BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$147k

Itemized grants

Median grant

$14k

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC	PITTSFIELD, MA	BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC HAS FOUR DAY-HABILITATION PROGRAMS THAT SERVE MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE. THREE OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE SENSORY ROOMS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS (ALONE OR IN SMALL GROUPS) TO DECOMPRESS, ESCAPE FROM OVER-STIMULATING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, ENJOY A QUIET, SAFE SPACE, AND ENGAGE IN CONTROLLED SENSORY EXPLORATION. AFTER ALL, EVERYONE NEEDS A "RESET" FROM TIME TO TIME. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME ALL OF THE SENSORY ROOMS ARE INADEQUATE, LACKING WELL-DESIGNED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORT TO REGULATE THEIR STRESS LEVELS. THE ROOMS REQUIRE UPDATES TO STRUCTURE AND DESIGN TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY ACCOMMODATE. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN ACTIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN INJURY WHEN THEY ARE UPSET OR OVER-STIMULATED, SUCH AS HITTING THEIR HEAD AGAINST AN UN-PROTECTED WALL.	$15k
BERKSHIRE SOUTH REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER	GREAT BARRINGTON, MA	WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST SUPPORT FROM THE BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR OUR SWIM WITH US ADAPTIVE SWIM LESSONS AND AQUA THRILLS CLASSES, AQUATICS PROGRAMS SERVING THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTIES PARTICIPATING IN TRADITIONAL LESSONS AND AQUATICS EXPERIENCES.	$15k
BLUE RIDER STABLES	GREAT BARRINGTON, MA	BLUE RIDER STABLES' ADAPTIVE RIDING PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND THE TRI-STATE AREA. PROGRAMS SUCH AS OURS HAVE PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IN REACHING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS OR MANY OTHER PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. A GERMAN STUDY (BAROLIN, G.S., & SAMBORSKI R. (1991). THE HORSE AS AN AID IN THERAPY. WIENER MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT,) STATES "PHYSIOTHERAPY ON THE BACK OF THE MOVED HORSE HAS TWO IMPORTANT DIMENSIONS: 1) THE SOMATOTROPIC EFFECT REGARDS MAINLY SPASTICITY, ATAXIA, THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN, THE BASIS OF THE PELVIS AND THE SKIN. 2) A GENERAL PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AND PSYCHO HYGIENIC EFFECT IS CREATED BY JOY, CHANGE AND NEW IMPETUS IN REHABILITATION AND BY THE EMOTIONAL CONTACT WITH THE "COMRADE ANIMAL".	$15k
COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS	GREAT BARRINGTON, MA	COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE ARTS (CATA) REQUESTS FUNDING FROM BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO UNDERWRITE 125 CATA VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND MAY 2025 WITH A GRANT OF $15,000. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 25% OVER RECENT YEARS' WORKSHOPS UNDERWRITTEN BY BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF YOUR SUPPORT, CATA WILL RECOGNIZE BERKSHIRE LIFE AS A LEAD UNDERWRITER OF I AM A PART OF ART, CATA'S ANNUAL ART EXHIBITS AT THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE IN WILLIAMSTOWN AND THE LICHTENSTEIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN PITTSFIELD DURING THE SUMMER OF 2025. THESE PUBLIC EXHIBITS SHOWCASE ARTWORK CREATED BY CATA ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM YEAR. ALL WORK IN THE EXHIBITS IS PROFESSIONALLY MATTED, FRAMED, AND OFFERED FOR SALE, WITH PROCEEDS PROVIDING COMMISSIONS TO INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS.	$15k
UCP OF WESTERN MA	PITTSFIELD, MA	UCP OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1961 BY PARENTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHO HAD CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND WERE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN SERVICES. IN THE EARLY YEARS, SERVICES WERE FOCUSED ON WHEELCHAIR REPAIR AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR THESE CHILDREN. TODAY, UCP CELEBRATES OUR 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE AND HAS EXPANDED OUR $8 MILLION OPERATION TO INCLUDE SUPPORTED LIVING, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY REGIONAL CENTER, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, AND EARLY INTERVENTION. WHILE SERVICES HAVE EXPANDED, THE FOCUS HAS ALWAYS REMAINED THE SAME: HELPING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACHIEVE "LIVES WITHOUT LIMITS." WHILE THE NAME UCP OFTEN GIVES THE SENSE THAT WE SERVE ONLY PERSONS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, IN FACT, UCP HAS GROWN TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THESE DISABILITIES INCLUDE PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS, VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENTS, IMPAIRMENTS OF COGNITION.	$15k
UPSIDE413	PITTSFIELD, MA	THE TENANCY PRESERVATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO FILL A CRITICAL GAP IN SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES IN THE BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY WHO ARE AT RISK OF EVICTION OR ARE EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY. WITHOUT THE SUPPORTS TPP PROVIDES, THESE VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO PRESERVE THEIR TENANCIES OR ACCESS HOUSING DUE TO THEIR MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND/OR AGING RELATED ISSUES. TPP ALLOWS TENANTS WITH DISABILITIES TO OVERCOME WHAT ARE OFTEN SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MAINSTREAM HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS NEEDED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, BERKSHIRE TPP HAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO OVER 1900 BERKSHIRE COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS AND PRESERVED OVER 1250 THESE HOUSEHOLDS' TENANCIES THROUGH TPP'S.	$15k
BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL	PITTSFIELD, MA	BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL BELIEVES IN THE HEALING BENEFITS OF BOTH LISTENING TO MUSIC AND MAKING MUSIC. THESE DOCUMENTED BENEFITS INCLUDE INCREASED COGNITIVE ACTIVITY, LANGUAGE RETENTION, LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCED STRESS AND PAIN LEVELS, AND INCREASED SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE. ADDITIONALLY, EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOWERED ANXIETY AND IMPROVED MOOD. FOR THESE REASONS, BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC, A NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, REACHED OUT TO BMS TO CREATE A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO SERVE THIS SPECIAL POPULATION. SINCE THAT TIME MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS HAS GROWN INTO AN ONGOING PROGRAM, AND A CORNERSTONE OF BMS'S OUTREACH OFFERINGS. PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TO ALL POPULATIONS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL, AND OUR MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS.	$12k
LIFE NEEDS COOP INC DBA STANTON HOME	GREAT BARRINGTON, MA	GROWING FARM PRODUCE AND FARMER'S MARKET VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. STANTON HOME CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE GARDENS AND GROWING ORGANIC PRODUCE TO SELL AT FARMER'S MARKET AND IN SUPPORT OF OUR GROWING COMMUNITY. WE ARE SEEKING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY AS ORGANIZATION AND CONTINUE TO TEACH VITAL LIFE SKILLS TO OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH THE FARMER'S MARKET VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. IF FUNDED, OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BENEFIT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: GAINING INDEPENDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT AT AND OUTSIDE OF STANTON HOME; DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL AND SKILLS RELATED TO SELLING RETAIL PRODUCTS; SOCIAL SKILLS AND ESSENTIAL INTERACTION WITH THE GREATER BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY; INCREASED SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.	$12k
PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER	PITTSFIELD, MA	THIS REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE TIMELY, LOCAL DIAGNOSIS FOR CHILDREN WHO MAY HAVE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD). A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN PDC CLINICIANS AND DR. DEB BUCCINO, A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN WITH ADVANCED TRAINING IN ASD, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ELIMINATE LENGTHY WAITING LISTS IN BOSTON FOR BERKSHIRE COUNTY FAMILIES. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM.	$12k
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID INC	PITTSFIELD, MA	CLA SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT OUR WORK WITH LOW-INCOME DISABLED TENANTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHO ARE FACING TERMINATION OF THEIR RENTAL SUBSIDIES OR ARE FACING EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. CLA LAWYERS ARE EXPERTS IN FAIR HOUSING LAW AND ARE VERY EFFECTIVE BOTH AT IDENTIFYING SERVICES TO PUT IN PLACE TO STABILIZE THE TENANT AND THEREFORE THE TENANCY, AND AT UTILIZING THE LAW TO PRESERVE THE TENANCY AND AVOID EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS.3 AS CHALLENGING AS THESE CASES ARE, THEY ARE ALSO VERY REWARDING, AS WE ARE OFTEN ABLE TO BOTH PREVENT EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS, AND ALSO ADDRESS THE CLIENT'S UNDERLYING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN A WAY THAT IMPROVES THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE RECENTLY HIRED AN ATTORNEY WHO IS WORKING EXCLUSIVELY ON FAIR HOUSING ISSUES. MANY OF HIS CASES FOCUS ON DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION IN THE CONTEXT OF EVICTION.	$10k
GLADYS ALLEN BRIGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER INC	PITTSFIELD, MA	WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING FOR AN EXISTING PROGRAM. THE BRIGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES ITS PROGRAM RESPONSE TO DISABLED YOUNGSTERS. WE OFFER PROGRAMMING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WHICH WE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT CONTINUED GRANT SUPPORT. THE AIDES ALLOW CHILDREN TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL FACETS OF BRIGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER ABC SCHOOL AGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (ABC), CAMP STEVENSON-WITAWENTIN (CSW) AND GIRLS INC. WHICH ALL SUPPORT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME HOURS. WE OFFER FULL INCLUSION OF SEVERELY, MODERATELY AND MILDLY DISABLED YOUTH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING AFTER SCHOOL, SUMMER, SCHOOL VACATIONS AND SNOW DAYS. THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION & CARE AND ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN [NAEYC].	$6k
CAMP WORDS UNSPOKEN	WESTFIELD, MA	THE CAMP WORDS UNSPOKEN RECREATION AND FLUENCY PROGRAMS ARE EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT HAPPEN IN AUGUST EACH YEAR. WITH THIS FUNDING CWU WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE A MORE ENJOYABLE AND IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTHS AND TEENS WHO STUTTER. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO FUND MORE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO ATTEND CAMP, REACH MORE YOUTHS WHO STUTTER AND INTERESTED PROFESSIONALS, CREATE A BALANCED AND EFFICIENT STAFF, AND FACILITATE FUN AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE CAMPERS.	$5k

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Revenue and expenses over time

BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

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$250k

$176k

2023

$357k

$186k

2024

Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

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BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Massachusetts earns a median of $17,596.

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$5k

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$17,596

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$66k

90th percentile

$171k

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In 2024, BERKSHIRE LIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported $357k in total revenue and $186k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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