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Grants paid by Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance, tax year 2019
EIN 04-3566439 · Pittsfield, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T21
In tax year 2019, Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance (EIN 04-3566439) reported 24 grants paid totaling $138,700. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2019
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $12,000 | paid | FOR THEIR "SHELTER FROM THE STORM PROJECT" WHICH PROVIDES INFORMED, ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTABLE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire County Arc Pittsfield, MA | U | $12,000 | paid | TO ACCESS A CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF TRAINING TO FORMAT THE TRAINING MATERIALS INTO USEABLE TRAINING PLANS AND TO TRAIN THEIR LEAD STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE TRAINING PROGRAMS (FOR THE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM). | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Community Health Programs Great Barrington, MA | B | $12,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER CARE COORDINATOR POSITION AT BERKSHIRE PEDIATRICS IN PITTSFIELD, MA, TO CREATE MORE COMPREHENSIVE WRAP AROUND CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | United Cerebal Palsy Association of Berkshire County Pittsfield, MA | U | $12,000 | paid | FOR LIFE SKILLS COUNTY WIDE AND FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COUNTY WIDE. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority Pittsfield, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | TO CONTINUE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THEIR TENANCY PRESERVATION PROGRAM (TPP). TPP WORKS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A DISABLED TENANT CAN BE REASONABLY ACCOMMODATED OR PRESERVE AN EXISTING TENANCY. PRESERVING EACH HOUSEHOLD'S TENANCY IS THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF TPP. HOWEVER, SHOULD A TENANCY BE UNSUSTAINABLE, TPP ASSISTS THE TENANTS IN ACCESSING MORE APPROPRIATE HOUSING OPTIONS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire South Regional Community Center Great Barrington, MA | C | $8,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EXISTING AQUATIC PROGRAMS SERVING THOSE WITH SEVERE LIMITATIONS AS WELL AS EXPAND OFFERINGS IN THIS AREA IN RESPONSE TO DEMAND. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | TO CONTINUE ITS PROGRAM RESPONSE TO DISABLED YOUNGSTERS. THEY OFFER PROGRAMMING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE AIDES ALLOW CHILDREN TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN ALL FACETS OF BRIGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER ABC SCHOOL AGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM [ABC], CAMP STEVENSON-WITAWENTIN [CWS] AND GIRLS INC. WHICH ALL SUPPORT SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN THE OUT OF SCHOOL TIME HOURS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Blue Rider Stables Great Barrington, MA | C | $6,000 | paid | THERAPEUTIC RIDING PROGRAMS WHICH SERVES INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOOLS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY. BENEFITS OF THERAPEUTIC RIDING SUPPORTS EACH STUDENT'S INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS: SOCIAL, VOCATIONAL, SAFETY, COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. [THE PROGRAMS WILL BENEFIT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, AGES 5-22, DURING THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR; AS WELL AS FIVE BRS ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS AND INTERNS, AGES 16-22 AND SEVEN ADULT SPECIAL NEEDS CLIENTS]. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire Horseworks Inc Richmond, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | BERKSHIRE HORSEWORKS' EIGHT-WEEK "FAMILY INTEGRATION" PROGRAM UTILIZES EAGALA MODEL EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY TO ADDRESS CORE DISABILITIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LARGER FAMILY STRUCTURE - SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO TREAT BERKSHIRE COUNTY INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES, BUT ALSO TO EDUCATE, INTEGRATE AND DERIVE SUPPORT FROM THE FAMILY. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Boys and Girls' Club of the Berkshires Pittsfield, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THEIR YEAR-ROUND RECREATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM - BOTH THEIR SUMMER PROGRAM, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THEIR MEAL ON WHEELS BERKSHIRE COUNTY PROGRAM [A PROJECT OF ESBC'S ELDER NUTRITION PROGRAM]. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Pediatric Development Center Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH EFFORTS OF THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR PDC'S BEAR PROGRAM [BERKSHIRE EARLY AUTISM RESOURCES PROGRAM]. