Private foundation · EIN 88-0593785 · Highland Park, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Saul and Leslie Bernstein Family Foundation Inc

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $330K total, median $5,000. 19% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
27
$330K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NJ
19%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.2M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shriners Children's PortlandPortland, ORCharitable$97K
Fjc-A Foundation of Philanthropic FundsNew York, NYCharitable$30K
Foundation for Women and Girls With Blood DisordersMontclair, NJCharitable$25K
The Jester & Pharley PhundPalos Verdes, CACharitable$25K
American Friends of Peace of MindNew York, NYCharitable$20K
Hadassah the Womens Zionist Org of AmericaNew York, NYCharitable$18K
NetivotEast Brunswick, NJCharitable$15K
WitfHarrisburg, PACharitable$10K
Mesorah NjHighland Park, NJCharitable$8,000
National Alliance to End HomelessnessWashington, DCCharitable$7,500
Free Clinic of Southwest WashingtonVancouver, WACharitable$7,000
Jewish Learning Initiative on CampusNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Mending KidsWoodland Hills, CACharitable$5,000
World Jewish CongressNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
ZakaBrooklyn, NYCharitable$5,000
ACLU Foundation IncNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Scy High Tech IncSan Diego, CACharitable$5,000
American Friends of Yeshivat Lev HatorahTeaneck, NJCharitable$5,000
Sandy Hook Promise FoundationNewtown, CTCharitable$5,000
Rabbi Pesach Raymon YeshivaEdison, NJCharitable$5,000
Sandy Hook Promise Action FundNewtown, CTPayment mistakenly made to 501(c)(4) action fund; treated as taxable expenditure under irc 4945.$5,000
Hershey Food Bank & Community OutreachHershey, PACharitable$4,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYCharitable$4,000
Jewish National FundNew York, NYCharitable$3,000
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WVCharitable$2,500
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
Jewish Federation of Greater HarrisburgHarrisburg, PACharitable$2,000

By state: New York 10 · Oregon 1 · New Jersey 5 · California 3 · Pennsylvania 3 · Connecticut 2

About this foundation

Saul and Leslie Bernstein Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Highland Park, New Jersey, administered in care of Wendy Bar, tax-exempt since 2022. 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 Saul and Leslie Bernstein Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Saul and Leslie Bernstein Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $330K across 27 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Saul and Leslie Bernstein Family Foundation Inc give?

New York (10 grants), Oregon (1 grants), New Jersey (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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