Donna And Robert Berg Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community initiatives, particularly in the areas of arts, culture, and animal welfare. Its mission emphasizes the provision of assistance for community services, art programs, and the rescue and care of animals in need. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations that focus on these causes, reflecting a commitment to enhancing community well-being and cultural enrichment. Its funding activities are concentrated in California, with a notable focus on local organizations that provide essential services and support to the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small California nonprofit, especially one working in youth arts, community services, or local animal welfare, with an established local presence or a referral into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Located in Paso Robles / San Luis Obispo County or otherwise active locally in California.
- • Programs in youth arts, community services, or animal welfare.
- • Existing relationship, referral, or past engagement with foundation leadership or established grantees.
- • Capacity to manage grants in the observed grant-size range (low-thousands up to mid-five-figures).
Geography
All observed grants in each year were made within California and concentrated in the Paso Robles / San Luis Obispo region, indicating a local in-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funded four distinct local organizations across arts, community services, and animal welfare, so institutional variety is present but dollar support is heavily concentrated in a single local arts nonprofit.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly reports funding only preselected organizations and no public application or contact route was found; although two new recipients appeared in 2024, the declared invitation-only practice and opaque contact options make entry by an unfamiliar applicant unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
