About Berger Action Fund
The Berger Action Fund provides support to organizations that advocate for solutions to some of our world’s biggest problems: the biodiversity and climate crises, income inequality, and health disparities.
Focus Areas
environment / conservationclimate changehealth care accesseconomic justice / income inequalityconsumer financial protectioncampaign finance transparency (advocacy)family leave / child policies
Who They Fund
environmental advocacy organizationssocial welfare nonprofitscommunities affected by conservation and social welfare policiesunderserved or vulnerable populations impacted by environmental issues
About Berger Action Fund
Berger Action Fund Inc has made three very large recent grants, each recorded to See Attached Schedule in Washington, DC, all described as pro-conservation and social welfare advocacy. The pattern points to a funder that channels major resources into policy and advocacy work rather than individual support, with every recent grant landing in DC and the fund’s invitation-only structure reinforcing a selective approach. The foundation’s stated grantmaking centers on biodiversity and climate crises, income inequality, and health disparities, and its active programs also name conservation, clean energy, health care access and affordability, and campaign finance transparency among the supported policy areas. The recent record also shows consistency in the type of work supported. The same recipient label appears across the top grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and each grant is tied to advocacy for conservation and social welfare goals. That makes the fund’s profile unusually concentrated: large-dollar grants, policy-oriented work, and a local footprint in Washington, DC. The foundation is led by Molly McCusick.
What Berger Action Fund Funds
Environmental policy is a major theme in the fund’s stated grantmaking. Its active programs include climate change, biodiversity conservation, environmental policy, and clean energy, alongside support for advocacy organizations working on those issues. Health is another clear area: the fund names health care access, affordability, and health disparities in its program descriptions, linking public policy to access and equity. Economic justice also appears repeatedly in the fund’s grantmaking focus. The programs cite income inequality, consumer financial protection, and related social welfare issues, showing that the foundation supports policy work at the intersection of economics and public welfare. Governance and democracy topics are present as well, including campaign finance transparency and broader democracy and governance issues.
How Berger Action Fund Gives
Recent grants cluster tightly around a single size range: the 25th percentile is $61,287,500, the median is $63,650,000, and the 75th percentile is $68,181,382. The top three grants in the record are all in the tens of millions, indicating a high-dollar grantmaking pattern. The recipient appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting repeated support over multiple years rather than one-off giving. The fund is organized as invitation-only grantmaking, and it does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$58.9M
Total Assets
$232.1M
Total Revenue
$17.4M
Total Expenses
$59.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $61.3M and $68.2M, with a median of $63.7M.
25th Percentile
$61.3M
Median
$63.7M
75th Percentile
$68.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MOLLY MCUSIC
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