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Who funds Berkshire Music School Inc
EIN 04-2121369 · Pittsfield, MA · NTEE A6E0
Berkshire Music School Inc of Pittsfield, MA (EIN 04-2121369) was named as a grant recipient by 18 funders in 47 grants paid totaling $506,002 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$506,002
47 grants paid
Funders
18
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 47 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $12,000 | paid | BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL BELIEVES IN THE HEALING BENEFITS OF BOTH LISTENING TO MUSIC AND MAKING MUSIC. THESE DOCUMENTED BENEFITS INCLUDE INCREASED COGNITIVE ACTIVITY, LANGUAGE RETENTION, LOWERED BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCED STRESS AND PAIN LEVELS, AND INCREASED SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE. ADDITIONALLY, EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOWERED ANXIETY AND IMPROVED MOOD. FOR THESE REASONS, BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC, A NON-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, REACHED OUT TO BMS TO CREATE A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO SERVE THIS SPECIAL POPULATION. SINCE THAT TIME MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS HAS GROWN INTO AN ONGOING PROGRAM, AND A CORNERSTONE OF BMS'S OUTREACH OFFERINGS. PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TO ALL POPULATIONS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL, AND OUR MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS. | 202523159349100517 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $5,550 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation Co Connolly Switaj Fogler & Co Llp | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202620519349100412 |
| 2025 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202601619349100700 |
| 2025 | Lee Bank Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202542689349100219 |
| 2024 | The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202513149349102296 |
| 2024 | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | A | $19,051 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES | 202543219349327419 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $6,300 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | Stearns Charitable Trust C/O Jpmorgan | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202540979349101019 |
| 2024 | Crane Fund for Widows and Children | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202532789349100403 |
| 2024 | Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation Co Connolly Switaj Fogler & Co Llp | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202433539349101103 |
| 2024 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501639349100025 |
| 2023 | The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 202423189349102107 |
| 2023 | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | A | $16,046 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES | 202433209349328763 |
| 2023 | Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $12,000 | paid | PROVIDING MEANINGFUL MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TO ALL POPULATIONS IS A TOP PRIORITY OF THE BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL, ANDOUR MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OURCOMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS SENIOR ADULTS LIVINGWITH LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AGING. THE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPSBRING BMS FACULTY MEMBERS INTO RESIDENCES AND DAY FACILITIES MANAGED BY BERKSHIRE COUNTY ARC AND OTHERASSISTED LIVING AND ADULT DAY-TIME CARE CENTERS. | 202303409349100410 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $11,450 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $6,000 | paid | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Gilson Family Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202433209349104788 |
| 2023 | Stearns Charitable Trust C/O Ropes Wealth Advisors | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202401089349101635 |
| 2023 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441319349100034 |
| 2023 | Claudia K Perles Family Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $3,200 | paid | GENERAL FUNDS | 202401539349100200 |
| 2023 | Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation Co Connolly Switaj Fogler & Co Llp | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $1,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202420599349100517 |
| 2023 | Price Chopper's Golub Foundation | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $750 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202301749349100110 |
| 2022 | The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT, FINANCIAL AIDE | 202313149349102761 |
| 2022 | Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $17,500 | paid | TO FUND THE SCHOOL'S CREATIVE COLLABORATION PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY MUSICAL ENRICHMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR PHYSCIAL DISABILITIES AT BCARC RESIDENCES AND DAY CENTERS | 202222859349100802 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $15,325 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | St Michaels Church Snohomish, WA | A | $15,325 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | A | $8,956 | paid | FOR MUSICAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS DRUM TO BEAT AND ALL THAT JAZZ | 202333199349311108 |
| 2022 | Stearns Charitable Trust | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202341029349102459 |
| 2022 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE FUND | 202341359349101034 |
| 2022 | Malcolm Gibbs Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202221529349101002 |
| 2022 | Price Chopper's Golub Foundation | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202242089349101304 |
| 2021 | The Claudia K Perles Family Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | BMS 80TH ANNIVERSARY GALA | 202221319349104237 |
| 2021 | Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $6,000 | paid | MAKING MUSIC: CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS WITH BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL, BCARC, HOME INSTEAD AND SENIOR CITIZEN POPULATIONS. THE BERKSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE 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, AND SENIOR CENTERS FOR INTERACTIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND ENTERTAINMENT. | 202132859349100303 |
| 2021 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE FUND | 202221329349103682 |
| 2021 | William R Oconnell and Linda P Oconnell Foundation Dtd 102497 | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $500 | paid | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 202241599349100724 |
| 2021 | Price Chopper's Golub Foundation | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT/CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202121669349100212 |
| 2020 | The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $31,200 | paid | BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS | 202123169349103757 |
| 2020 | Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation C/O Cameron K Mackey | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202133199349108923 |
| 2020 | Jewish Communal Fund | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202110399349300631 |
| 2020 | Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | A | $6,999 | paid | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS | 202113199349318246 |
| 2020 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $1,300 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE FUND | 202131169349101163 |
| 2020 | William R Oconnell and Linda P Oconnell Foundation Dtd 102497 | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $650 | paid | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 202101279349100930 |
| 2020 | Ge Foundation | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $400 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202133099349100763 |
| 2019 | Berkshire Life Charitable Foundation % Berkshire Life Insurance | 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 |
| 2018 | The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Pittsfield, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS | 201933199349101108 |
| 2018 | The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc | Berkshire Music School Inc Pittsfield, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE FUND | 201921349349101117 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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