 2024

    Program support

    $4,000
  2. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Arts and humanities

    $12,000
  3. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  4. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  5. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $78
  6. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Arts and humanities

    $12,000
  7. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To provide general operating support

    $10,000
  8. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $7,500
  9. Friendship Fund IncBoston, MA 2022

    Program support

    $3,500
  10. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $2,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $71
  12. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To promote the fields of music, the opera, and the symphony

    $50,000
  13. The Morris Stulsaft FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For the music in schools program serving 4,700 berkeley public elementary school students

    $10,000
  14. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Community arts covid response grant

    $5,000
  15. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  16. Friendship Fund IncBoston, MA 2021

    Program support

    $2,000
  17. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2021

    General Support

    $1,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $106
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $165,000
  20. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $55,000
  21. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To promote the fields of music, the opera, and the symphony

    $50,000
  22. Clarence E Heller Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    For strategic planning to help increase audiences

    $25,000
  23. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $7,500
  24. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2020

    General Support

    $2,000
  25. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2020

    Matching grants

    $800
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $95
  27. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $55,000
  28. Friendship Fund IncBoston, MA 2019

    Program support

    $2,500
  29. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $1,500
  30. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $500
  31. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $55,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Berkeley, CA and are not among Berkeley Symphony Orchestra’s funders above.

  1. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 30 grants Preselected only $584,092 to similar organizations
  2. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 32 grants Accepts applications $533,775 to similar organizations
  3. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 16 grants Accepts applications $138,000 to similar organizations
  4. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 14 grants Accepts applications $435,810 to similar organizations
  5. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 23 grants Accepts applications $1,920,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 15 grants Accepts applications $1,564,334 to similar organizations
  7. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 18 grants Preselected only $1,315,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 16 grants Accepts applications $156,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 23-7219508 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.