The Berti Foundation concentrates its giving on large, national institutions with an emphasis on higher-education access and a secondary focus on health and the arts. The largest, repeat grants fund scholarship programs supporting students' college expenses, while other sizable gifts support major medical research/hospital care and premier performing-arts organizations. Grants are directed to established nonprofits rather than small local groups.
A small number of relatively large grants concentrated at a few national institutions, with repeat multi-grant support to select organizations rather than many small or local grants.
Berti Foundation’s largest recent grant is a $210,000 scholarship-program gift to American Educational Assistance Fnd, followed by a $175,000 grant for the same purpose in the prior year. That repeat pattern points to a funder that prioritizes college access through designated scholarship support, while also backing a smaller set of established institutions. The foundation’s recent awards also reach into major cancer care and the performing arts, including support for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr and Carnegie Hall. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s approach is concentrated rather than broad. It gives sizable, restricted awards to organizations with defined programs, such as scholarship funds, annual funds, and targeted program support. The mix includes universities and student-focused funds, medical research and patient care at major hospitals, and prominent arts institutions. Smaller gifts also appear for church and music-related purposes, showing some breadth within a generally institution-centered grantmaking pattern. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, with recipients in multiple U.S. cities and a strong tilt toward large nonprofits. New York appears often among recent recipients, alongside organizations in Nashville, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and elsewhere.
Higher-education access is the clearest cause area in Berti Foundation’s recent giving. The foundation awarded $210,000 in 2024 to American Educational Assistance Fnd for a scholarship program fund, and another $175,000 in 2023 for the Scholarship Program Fund. Those are the largest awards in the recent record and show a sustained commitment to student aid. A second thread is health care, especially cancer support. In both 2023 and 2024, the foundation gave $50,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr for its annual fund, indicating repeat support for a major medical center. The arts also receive steady backing. Carnegie Hall received $50,000 in 2024 for its annual fund, and The Arts Council of WS was given $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for annual fund support. Smaller arts-related gifts include Aspen Music Festival and School for a student music program.
Berti Foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster around a median of $25,000, with a lower quartile of $15,000 and an upper quartile of $50,000. The list also includes a much larger pair of scholarship grants at $175,000 and $210,000, showing that the foundation makes both mid-sized general-support gifts and a few very large designated awards. The pattern is repeat-based rather than one-off: several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, Carnegie Hall, The Arts Council of WS, LA Promise Fund, and PlumpJack Foundation. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, funds individuals, and makes designated/restricted grants as well as annual-fund and project-based gifts. The recent record does not show an application process.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: American Educational Assistance Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Carnegie Hall
Berti Foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant in the dataset went to a U.S. recipient. New York stands out as the top state by grant count, with multiple awards to New York, NY recipients such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, Carnegie Hall, and Citymeals on Wheels. Other recurring recipient cities include Nashville, TN; Los Angeles, CA; and San Francisco, CA. The foundation also granted to organizations in Winston Salem, NC, Aspen, CO, Meridian, MS, and Cincinnati, OH.
The recent grants show a strong emphasis on scholarship programs and college access, alongside support for major medical centers and performing-arts institutions. Examples include scholarship program funding, annual-fund gifts for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr and Carnegie Hall, and support for arts organizations such as The Arts Council of WS.
Several recipients appear in consecutive years, which suggests repeat support is common. The foundation gave the same organizations in both 2023 and 2024, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, Carnegie Hall, The Arts Council of WS, LA Promise Fund, and PlumpJack Foundation.
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the median, with a p25 of $15,000 and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes larger scholarship awards of $175,000 and $210,000.
The top state by grant count is New York. Recent awards went to recipients in New York, NY multiple times, and the overall record also includes organizations in Nashville, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Winston Salem, Aspen, Meridian, and Cincinnati.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and the recent record is consistent with that through scholarship-program grants aimed at students’ college expenses.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Educational Assistance Fnd | Nashville, TN | $279,855 | 2026 | scholarship program fund |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | annual fund |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | annual fund |
| LA Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | annual fund |
| The Arts Council of WS | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | annual fund |
| PlumpJack Foundation | Sand Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | annual fund |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | Fund student music program |
| American Educational Assistance Fnd | Nashville, TN | $265,000 | 2025 | scholarship program fund |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | annual fund |
| Forsyth Country Day School | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | Donation to School |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | annual fund |
| The Summit School | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | Donation to School |
| LA Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | annual fund |
| PlumpJack Foundation | Sand Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | annual fund |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | Fund student music program |
| The Arts Council of WS | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | annual fund |
| Lake Forest Country Day School | Lake Forest, IL | $6,121 | 2025 | Donation of Egro Coffee Equipment |
| American Educational Assistance Fnd | Nashville, TN | $210,000 | 2024 | scholarship program fund |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | annual fund |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | annual fund |
| The Arts Council of WS | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | annual fund |
| LA Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | annual fund |
| PlumpJack Foundation | Sand Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | annual fund |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | $5,990 | 2024 | Fund student music program |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | Meridian, MS | $500 | 2024 | Organ Restoration Fund |
| American Educational Assistance Fnd | Nashville, TN | $175,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Program Fund |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | Annual Fund |
| LA Promise Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | Annual Fund |
| The Arts Council of WS | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 2023 | Annual Fund |
| Citymeals on Wheels | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | Annual Fund |
| PlumpJack Foundation | Sand Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | Annual Fund |
| St Leo Great Catholic Church | Cincinnati, OH | $500 | 2023 | Church Donation |
American Educational Assistance Fnd
$279,855scholarship program fund
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
$50,000annual fund
LA Promise Fund
$30,000annual fund
The Arts Council of WS
$25,000annual fund
PlumpJack Foundation
$15,000annual fund
American Educational Assistance Fnd
$265,000scholarship program fund
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
$50,000annual fund
Forsyth Country Day School
$50,000Donation to School
LA Promise Fund
$25,000annual fund
PlumpJack Foundation
$15,000annual fund
The Arts Council of WS
$10,000annual fund
American Educational Assistance Fnd
$210,000scholarship program fund
The Arts Council of WS
$25,000annual fund
LA Promise Fund
$25,000annual fund
PlumpJack Foundation
$15,000annual fund
St Paul's Episcopal Church
$500Organ Restoration Fund
American Educational Assistance Fnd
$175,000Scholarship Program Fund
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr
$50,000Annual Fund
LA Promise Fund
$25,000Annual Fund
The Arts Council of WS
$25,000Annual Fund
PlumpJack Foundation
$15,000Annual Fund
St Leo Great Catholic Church
$500Church Donation