Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc
Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 35-2057621. Reported 301 grants totalling $1,972,500 to 110 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $6,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $26,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh's Hope Foundation Inc | Hillsborough, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Triangle Land Conservancy | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Refugee Support Center | Carrboro, NC | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Church of Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inter Faith Council | Carrboro, NC | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Friends School | Durham, NC | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone, NC | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County | Chapel Hill, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jubilee Home | Durham, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Secu Family House at Unc | Chapel Hill, NC | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alamance Orange Prison Ministry | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baker Youth Club | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Be Loud Sophie Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beaman Home | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nei | Fort Wayne, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Conservancy | Blowing Rock, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Book Harvest | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boomerang Backpacks Warsaw | Fort Wayne, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Services Inc | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caring House | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Tiger Rescue | Pittsboro, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Kosciusko County | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Child and Family Health | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charles House Association | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christmas House Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Combined Community Services | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Empowerment Fund | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diaper Bank of Nc | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Durham Rescue Mission | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Farmworker Ministry | Dunn, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern Nc | Raleigh, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Guardian Ad Litem Program | Hillsborough, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haven House Inc | Raleigh, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joe's Kids Inc | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| K21 Health Foundation | Winona Lake, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kidznotes | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kosciusko Community Senior Services | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Orange County | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nc Arts in Action | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nc Reading Service | Raleigh, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Symphony | Raleigh, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange County Literacy Council | Carrboro, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange County Rape Crisis Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Durham | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Warsaw | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Pharmassist Inc | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Step Up Durham | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swing Pals Inc | Durham, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Table Inc | Carrboro, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Warsaw Community Public Library | Warsaw, IN | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Chapel Hill, NC | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Club Nova Community | Carrboro, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Compass Center for Women | Chapel Hill, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kosciusko County Community Foundation | Warsaw, IN | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice | Warsaw, IN | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Life Skills Foundation | Durham, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read | Matthews, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc Health Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| White's Redidential | Wabash, IN | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cure Jm Foundation | Leesburg, VA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridge II Sports | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dr Charles Vander Horst Water Safety Initiative | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Recovery Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope Renovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Koscinsko County Community Foundation | Warsaw, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kosciusko Literacy Services | Warsaw, IN | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Community Health Center | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Life and Science | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nc Museum of Life and Science | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nc Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | Mebane, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Read Inc | Warsaw, IN | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Triangle | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteers for Youth | Carrboro, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth Villages Inc | Durham, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cws Immigrant Fund | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Better Blood Project | Durham, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Flight of Hope | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cure Jm Foundation | Warsaw, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dispute Settlement Center | Carrboro, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Early Childhood Alliance | Ft Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Centro Hispano Inc | Durham, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eyes Ears Nose & Paws | Hillsborough, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eyes Ears Nose and Paws | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promise of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Reading Partners | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Services Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Food Shuttle | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kehillah Synagogue | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle Flights | Las Vegas, NV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Note in the Pocket | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Fathers Pantry | Warsaw, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reentry House Plus Inc | Hillsborough, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schoolhouse of Wonder | Durham, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stillwater Hospice | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arts Center | Carrboro, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unc Lineberger Cancer Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| WHEELS4HOPE | Cary, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Villages Foundaiton | Bartlett, TN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boone Area Chamber of Commerce | Boone, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hubzone Technology Initiative | Henderson, NC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warsaw Community Schools | Warsaw, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
77 of 110 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 84%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Inter Faith Council
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR HOMELESS SHELTER - Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING - Cure Jm Foundation
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR HEALTH - Beaman Home
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR ABUSED WOMEN - Bridge II Sports
COMMUITY OUTREACH FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED - Caring House
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR CANCER PATIENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 160 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 77 | $517,000 | $6,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $486,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $452,000 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $517,500 | $6,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 77% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 3380, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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