Mike Berkley Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on community service, education, health, and arts and culture. It provides funding to local charities, religious organizations, educational institutions, and health-related initiatives, reflecting a commitment to enhancing the quality of life in its community. The foundation's funding activities indicate a strong emphasis on addressing food insecurity, supporting youth development programs, and promoting arts and culture. It predominantly serves organizations within its local area.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, local Kansas nonprofit (Salina-area or similar) with established local presence or a trusted intermediary relationship; organizations working in community services, education, faith-based programs, arts, or basic needs.
Good Fit
- • Located in Kansas with demonstrated local impact (Salina or surrounding communities).
- • Existing relationship or introduction to trustees, officers, or a local community foundation.
- • Programs aligned with community service, education, faith-based work, arts, youth development, or basic needs.
- • Comfort receiving modest recurring grants or occasional larger community grants.
Geography
Observed giving is concentrated in Kansas; the latest year shows all giving to a single in‑state recipient and filings identify the foundation's state as KS.
Recipient Variety
The latest year contracted to one recipient (one grant), but the public filings from previous years show dozens of distinct local grantees, so the overall pattern is mixed rather than consistently broad or consistently tiny.
New Applicants
Application metadata and the default application settings indicate grants are made to preselected recipients only and no public submission route or contact details are published, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry despite earlier years showing many small grants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
