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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Sheffield, MA EIN: 06-1254469 Website

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is a public charity based in Sheffield, Massachusetts, that supports communities through philanthropy and leadership. Established in 1987, it serves Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, New York; and northwest Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Key facts about Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc

In short: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc gave $12.8M across 381 grants in 2024 (avg $34K), mostly in Massachusetts. 28% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
06-1254469
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$12,763,788
Grants made (2024)
381
Average grant
$33,501
Median grant
$16,768
New grantees (estimate)
28% first-time grantees (106 of 381, 2024)
Total assets
$251,810,187
Primary geography
Massachusetts (52% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Deadline
Deadlines vary by fund.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$251.8M

+9.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$12.8M

-18.2% YoY

Grant Count

381

-8.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-10.9% YoY

Is Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

28%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 106 of 381 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $39K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $19K repeat.

  • 63% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+11%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s mission is to strengthen communities through philanthropy and leadership. Its stated program areas include community philanthropy, program philanthropy, regional philanthropy, and scholarships for higher education or professional development. The organization identifies educational attainment, community engagement, and economic opportunity as strategic priorities. Its filing also describes support for environmental protection, social services, education, and youth development.

Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantmaking. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival received a grant for arts, culture, and humanities; the festival says its mission is to support dance creation, presentation, education, and preservation. Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood received a human-services grant; it describes its work as supporting children and families from cradle to career. Greenagers received a youth-development grant; it says it connects young people with land, work, and community through conservation, sustainable farming, and related trades. The People’s Pantry, which received a grant, says it serves neighbors experiencing food insecurity by distributing healthy food.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 381 grants totaling $12,763,788. Grant amounts ranged from $5,100 to $1,010,250, with a median of $16,768.

Review Cycle

. Applications are submitted online; most opportunities open about six weeks before the deadline. Applications are reviewed by a fund advisory committee, whose recommendations are reviewed by the foundation’s board. Decisions are typically made within six to eight weeks, and award notifications specify reporting requirements.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation serves Berkshire County, Massachusetts; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, New York; and northwest Litchfield County, Connecticut. In 2024, reported grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Massachusetts (52%), New York (27%), and Connecticut (15%); smaller shares went to Florida (2%) and Washington, D.C. (1%).

Grant Distribution by State

34states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 381 itemized grants.

Cities

PittsfieldNew YorkGreat BarringtonHudsonSalisburyMillbrookWilliamstownStockbridgeLenoxBostonNorth AdamsPoughkeepsieDaltonMillertonSharonAdamsBecketChathamWashingtonFalls Village

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M297 grants2020 325 grants2021 345 grants2022 415 grants2023 381 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11.5M (2021) to $18.0M (2022). In 2024 it made 381 grants totaling $12.8M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

The Great Mountain Forest Corporation: $1.0MThe Great Mountain ForestCorporation$1.0MJacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: $869KJacob's Pillow Dance FestivalInc$869KNorth East Community Center Inc: $412KNorth East Community CenterInc$412KGreater Hudson Promise Neighborhood Inc: $311KGreater Hudson PromiseNeighborhood Inc$311KBridge: $267KBridge$267KBerkshire Waldorf School: $225KBerkshire Waldorf School$225KBard College: $194KBard College$194KWilliams College Alumni Relations and Development: $193KWilliams College AlumniRelations and Development$193KVolunteers in Medicine Berkshires: $152KVolunteers in MedicineBerkshires$152K18 Degrees Inc: $146K18 Degrees Inc$146K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Great Mountain Forest Corporation ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

1,763 grants across all recorded years

1479<$50K164$50–100K88$100–250K17$250–500K6$500K–1M9$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,479 grants of 1,763 (84%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Great Mountain Forest Corporation Norfolk, CTEnvironmental Quality Protection, Beautification$1,010,250
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc Becket, MAArts, Culture, and Humanities$869,284
North East Community Center Inc Millerton, NYHuman Services$412,069
Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood Inc Hudson, NYHuman Services$310,500
Bridge Lee, MAHuman Services, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition$267,178
Berkshire Waldorf School Great Barrington, MAEducational Institutions$225,000
Bard College Annandale, NYEducational Institutions$193,550
Williams College Alumni Relations and Development Williamstown, MAEducational Institutions$193,223
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires Great Barrington, MAHealth, General & Rehabilitative$151,662
18 Degrees Inc Pittsfield, MAHuman Services$146,397