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | FOR THEIR OUTREACH PROGRAM TO VARIOUS POPULATIONS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AND SENIOR CITIZENS. THESE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS BRING BMS FACULTY MEMBERS INTO BCARC RESIDENCES, DAY CARE CENTERS, PRIVATE HOMES, SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES, AND COUNCILS ON AGING FOR INTERACTIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND ENTERTAINMENT. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Southern Berkshire Elderly Transportation Corporation Great Barrington, MA | U | $4,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL COSTS AND TO HELP KEEP RIDER FEES DOWN. [50% OF RIDERSHIP HAS A DISABILITY]. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | National Alliance On Mental Illness of Berkshire County Pittsfield, MA | U | $4,000 | paid | FOR THEIR THREE-TIER PROGRAM OF SUPPORT, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE. THE PROGRAMS NAMI OFFERS ARE ATTENEDED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES WHO ALSO MAY HAVE A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Guidewire Inc Pittsfield, MA | C | $3,600 | paid | TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR THE DAY PROGRAM FOR 30 RESIDENTS. THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES A SOMATRON THERAPY LOUNGE CHAIR AND SOFT ROCKER FOR THE SENSORY ROOM AND A COMFORT SWING. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Hillcrest Community Support Services Inc Pittsfield, MA | U | $3,600 | paid | HILLCREST COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES IS A NEWLY CREATED NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT OFFERS SUPPORT SERVICES TO SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE STARTUP OF AN IN-HOME IN APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS TREATMENT PROGRAM WHICH WILL BEGIN OPERATING IN JULY 2018. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Berkshire Museum Pittsfield, MA | U | $3,500 | paid | IN JANUARY 2018, BERKSHIRE MUSEUM LAUNCHED A SERIES OF SENSORY FRIENDLY FILM SCREENING IN ITS LITTLE CINEMA SERIES. THE SCREENINGS ARE PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S BERKSHIRE EARLY AUTISM RESOURCES [BEAR] PROGRAM. BEAR PROVIDES INTENSIVE THERAPIES TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER UP TO THREE YEARS OF AGE, WHO ARE RECEIVING SERVICES FROM AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM AND RESIDE IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY. SUPPORT WILL HELP THE MUSUEM DEVELOP PRINTED SOCIAL STORIES FOR PARTICIPATING FAMILIES. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Hancock Shaker Village Pittsfield, MA | C | $3,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THEIR TEAM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK ON THEIR FARM AND IN THE GARDENS FROM SPRING THROUGH FALL. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Community Legal Aid Worcester, MA | B | $3,000 | paid | TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR WORK WITH LOW-INCOME DISABLED TENANTS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHO ARE FACINGTERMINATION OF THEIR RENTAL SUBSIDIES, ARE BEING DENIED PUBLIC AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, OR ARE FACING EVICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Dalton Cra Dalton, MA | D | $3,000 | paid | TO ALLOW THEIR BUDDIES PROGRAM THE ABILITY TO OFFER A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES TO THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION. THE GRANT WILL ALLOW THEM TO OFFER THE PROGRAM FREE TO FAMILIES ALREADY BURDENED WITH EXCESSIVE MEDICAL BILLS, INCLUDING SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, THERAPY/DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND MEDICINES. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Ms Support Foundation North Adams, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | TO FUND THEIR FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Dalton Council On Aging Inc Dalton, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | TO PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS OF ANY AGE WITH PHYSICAL OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. THEIR MAIN GOAL IS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION TO RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF DALTON. | 201912629349100501 |
| 2019 | Special Olympics Massachusetts Marlborough, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING AND COMPETITION IN A VARIETY OF OLYMPIC-TYPE SPORTS FOR ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES [430+ BERKSHIRE RESIDENTS IN 2018]. | 201912629349100501 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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