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Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation

Accepts applications Claremont, California · EIN 516157356

Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation is a private foundation in Claremont, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $174,518 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $81,084. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $56,546 the year before.

62% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$56,54613$2.6 million
2024$174,51821$2.9 million

How to apply

ContactBa RS Bernard Fnd
300 W Foothill Blvd, Claremont, CA 91711
Phone or email(909) 621-3023, bernieb@yablcpa.com
What to submitIn writing no specific form.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$81,084
Delaware5$35,950
Pennsylvania4$20,500
Florida2$10,400
Nevada2$10,000
California2$6,800
Washington1$5,600
Massachusetts2$1,859
New York1$1,325
West Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Charitable Donor Adv Fund
Cincinnati, OH
General$81,084
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
General$23,000
Cheder Chabad of Philadelphia
Melrose Park, PA
General$10,000
Victorias Voice Found
Orlando, FL
General$8,000
Limen House
Wilmington, DE
General$7,500
Longwood
Kennett Square, PA
General$7,500
Temple Beth Shalom
Spokane, WA
General$5,600
A Public Fit Theatre Company
Las Vegas, NV
General$5,000
Inland Valley Humane Society
Pomona, CA
General$5,000
Cockroach Theater
Las Vegas, NV
General$5,000
Delaware Art Museum
Wilmington, DE
General$3,000
Bnai Jacob Cemetery Association
Phoenixville, PA
General$2,500
Congregational Bnai Jacob
Miami, FL
General$2,400
Grand Gala Opera House
Wilmington, DE
General$2,200
Congregation Bnai Brith
Santa Barbara, CA
General$1,800
Congregation Kadimah Toras Mos
Brighton, MA
General$1,359
CCHF Shine
Suffern, NY
General$1,325
West Virginia University Foundation
Morgantown, WV
General$1,000
Ladies Who Rock 4
Hatboro, PA
General$500
Yachad New England
Brookline, MA
General$500
Fund for Owls Nest
Wilmington, DE
General$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation give?

$174,518 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bernard Bernstein (Trustee), Dean Solomon (Trustee) and Joan Bernard (Trustee).

What does Bernard A & Rebecca S Bernard Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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