Berkshire Retirement Home Inc
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Berkshire Retirement Home Inc at a glance
In short: Berkshire Retirement Home Inc gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $900,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $900,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $900,000
- Total assets
- $12,517,378
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Berkshire Retirement Home Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 89 South Care Support Inc ($900K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $900K (2024) to $900K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 89 South Care Support Inc Pittsfield, MA | General Operating Support | $900,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,517,378 | $7,600,505 | $7,878,370 | $900,000 | 1 | $44,822 |
| 2024 | $12,908,750 | $7,411,721 | $7,325,270 | $900,000 | 1 | $56,678 |
| 2023 | $13,156,670 | $6,619,553 | $5,919,609 | — | — | $21,433 |
| 2022 | $13,020,326 | $6,594,228 | $5,775,893 | — | — | $-6,988 |
| 2021 | $14,447,914 | $7,503,836 | $5,872,053 | — | — | $7,553 |
| 2019 | $15,470,177 | $7,194,502 | $5,860,291 | — | — | $19,662 |
About Berkshire Retirement Home Inc
Based on IRS filings
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc is a public charity, based in Pittsfield, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $900K. Net investment income was $45K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc is led by Edward A. Forfa, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 3 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward A. Forfa
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$97K (2019) → $144K (2025)
John Murphy
President
Secretary & Clerk → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Shepard
Registered Nurse
On filings since 2023
80 hrs/week
$107K (2023) → $120K (2025)
Patricia Meader
Cna
Certified Nursing Assistant → Cna, 2025
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$113K (2023) → $124K (2025)
Dorothy Mara
Member & Treasurer
Treasurer → Member & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Kirby
Member
Immediate Past President → Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Gilligan
Vice President
Member → Secretary & Clerk, 2022
Secretary & Clerk → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelson Furlano
Secretary, Clerk & Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Secretary, Clerk & Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Herrick
Treasurer
Immediate Past President → Member - Immediate Past President, 2023
Member - Immediate Past President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Guyette
Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Marinaro
Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Kahn
Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline McNinch
Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark McKenna
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Lee
Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Terrie Choquette (2023–2024) — Administrator
- Former: Kevin Bisaccio (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Richard Patterson (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Kathleen Coburn (2021) — Administrator
- Former: Jeff Thompson (2019) — Member
- Former: Matthew Scarafoni (2019) — Secretary & Clerk
- Former: Michela Juras (2019) — Member
- Former: Shaun Heimann (2019) — Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $144K, to Edward Forfa (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Berkshire Retirement Home Inc
How much does Berkshire Retirement Home Inc give each year?
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $900K across 1 grant.
How large is Berkshire Retirement Home Inc?
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc reported $12.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.6M.
Where does Berkshire Retirement Home Inc operate?
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Berkshire Retirement Home Inc's EIN?
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2103875. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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