Grants awarded
Who does Bersted Foundation fund?
Bersted Foundation has awarded $6.6 million across 393 grants to 156 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $12,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$6.6M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
156
Grants
393
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $235K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| W Wayside Cross Ministries | $140K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| P People's Resource Center | $140K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$135K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$130K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Suicide Prevention of the Inland Northwest
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$122K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ID | |
NAMI of Dupage County Illinois
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$120K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $112K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dupage Pads INC | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Casa Kane County
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$110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Little Friends INC
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$110K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Donka Incorporated
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$110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| A Alive Center | $102K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry | $100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Neighborhood Food Pantries
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| N Northen Illinois Food Bank | $100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Loaves and Fishes Community Pant | $95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $95K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ray Graham Assn for Disabled People | $92K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Teen Parent Connection INC
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Family Shelter Service INC
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| G Greater Elgin Family Care Center Endowment Trust | $90K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| D Dupage Children's Museum | $85K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Voluntary Action Center of Dekalb County | $82K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Rosecrance Foundation INC
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$80K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
The Morton Arboretum
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$80K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago | $79K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Glen Ellyn Children's Community | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 3 360 Transitional Living | $70K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NV | |
Independence Health & Therapy
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$70K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $67K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Family Service Agency | $65K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Almost Home Kids
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$65K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Hope's Front Door
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$61K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| C Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet | $60K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Home of the Sparrow INC
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$60K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| C Community House | $60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dominican Literacy Center | $60K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | MI | |
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$60K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| N Naperville Elderly Homes INC | $60K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Fox Valley Hands of Hope INC
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$58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Elgin | $55K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| E Edward Hospital Foundation | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northeast Dupage Family & Youth Services INC | $50K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| A American Cancer Society | $45K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Literacy Connection | $45K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| M Metropolitan Familiy Services | $45K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Kishwaukee Family Young Mens Christian Association INC
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$45K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| R Ramp INC | $40K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| B Barrington Youth and Familyserv | $35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chicago Child Care Society | $30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity Dupage County | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America - 3 Fires | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
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$30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fox Valley Habitat for Humanit | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y Youth Outlook | $30K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
Fox Valley United Way
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$28K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| A Ascension Illinois Foundation | $27K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity of McHenry | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Northern Illinois Food Bank
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$25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | IL | |
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$25K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| F Family Service Agency of Dekalb County | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity of Dekalb CT | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts of America | $25K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of Metro Chicago | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Consumer Credit Counseling Foundation INC
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Aurora Early Edu and Child Care | $21K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Fox Valley Older Adult Services | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Aurora Food Pantry | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Turning Point INC | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Safe Passages
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Pioneer Center for Human Services
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$20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | IL | |
| M Midwest Shelter for Homeless Vet | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Aurora Area Interfaith Food | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| 3 360 Transitional Living Youth Services | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Ecker Center for Mental Health | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | MO | |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL |
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