The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
$1.5MTax year 2023
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Berry Charitable Foundation (F/K/A the Paiko Foundation) Grants
Private foundation · EIN 30-6282543 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: BERRY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (F/K/A THE PAIKO FOUNDATION)
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 13 | $5M |
Where Berry Charitable Foundation (F/K/A the Paiko Foundation) gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
$1.3MTax year 2024
The recovery fund pledge
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
$1MTax year 2024
Provide general support for the park
Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek
Vail, CO
$800KTax year 2023
Annual support for the performing arts & production of la boheme
The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
$750KTax year 2023
To support the production of carmen
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Berry Charitable Foundation (F/K/A the Paiko Foundation)'s IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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