Elwyn and Jennifer Berlekamp Foundation

EIN 462105268 Private Foundation

Oakland, CA 94612 |(510) 326-8463

Total Given 2016–2020
$336K
39 grants · $67K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
12%
transactional · 4/33 multi-year
repeat
$177K
Assets (2019)
33
Distinct Recipients

About

THE FOUNDATION CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 2020. ALL CASH ASSETS WERE EXPENDED FOR FOUNDATION GRANTS OR EXPENSES. REMAINING FIXED ASSET BOOK VALUE TOTALED $6,722. THE BREAKDOWN OF ASSETS AND THEIR DISPOSITION ARE AS FOLLOWS: $3,909 OF BOOK VALUE RELATED TO ASSETS PURCHASED IN 2013 FOR WHICH DEPRECIATION WAS NOT RECORDED. AS OF 2020, THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THESE ASSETS IS ESTIMATED AT $100. FIXED ASSETS TOTALING $4,868 WERE FULLY DEPRECIATED AND ESTIMATED AT A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $200. ONE LAPTOP WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $854 WAS LOST. A SECOND LAPTOP WITH BOOK VALUE OF $1,918 WAS LOST OR STOLEN AT CLOSING OF THE OFFICE AND MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE. AN INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED FOR THE LOSS. ALL REMAINING FIXED ASSETS WERE EITHER DISCARDED OR DONATED TO A 501(C)3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THIS FINAL TAX RETURN, THE FOUNDATION EXPECTS UP TO $1,400 IN POTENTIAL INSURANCE RECEIPTS AND $2,792 OF FEDERAL TAX REFUND. THESE FUNDS WILL FIRST BE USED TO PAY TAX PREP FEES RELATED TO THE FINAL TAX RETURN, AND ANY REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE DONATED TO A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION.

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (510) 326-8463

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $164K $195K $442K 8
2017 $13K $351K $397K 3
2018 $149K $297K $255K 27
2019 N/A $177K $210K N/A
2020 $10K $0 $16K 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 39 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$75K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (39 total)

Purpose
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Msri) Berkeley, CA $75,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Gathering 4 Gardner Foundation Grandville, MI $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Christ Church Berkeley, CA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
The Crowden School Berkeley, CA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
The Crowden School Berkeley, CA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Planned Parenthood New York, NY $20,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (Msri) Berkeley, CA $17,046 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL $10,000 GENERAL SUPORT 2018
State Innovation Exchange Madison, WI $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Uc Berkeley Faculty Club Berkeley, CA $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA $10,000 GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT FUND 2020
Voices for Progress Santa Monica, CA $10,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
National Academy of Engineering Washington, DC $10,000 PRESIDENT'S FUND 2017
Climate Central Pinceton, NJ $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
The College Preparatory School Oakland, CA $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
The Orion Fund Piedmont, CA $5,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Stanford Stanford, CA $2,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
United Negro College Fund Washington, DC $2,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA $2,000 GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT FUND 2016
Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA $2,000 GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT FUND 2017
Kdfc San Francisco, CA $1,100 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Berkeley Community Fund Berkeley, CA $1,030 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Oakland Art Murmur Oakland, CA $1,030 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Salvation Army Alexandria, VA $1,022 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Heifer Int'L Little Rock, AR $1,020 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018

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