Private foundation · EIN 13-6118516 · New York, New York

Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 112 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $2,500. 68% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
112
$1.1M
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in NY
68%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$11M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 40 of 112 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Montifiore EinsteinTarrytown, NYGeneral support$200K
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NYGeneral support$200K
Rescue Squad of Cannon CountyWoodbury, TNGeneral support$100K
The Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJGeneral support$100K
Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$83K
Ronald McDonald HouseOak Brook, ILGeneral support$50K
AbcmerricatsNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Harlem AcademyNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
St Jude's Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral support$20K
Hopes and HerosNew York, NYGeneral support$17K
Manhattan Theatre ClubNew York, NYGeneral support$13K
Indiana University FoundationBloomington, INGeneral support$11K
Metropolitan MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
UJAWhite Plains, NYGeneral support$10K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral support$10K
92nd Street yNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Botanical Gardens - PatronBronx, NYGeneral support$10K
Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter SchoolBronx, NYGeneral support$10K
Jewish MuseumNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Man Cave Health IncOyster Bay, NYGeneral support$10K
Equine AdvocatesChatham, NYGeneral support$9,600
Frick CollectionNew York, NYGeneral support$7,500
Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NYGeneral support$7,500
Riverdale Country SchoolBronx, NYGeneral support$6,000
54 Below IncNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
ArfAmelia, OHGeneral support$5,000
Arts Center of Cannon CountyWoodbury, TNGeneral support$5,000
Asphalt GreenNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
City Center (ny City Center)New York, NYGeneral support$5,000
City HarvestNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Cspc (the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress)Washington, DCGeneral support$5,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Education Foundation of Fair HavenFair Haven, NJGeneral support$5,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Action FundNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GAGeneral support$5,000
Hebrew Home of RiverdaleRiverdale, NYGeneral support$5,000
Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Jf Adams Memorial LibraryLatrobe, PAGeneral support$5,000
Los Angeles Fire Department FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$5,000

By state: New York 76 · Tennessee 5 · New Jersey 10 · Illinois 1 · District of Columbia 3 · Indiana 2

About this foundation

Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, tax-exempt since 1963. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.1M across 112 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Sol & Margaret Berger Foundation give?

New York (76 grants), Tennessee (5 grants), New Jersey (10 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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