Bergeron Family Foundation
Bergeron Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Needham, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado, and the District of Columbia, with most grant dollars going to Vermont recipients.
Bergeron Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bergeron Family Foundation gave $95K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Vermont. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,000
- -30.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- -9.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,276
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,982,366
- +2.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (6 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Vermont (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bergeron Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says grant requests should be made in writing. It states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and that there are no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- There are no deadlines.
- Deadline
- There are no deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Bergeron Family Foundation
Mailing address: PO Box 920135, Needham, MA 02492
Phone: (781) 690-5495
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bergeron Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Michael's College ($20K). Together the top 10 received $70K.
Grant Size Distribution
169 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 168 grants of 169 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Vermont recipients received 79% of grant dollars, followed by recipients in New Hampshire (10%), Massachusetts (6%), Colorado (3%), and the District of Columbia (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Bergeron Family Foundation open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 29 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2025) to $213K (2021). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | General Support | $20,000 |
| Howard Mental Health Burlington, VT | General Support | $10,000 |
| Community College of Vermont Winooski, VT | General Support | $7,000 |
| Feeding Champlain Valley Burlington, VT | General Support | $6,000 |
| Bishop's Fund South Burlington, VT | General Support | $5,000 |
| Cots Burlington, VT | General Support | $5,000 |
| End 68 Hours of Hunger Farmington, NH | General Support | $5,000 |
| Spectrum Youth & Family Services Burlington, VT | General Support | $5,000 |
| YMCA Camp Belknap Wolfeboro, NH | General Support | $3,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington Burlington, VT | General Support | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,982,366 | $172,813 | $126,416 | $95,000 | 29 | $97,625 | $148,527 | $111,293 |
| 2024 | $1,935,969 | $177,118 | $164,227 | $137,000 | 32 | $139,500 | $153,398 | $105,948 |
| 2023 | $1,923,078 | $41,412 | $161,740 | $137,000 | 36 | $139,375 | $14,463 | $100,429 |
| 2022 | $2,043,406 | $83,677 | $177,053 | $138,500 | 37 | $140,690 | $59,271 | $111,328 |
| 2021 | $2,136,782 | $543,043 | $245,782 | $213,000 | 35 | $214,805 | $517,744 | $116,973 |
| 2020 | $1,839,521 | $265,144 | $237,188 | $209,000 | 23 | — | $239,451 | $116,753 |
| 2019 | $1,811,565 | $99,589 | $151,983 | $124,000 | 27 | — | $75,224 | $110,595 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bergeron Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $111K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including higher education, food assistance, youth and family services, and community support. For example, Saint Michael’s College describes its mission as contributing through higher education to human development and culture in the light of the Catholic faith. End 68 Hours of Hunger describes its work as addressing the gap in meals some schoolchildren experience between Friday lunch and Monday breakfast. These are the grantees’ missions, not statements of the foundation’s own mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $95,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $2,000. The listed grants were for general support. In 2024, it reported 32 grants totaling $137,000; in 2023, it reported 36 grants totaling $137,000.
The largest 2025 grants included $20,000 to Saint Michael’s College, $10,000 to Howard Mental Health, $7,000 to Community College of Vermont, and $6,000 to Feeding Champlain Valley. Other grants included $5,000 each to Bishop’s Fund, COTS, End 68 Hours of Hunger, and Spectrum Youth & Family Services.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jane B Guyette, Jay Bergeron, Matthew Bergeron, and Jennifer Carlson as trustees.
Bergeron Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane B. Guyette
Trustee - As Required
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jay Bergeron
Trustee - As Required
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jennifer Carlson
Trustee - As Required
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Matthew Bergeron
Trustee - As Required
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: John J. Bergeron (2019–2022) — Trustee - As Required
- Former: Paul U. Bergeron (2019–2022) — Trustee - As Required
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bergeron Family Foundation
How much does Bergeron Family Foundation give each year?
Bergeron Family Foundation gave $95K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $137K across 32 grants.
What is Bergeron Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Bergeron Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,276, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bergeron Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Bergeron Family Foundation give grants?
Bergeron Family Foundation gives mostly in Vermont: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Hampshire (10%) and Massachusetts (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Burlington, VT (8 grants), South Burlington, VT (4 grants), Colchester, VT (2 grants) and Shelburne, VT (2 grants).
Does Bergeron Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Bergeron Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (29 of 29) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bergeron Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Bergeron Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Saint Michael's College ($20,000), Howard Mental Health ($10,000) and Community College of Vermont ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bergeron Family Foundation?
Bergeron Family Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $111K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bergeron Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including higher education, food assistance, youth and family services, and community support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bergeron Family Foundation?
The filing says grant requests should be made in writing. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bergeron Family Foundation's EIN?
Bergeron Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0370623. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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