The Bertuzzi Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on education, community service, arts and culture, and addressing food insecurity and homelessness. The foundation provides grants to educational institutions, scholarship funds, and local charities, indicating a commitment to enhancing community welfare and educational opportunities. It primarily serves organizations that address community needs, including food banks and cultural institutions, with a notable emphasis on unrestricted funding. The foundation's activities are concentrated in the northeastern United States.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid sized nonprofit with established local presence (especially in Maine) working in arts/culture, education, scholarships, health, conservation, or community services, and with an existing relationship or credible warm introduction to the foundation or its grantees.
Good Fit
- • Located in Maine or serving Maine communities (or established ties to Maine organizations).
- • Programs in arts and culture, scholarships/education, local health services, conservation, or community services.
- • Track record of prior funding or partnerships with local funders or current grantees (warm introduction possible).
- • Needs general or unrestricted support or capital/campaign funding, rather than a competitive restricted grant.
- • Capacity to steward a donor relationship and report to a small private foundation.
Geography
Observed giving went to recipients in three states, but roughly 78% of dollars and about three quarters of grants were focused in Maine, indicating a strongly Maine-centric footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows about 28 distinct independent recipients across arts, education, health, conservation, and scholarships, which is a broad recipient set for a small private foundation despite dollar concentration in a few larger grants.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected organizations and the profile shows no public application or letter submission route; although three new grantees appeared in 2023, the behavioral pattern is relationship-driven and unfamiliar applicants would be unlikely to enter the portfolio without introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
