Berkshire Community Foundation
1650 Arlington Business Park
Theale, Berkshire RG7 4SA
United Kingdom
Mission
We exist to inspire a strong generous community in Berkshire where people work in partnership to enhance the quality of local life. We inspire philanthopy and charitable giving, connecting people, ideas, resources and needs to make a lasting difference; help build stronger communities and enrich lives by supporting organizations addressing need; help local people and organizations manage their philanthropy and charitable giving; and influence the critical issues and needs affecting our communities
1985 Year Founded
6 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$12,000,000 Endowment Value
$1,000,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Berkshire Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 1650 Arlington Business Park |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Theale |
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State / Region | Berkshire |
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ZIP / Postal Code | RG7 4SA |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Continent | Europe |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 44 118 930 3021 |
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Email | andrew.middleton@berkshirecf.org |
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Website | www.berkshirecf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Andrew Middleton, CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Andrew Middleton |
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Primary Contact’s Position | CEO |
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Year Founded | 1985 |
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Mission Statement | We exist to inspire a strong generous community in Berkshire where people work in partnership to enhance the quality of local life. We inspire philanthopy and charitable giving, connecting people, ideas, resources and needs to make a lasting difference; help build stronger communities and enrich lives by supporting organizations addressing need; help local people and organizations manage their philanthropy and charitable giving; and influence the critical issues and needs affecting our communities |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 850,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 6 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 50 |
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Total Board Members | 17 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,600,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $600,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $1,000,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $12,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Little |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Lot |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Often |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Rarely |
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Access to information technology | Often |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | A few small achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Not at all |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Not at all |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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