Private foundation · EIN 26-0001020 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Fred and Bryna Berman Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $900.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 30 grants paid, $511K total, median $900. 57% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
30
$511K
Median grant
$900
Stays in PA
57%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$8.1M

How to apply

Written applications should include name, address and purpose of the organization Contact: Application Should Be Mailed to the, 500 Walnut Street Apt 1900, Philadelphia, Pa, 2156434348 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$211K
Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$131K
University of PennsylvaniaPalm Beach Gardens, PACharitable purpose$99K
Jefferson Health Compassionate Care FundPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$28K
Insight Through Education IncPalm Beach Gardens, FLCharitable purpose$12K
Aim AcademyConshohocken, PACharitable purpose$10K
The Milton and Betty Katz JCCMargate City, NJCharitable purpose$2,832
Philly Youth BasketballPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$2,500
American Jewish CommitteePhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$2,000
Philadelphia Music AlliancePhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$1,999
Weitzman Jewish Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$1,980
Jewish Adoption and Family Care OptionsSunrise, FLCharitable purpose$1,800
Cdc FoundationAtlanta, GACharitable purpose$1,050
Rfk Human RightsWashington, DCCharitable purpose$1,030
Laurellen ProductionsNewtown Square, PACharitable purpose$1,000
Merakey FoundationLafayette Hill, PACharitable purpose$800
Birthright IsraelNew York, NYCharitable purpose$720
Have Faith HaitiSouthfield, MICharitable purpose$512
Beach Terrace ParkLongport, NJCharitable purpose$500
Jewish National FundBala Cynwyd, PACharitable purpose$478
Jewish Learning VentureJenkintown, PACharitable purpose$186
Women's Forum IncNew York, NYCharitable purpose$154
American Kidney FundRockville, MOCharitable purpose$118
Chabad at the ShoreVentnor City, NJCharitable purpose$118
Hope for Depression Research FoundationNew York, NYCharitable purpose$110
Preservation AlliancePhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$100
American Lung AssociationEssington, PACharitable purpose$100
Philadelphia SPCAPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$100
American Heart Association PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PACharitable purpose$58
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYCharitable purpose$54

By state: Pennsylvania 17 · Florida 2 · New Jersey 3 · Georgia 1 · New York 4 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Fred and Bryna Berman Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Frederick B Berman, tax-exempt since 2002. 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 Fred and Bryna Berman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written applications should include name, address and purpose of the organization Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Fred and Bryna Berman Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $511K across 30 grants, a median of $900.

Where does Fred and Bryna Berman Family Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (17 grants), Florida (2 grants), New Jersey (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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