Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation
EIN 043566439Total Given 2019–2025
$714K
89 grants · $102K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $4K–$12K
grant size
37%
supporter · 18/49 multi-year
repeat
$3.2M
Assets (2025)
49
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
ALYCIA SACCO DUQUETTE PRESIDENT BER
Phone
(413) 395-4336
Deadlines
DETAILS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
How to Apply
DETAILS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Restrictions
CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIC ACTIVITES QUALIFYING UNDER SEC 501(C)3 TO AID INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $139K | $2.5M | $127K | 24 |
| 2020 | N/A | $2.6M | $193K | N/A |
| 2021 | $146K | $3.1M | $271K | 21 |
| 2022 | $142K | $2.8M | $167K | 17 |
| 2023 | $141K | $2.7M | $110K | 15 |
| 2025 | $147K | $3.2M | $357K | 12 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 89 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$6K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$12K
Maximum
$18K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Carlo F Petrucci Sr
5 yrs
Trustee
KH
Kristine Hazzard
Trustee
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Carlo F Petrucci Sr
5 yrs
Trustee
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
CP
Carlo F Petrucci Sr
5 yrs
Trustee
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
DD
Dan Dillon
2 yrs
Trustee
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
KR
Karen Rugg
2 yrs
Trustee
CP
Carlo F Petrucci Sr
5 yrs
Trustee
AD
Alycia Sacco Duquette
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Robert Coco
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kevin Sherman
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MB
Michael E Barbieri
6+ yrs
Trustee
CP
Carlo F Petrucci Sr
5 yrs
Trustee
KR
Karen Rugg
2 yrs
Trustee
CP
Caitlin Pemble
6+ yrs
Trustee
DK
David Klausmeyer
6+ yrs
Trustee
AK
Adam Kirby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DD
Dan Dillon
2 yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (89 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire County Arc | Pittsfield, MA | $17,500 | BCARC TRANSITIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES IN PERSON LEANING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | 2022 |
| Berkshire Music School | Pittsfield, MA | $17,500 | TO FUND THE SCHOOL'S CREATIVE COLLABORATION PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY MUSICAL ENRICHMENT FOR... | 2022 |
| United Cerebal Palsy Association of Berkshire County | Pittsfield, MA | $17,500 | CHILDERN'S PROGRAMMING, EARLY INTERVENTION, NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. | 2022 |
| Berkshire County Arc | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 | BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC HAS FOUR DAY-HABILITATION PROGRAMS THAT SERVE MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE. THREE OF THESE PROGRAMS... | 2025 |
| Berkshire South Regional Community Center | Great Barrington, MA | $15,000 | WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST SUPPORT FROM THE BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR OUR SWIM... | 2025 |
| Blue Rider Stables | Great Barrington, MA | $15,000 | BLUE RIDER STABLES' ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND... | 2025 |
| Community Access to the Arts | Great Barrington, MA | $15,000 | COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS (CATA) REQUESTS FUNDING FROM BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO UNDERWRITE 125... | 2025 |
| Ucp of Western Ma | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 | UCP OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1961 BY PARENTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHO HAD CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY... | 2025 |
| Upside413 | Pittsfield, MA | $15,000 | THE TENANCY PRESERVATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO FILL A CRITICAL GAP IN SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH... | 2025 |
| Berkshire County Arc | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | 1) FOUR ON-SITE DAY PROGRAMS: CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT, NU-OPPS, SOCIALDEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND THE CROSSROADS... | 2021 |
| Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING COURT, TPP WORKS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS TO DETERMINE... | 2021 |
| Community Access to the Arts | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | TO SUPPORT ARTS IN/ARTS OUT WORKSHOPS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DURING OUR 2020-2021 PROGRAM YEAR, WITH... | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | TO SUPPORT THEIR "SHELTER FROM THE STORM PROJECT" WHICH PROVIDES INFORMED, ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE SERVICES... | 2021 |
| Life Needs Coop Dba Stanton Home | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | THE COMPOST CONNECTION IS PART OF THE VOCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT WE ARE DEVELOPING AT STANTON HOME THAT WILL PROVIDE... | 2021 |
| The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | IN TERMS OF THE SOUTH COUNTY REGION, OUR MAIN OUTPATIENT HUB IS LOCATED AT 60 COTTAGE STREET IN GREAT BARRINGTON.... | 2021 |
| United Cerebal Palsy Association of Berkshire County | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR UNDERFUNDED CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR. THIS INCLUDES OUR EARLY INTERVENTION... | 2021 |
| Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | TO COVER A PORTION OF THE $345,288 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE TENANCY PRESEVATION PROGRAM (TPP), WHICH THE FOUNDATION... | 2022 |
| Branches School of the Berkshires Inc | Dalton, MA | $12,000 | START UP COSTS FOR OPENING A SCHOOL FOR CHILDERN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER | 2022 |
| Community Access to the Arts | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | NEED-BASED PROGRAM FEE SUPPORT FOR 100 VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS SERVING MORE THAN 500 DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN BERKSHIRE... | 2022 |
| Berkshire County Arc | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS WE HAVE OFFERED A SATURDAY PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES,WITH A FOCUS... | 2023 |
| Berkshire Music School | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TO ALL POPULATIONS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL, ANDOUR... | 2023 |
| Blue Rider Stables | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | BLUE RIDER STABLES' THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT BERKSHIRECOUNTY... | 2023 |
| Community Access to the Arts | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS (CATA) INVITES BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO UNDERWRITE 100 CATA VISUAL ARTS... | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $12,000 | OUR SHELTER FROM THE STORM PROJECT PROVIDES AFFIRMING, ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OFBERKSHIRE... | 2023 |
| Life Needs Coop Inc Dba Stanton Home | Great Barrington, MA | $12,000 | STANTON HOME EMPLOYMENT SKILLS PROGRAMTHE STANTON HOME TRAINING PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE GARDEN, WEAVERY AND... | 2023 |