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Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Chapel Hill, North Carolina · EIN 352057621

Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $517,500 in 80 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $26,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $452,000 the year before.

21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$452,00070$9.1 million
2024$517,50080$9.7 million

How to apply

ContactDianne Bertsch
PO Box 3380, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone or email(919) 967-2580
What to submitWritten
Deadlines9/30
RestrictionsLimited to educational and children's needs which serve the raleigh/durham/chapel hill North Carolina or warsaw Indiana areas.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina59$398,000
Indiana18$104,500
Tennessee1$6,000
Virginia1$6,000
Hawaii1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 80 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Triangle Land Conservancy
Durham, NC
Land conservation$26,000
Josh's Hope Foundation Inc
Hillsborough, NC
Community outreach$20,000
Inter Faith Council
Carrboro, NC
Community outreach for homeless shelter$12,000
Refugee Support Center
Carrboro, NC
Community outreach$12,000
Alamance Orange Prison Ministry
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Educational$6,000
Baker Youth Club
Warsaw, IN
Community outreach$6,000
Be Loud Sophie Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
Educational$6,000
Beaman Home
Winona Lake, IN
Community outreach for abused women$6,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nei
Fort Wayne, IN
Community outreach$6,000
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Boone, NC
Land conservation$6,000
Book Harvest
Durham, NC
Educational$6,000
Boomerang Backpacks Warsaw
Fort Wayne, IN
Community outreach$6,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties
Durham, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Bridge II Sports
Durham, NC
Commuity outreach for physically disabled$6,000
Cardinal Services Inc
Warsaw, IN
Community outreach$6,000
Caring House
Durham, NC
Community outreach for cancer patients$6,000
Carolina Friends School
Durham, NC
Educational$6,000
Carolina Tiger Rescue
Pittsboro, NC
Wildlife sanctuary for saving and protecting wild cats$6,000
Casa of Kosciusko County
Warsaw, IN
Childrens welfare$6,000
Center for Child and Family Health
Durham, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation
Chapel Hill, NC
Educational$6,000
Charles House Association
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach for elder care$6,000
Childrens Flight of Hope
Raleigh, NC
Community outreach to children$6,000
Christmas House Inc
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Combined Community Services
Warsaw, IN
Community outreach$6,000
Community Empowerment Fund
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach for homelessness and poverty$6,000
Cure JM Foundation
Leesburg, VA
Community outreach for health$6,000
Diaper Bank of NC
Hillsborough, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Dr Charles Vander Horst Water Safety Initiative
Durham, NC
Community outreach for children$6,000
Durham Rescue Mission
Durham, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Early Childhood Alliance
Ft Wayne, IN
Community outreach to children$6,000
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry
Dunn, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Eyes Ears Nose & Paws
Hillsborough, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Family Promise of the Triangle
Raleigh, NC
Community outreach to homeless families$6,000
Family Reading Partners
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach to children$6,000
Family Services Foundation
Winston Salem, NC
Community outreach to families$6,000
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
Raleigh, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Friends of the Guardian Ad Litem Program
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach$6,000
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
Chapel Hill, NC
Community outreach to build affordable housing$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 9/30.

How much does Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$517,500 in tax year 2024, across 80 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dianne Bertsch (President) and Jordan Shamp (Vice President, Secretary).

What does Bertsch Family Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and human services.

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