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.
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.
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.
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.
$58.9M
$232.1M
$17.4M
$59.7M
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
About 100% of grants go to recipients in DC.
MOLLY MCUSIC
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Giving is geographically concentrated in Washington, DC. All recent grants shown in the record go to a recipient in DC, and the recipient country distribution is entirely US-based. The foundation’s top state by grant count is DC, and 100% of grants given to recipients are in the HQ state. The available grant record does not show a spread across multiple cities or countries; instead, it points to a single local recipient location.
Grantmaking is invitation-only across the active programs listed, and unsolicited applications are not accepted. The fund’s board conducts the grantmaking process.
Its stated focus areas include biodiversity and climate crises, income inequality, health disparities, climate change, conservation, clean energy, health care access and affordability, consumer financial protection, and campaign finance transparency.
The grant-size distribution is very large: the 25th percentile is $61,287,500, the median is $63,650,000, and the 75th percentile is $68,181,382.
The geographic scope of giving is local, and the grant record shown is concentrated in Washington, DC. All recent grants in the dataset go to a recipient in DC.
Yes. The same recipient label appears in the recent grants record in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing repeated support across multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | WASHINGTON, DC | $58,925,000 | 2025 | PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY |
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | WASHINGTON, DC | $63,650,000 | 2024 | PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY |
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | WASHINGTON, DC | $72,712,763 | 2023 | PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY |
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$58,925,000PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$63,650,000PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$72,712,763PRO-CONSERVATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE ADVOCACY