About Berges Family Foundation
The Berges Family Foundation makes a small number of very large, locally focused gifts in the St. Louis region, prioritizing institutions that serve children and families, public green space, and major civic cultural assets. Their grants favor established organizations—arts institutions, youth-serving groups, conservation/parks projects, and children's health—often funding capital or transformational initiatives rather than many small operational grants. The foundation shows an interest in community revitalization and faith-linked neighborhood work as well.
Focus Areas
Major arts & cultural institutions in St. Louis (e.g., St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)Children's health and pediatric medical philanthropy (e.g., St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation)Parks, green infrastructure, and regional trail/riverfront projects (Great Rivers Greenway)Youth development and leadership programs (Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri; Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition)Neighborhood faith-based or community revitalization initiatives (Delmar Divine)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar local investments: a handful of large gifts to established regional institutions with occasional repeat support; favors transformational/capital-style grants over many small awards.
About Berges Family Foundation
Berges Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by very large general-support grants to St. Louis institutions. The single largest grant on file is $4,000,000 to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2025, followed by $2,000,000 to St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation and $1,000,000 to Saint Louis Zoo the same year. That pattern points to a funder that backs established civic, cultural, and family-serving organizations with flexible dollars rather than narrowly restricted project support. The foundation’s grant list also shows repeated support for youth and family organizations, parks and green space, and neighborhood institutions. Great Rivers Greenway received $1,000,000 in 2023 and another $1,000,000 in 2025, while Delmar Divine received $1,000,000 in 2023. Smaller but still substantial grants include $750,000 to Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition and $500,000 to Forest Park Forever, reinforcing a local portfolio centered on children, civic life, and regional quality of life. Across the recent record, the foundation gives at a high level and keeps its focus local.
What Berges Family Foundation Funds
Youth and family support appears throughout the recent record. In 2023, Berges Family Foundation gave $2,120,912 to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri for general support, and in 2025 it gave $750,000 to Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition for general support. Those grants align with the foundation’s youth-and-family priorities and its use of flexible funding. The foundation also backs arts and civic life in St. Louis. It gave $4,000,000 to the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2025 and $250,000 to the St. Louis Police Foundation in 2025, showing support for both cultural institutions and civic infrastructure. Its local portfolio includes health and care services as well. Recent grants include $2,000,000 to St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation in 2025 and $200,000 to St Louis Crisis Nursery in 2025, both on general support terms.
How Berges Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $60,000, the median is $93,000, and the 75th percentile is $185,000. The recent record also includes multiple seven-figure awards, which signals a small number of high-dollar grants alongside a broader base of mid-sized support. Recipients can appear in more than one year; Great Rivers Greenway and St Louis Symphony Orchestra each received grants in both 2023 and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and is not a program-related investment funder. Unsolicited applications are accepted through its grant programs, including a general grant program with an LOI requirement.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.2M
Total Assets
$100.7M
Total Revenue
$21.5M
Total Expenses
$18M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $60K and $185K, with a median of $93K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$93K
75th Percentile
$185K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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