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants reported
2024 $251,810,187 $25,442,434 $21,373,096 $12,763,788
2023 $230,666,604 $16,630,816 $23,605,593 $15,603,771
2022 $211,484,549 $31,998,976 $26,129,388 $17,974,528
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$251,810,187$230,666,604$211,484,549
Revenue$25,442,434$16,630,816$31,998,976
Expenses$21,373,096$23,605,593$26,129,388
Net Investment Income$10,218,806$3,161,778$5,506,318

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Pamela R. Green as chair, David Offensend as vice chair, Jodi K. Rathbun-Briggs as treasurer through April 2024, and Ackneil M. Muldrow III as secretary. Directors listed include Ellen C. Boyd, Karen Byers, Dr. Peter Dillon, Carlee Drummer, Carol Flaton, and Peter Frank.

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc is led by Peter Taylor, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 5 of 29 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Peter Taylor

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $199K (2020) → $175K (2024)

  • Katherine Mikulich Interim

    President & CEO

    New on the 2024 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $174K (2024)

  • Pamela R. Green

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maeve O'Dea

    Program Director

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $122K (2020) → $131K (2024)

  • Jennifer Frederick

    Director of Marketing & Communications

    New on the 2024 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $110K (2024)

  • Eleanore Velez

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth R. Hilpman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen C. Boyd

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Iredale

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Dillon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Frank

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Weininger

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thaddeus Gray

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth M. Hewitt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel S. Sternberg

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Osofsky

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlee Drummer

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ethan Klepetar

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gwendolyn Vansant

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia J. Jenny

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanu Kumar

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Flaton

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Byers

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt King

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Obasohan

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Baker

    Vice President Finance & Administration

    Vice President Finance & Administrator → Vice President Finance & Administration, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $145K (2020) → $153K (2024)

  • David Offensend

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jodi K. Rathbun-Briggs

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ackneil M. Muldrow III

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Kelly A. Morgan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Humphreys (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bryan E. House (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Trierweiler (2022–2023) — Controller
  • Former: Suzette Brooks-Masters (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Mikulich (2023) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Former: Timothy Wilmot Director Of (2023) — Strategy, Evaluation & Learning
  • Former: Emilie Pryor (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Henry Putzel III (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kara Mikulich (2020–2022) — Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Former: Robert Norris (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sheldon Evans (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Wilmot (2020–2022) — Director, Strategy & Evaluation
  • Former: Justin Burke (2020–2021) — Marketing Director
  • Former: Nancy Needham Hathaway (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Stack (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Suzette Brooks Masters (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Kennedy (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Wynn (2020) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Quinn (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Peter Taylor — President & CEO, Thru 9/2024: $175KPeter TaylorPresident & CEO, Thru 9/2024$175KKatherine Mikulich Interim — President & CEO, Eff. 9/2024: $174KKatherine Mikulich…President & CEO, Eff. 9/2024$174KJoseph Baker — VP Finance & Administration: $153KJoseph BakerVP Finance & Administration$153KMaeve O'Dea — Program Director: $131KMaeve O'DeaProgram Director$131KJennifer Frederick — Dir. of Marketing & Communications: $110KJennifer FrederickDir. of Marketing &…$110K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $175K, to Peter Taylor (President & CEO, Thru 9/2024). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 800 North Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
Phone: (413) 229-0370
Website: https://berkshiretaconic.org

Frequently asked questions about Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc

How much does Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc give each year?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc gave $12.8M across 381 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $15.6M across 415 grants.

What is Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $16,768, and its average grant was $33,501, across 381 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc that year got $19K on average.

Where does Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc give grants?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (27%) and Connecticut (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsfield, MA (48 grants), New York, NY (30 grants), Great Barrington, MA (27 grants) and Hudson, NY (22 grants).

Does Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Occasionally: 5% of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 381) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Educational Institutions" (86 grants), "Arts, Culture, and Humanities" (70 grants) and "Human Services" (58 grants).

Who are Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include The Great Mountain Forest Corporation ($1,010,250), Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc ($869,284) and North East Community Center Inc ($412,069), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc reported $251.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.4M.

What does Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s mission is to strengthen communities through philanthropy and leadership. Its stated program areas include community philanthropy, program philanthropy, regional philanthropy, and scholarships for higher education or professional development. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check berkshiretaconic.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's EIN?

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1254469. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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