Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Detroit, MI EIN: 38-6719148

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $204K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $8K.

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund at a glance

In short: Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,500
-34.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,250
-34.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,250
Total assets
$204,005
-1.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Michigan Colleges Alliance: $6KMichigan Colleges Alliance$6KLittle Sisters of the Poor: $2KLittle Sisters of the Poor$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan Colleges Alliance ($6K). Together the top 2 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

SouthfieldOregonBronx

How Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 64% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $13K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan Colleges Alliance Southfield, MISupport of Daily Operations$6,375
Little Sisters of the Poor Oregon, OHSupport of Daily Operations$2,125
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$204,005$13,709$14,787$8,5002$9,124$8,089$14,195
2024$207,736$10,381$18,924$13,0002$13,590$5,075$13,316
2023$210,384$12,254$18,884$13,0002$13,559$7,220$8,201
2022$214,859$17,774$18,078$12,0002$12,608$12,221$13,382
2021$217,165$9,430$16,858$11,0002—$3,585$13,286

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund's only listed officer is Comerica Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Comerica Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2024) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Cpmerica Bank (2021–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Comerica Bank — Trustee: $6KComerica BankTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Comerica Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund

How much does Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund give each year?

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 2 grants.

How large is Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund?

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund reported $204K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 is Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund?

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Detroit, MI. It holds $204K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund operate?

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund has awarded grants in Michigan, New York, Ohio.

What is Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund's EIN?

Mary Maybury Berkery Mem Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6719148. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 18, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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