Watch the Bertie Foundation intro video on YouTube (1 minute 30 seconds): See us in action · 1:30 Our work with local organizations

Founded by local expats · Giving since January 2024

Practical help, in person, for the people of Pattaya and Chonburi.

We work with local charities to meet the most pressing needs of the children, families, older people, people with disabilities and animals in their care.

501(c)(3) public charity · Tax-deductible in the US

Bertie Geneva Rogers, the founder’s grandmother

Inspired by Bertie Geneva Rogers (1928–2016), our founder’s grandmother. Read her story

Our vision, in her honor: that everyone knows they are loved, cared for and that their lives matter.

$85,324 given by our donors since January 2024

24 local organizations we work with

1,350+ people reached

Figures as of [Month Year]

See where your money goes

Our partners

Who your support reaches

  • Children

    Children’s homes and orphanages.

    Partners: Take Care Kids, Father Ray’s Children’s Village and 7 more children partners

  • Schools

    Local schools and their students.

    Partners: Redemptorist School, Chaleo Pavana Memorial School

  • Older people

    Care for older people in need.

    Partner: Bang Lamung Social Welfare Center for Older Persons

  • People with disabilities

    Support for people with disabilities.

    Partners: Karunyawet Home for Persons with Disabilities, Baan Kru Boonchoo and 2 more people with disabilities partners

  • Women

    Support for women in need.

    Partner: Fountain of Life Women’s Center

  • Families in hardship

    Food and essentials for families who are struggling.

    Partners: Hand to Hand Foundation, 58:12 Global and 1 more families in hardship partners

  • Health care

    Hospital wards, including pediatric and hospice care, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

    Partners: Pattaya Bhattamakun Hospital, Glory Hut Foundation

  • Animals

    Rescue and care for animals in need.

    Partners: Hope for Strays, Animal Army Hospital

  • Children’s homes and orphanages.

    See all 9 on Our Impact
  • Local schools and their students.

  • Care for older people in need.

  • Support for people with disabilities.

    See all 4 on Our Impact
  • Support for women in need.

  • Food and essentials for families who are struggling.

    See all 3 on Our Impact
  • Hospital wards, including pediatric and hospice care, and people living with HIV/AIDS.

  • Rescue and care for animals in need.

From our visits

Success stories

All success stories
A Bertie Foundation member laughing with two boys as he shows them a sheet of paper

Baan Kru Boonchoo · June 2025

[Outcome headline: what changed for them]

“[A short quote: the partner organization’s words, or an adult’s who agreed]”

[One or two sentences: the organization, what we brought, and what changed for the people in its care. For children: no names or personal histories.]

Read the full story

Meet Bertie Bear

A friendly face on our visits with children

On some visits with younger children, one of our members comes along as Bertie Bear. The children love meeting him, and he brings some of the biggest smiles of our visits.

See Bertie Bear on a visit
Bertie Bear hugging a smiling woman at a children’s charity visit Bertie Bear greeting a baby at a community visit