To promote philanthropy and improve the quality of life for the residents of Berks County, Pennsylvania.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11.7M a year · 59% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$507K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.5M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.7M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$9.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$146.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$20.7M
FY2025▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$33.9M
FY2022$18.3M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$20.7M
Expenses
$9.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$9.1M
Net assets
$146.4M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$129.8M
FY2022$113.2M
FY2023$116.6M
FY2024$127.2M
FY2025$146.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1994.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $7.5M Management & general 11% · $1.0M Fundraising 6% · $580K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $507K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$302,290Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Chief Operatin
$204,507Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin K Murphy’s $302K as President is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kevin K Murphy$302,290$295,972$262,884$247,650$233,995
Frances a Aitken$204,507$195,627$180,956$168,771$152,839
Heidi Williamson—$176,040$140,349$120,458$117,978

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages charitable funds and distributes grants to support local donors and address evolving community needs in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Berks county community foundation helps people find the best way to make charitable gifts to support the community. The community foundation manages over 380 different funds, each established with a specific purpose determined by the original donor.

$7.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7.5M
Grants paid · 710 grants · $26.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$786,339
Berks NaturePA · FY2024$750,200
Berks NaturePA · FY2024$250,000
Green Building AlliancePA · FY2024$185,054
Tower Health at HomePA · FY2024$140,000
The Highlands at WyomissingPA · FY2024$100,000
Spotlight PAPA · FY2024$100,000
Humane PennsylvaniaPA · FY2024$70,000
Baseballtown CharitiesPA · FY2024$70,000
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2024$60,000
Albright CollegePA · FY2024$56,908
Berks Encore INCPA · FY2024$56,000
Generation180VA · FY2024$51,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,232
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Money outPt IX
$9.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$580K
Owns and owesPt X
$146.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$154.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$850K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$195K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$8.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.6M
Total revenueLn 12$20.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$637K
SavingsLn 2$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$144.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$154.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$146.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$125.1M$144.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$135.1M$154.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$127.2M$146.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.2M$5.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$931K$931K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$26K$26K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$507K$178K$185K$143K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$721K$433K$240K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$67K$47K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$41K$29K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$36K$718$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$243K$243K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$187K$172K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$14K$7K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$60K$42K$15K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$131K$63K$49K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$102K$64K$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$965$432
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$96K$64K$22K$10K
InterestLn 20$99K$59K$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$185K$111K$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$14K$10K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$241K$46K$11K$184K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.1M$7.5M$1.0M$580K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20.7M$9.1M$11.6M$146.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.5M$8.5M$6.0M$127.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.6M$9.2M$2.4M$116.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.3M$8.1M$10.1M$113.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $33.9M$5.4M$28.5M$129.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,663,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,945,427$12,630,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $30,433$33,580
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,515,428$7,988,228
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,184$11,254
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,492,472$20,663,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,379,002$6,144,929
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,489,968$1,443,851
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,586,031$1,523,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,455,001$9,112,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,037,471$11,551,028
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $20,663,393 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$194,575
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,435,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$850,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,630,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,580$33,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,342,559$2,342,559
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,645,669$5,645,669
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,124−$37,124
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48,378$48,378
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,951,104$20,663,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,112,365 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,188,022$5,188,022
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $931,057$931,057
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $25,850$25,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,328 · Management $185,106 · Fundraising $143,218$506,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $432,838 · Management $240,443 · Fundraising $47,287$720,568
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,871 · Management $46,562 · Fundraising $20,845$134,278
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,013 · Management $28,556 · Fundraising $12,784$82,353
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $718 · Management $34,885$35,603
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,038$29,038
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $242,508$242,508
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $172,441 · Management $14,930$187,371
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,244 · Management $7,461 · Fundraising $41,131$62,836
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,770 · Management $15,329 · Fundraising $2,737$59,836
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,353 · Management $48,686 · Fundraising $18,588$130,627
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,930 · Management $19,233 · Fundraising $19,233$102,396
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,125 · Management $965 · Fundraising $432$5,522
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $63,699 · Management $22,372 · Fundraising $10,016$96,087
IX-20 InterestPrograms $59,465 · Management $19,822 · Fundraising $19,822$99,109
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $110,866 · Management $36,955 · Fundraising $36,955$184,776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,241 · Management $9,916 · Fundraising $23,038$47,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,029 · Management $10,729 · Fundraising $183,923$240,681
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,518,860 · Management $1,013,496 · Fundraising $580,009$9,112,365
Part X · Balance sheet $154,855,824 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $77,904; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,216$636,696
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,301,252$4,240,817
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$23,520
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,674$55,682
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,394,134$4,230,862
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $100,490,980$118,058,464
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $24,648,181$26,438,489
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,054,015$1,093,390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $135,142,453$154,855,824
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194,460$174,413
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,430,987$1,069,696
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,720,004$5,697,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,921,919$8,452,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,202,039$145,309,977
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,018,495$1,093,390
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,220,534$146,403,367
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $135,142,453$154,855,824
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,403,367 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,663,393
XI-2 Total expenses$9,112,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,551,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,220,534
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,503,563
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$871,758
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,403,367

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