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Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Rockville, Maryland · EIN 832547362

Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Rockville, Maryland. In tax year 2023 it gave $203,245 in 67 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $61,550. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Maryland. It also paid $14,487 in 6 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland30$137,009
New Jersey7$19,247
New York15$13,385
California1$5,896
Florida3$5,111
Michigan1$5,000
Texas1$2,500
Pennsylvania1$250
Connecticut1$180
Massachusetts1$180

Grants paid in 2023

The 40 largest of 67 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Melvin J Berman Hebrew Academy
Rockville, MD
Charitable$61,550
Chabad Shul of Potomac
Potomac, MD
Charitable$11,063
Young Israel Ezras Israel Potomac
Potomac, MD
Charitable$11,000
American Friends of Shalva IsraelCharitable$10,000
Operation Embrace
Potomac, MD
Charitable$10,000
Jgive Friends of Asor
Saddle Brook, NJ
Charitable$7,180
Charidy Inc
Claremont, CA
Charitable$5,896
American Friends of Yeshiva Hakotel
Bergenfield, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington
Rockville, MD
Charitable$5,000
Camp Shoresh
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$5,000
Greater Washington Community Kollel
Silver Spring, MD
Charitable$5,000
Institute for Dayanim
Oak Park, MI
Charitable$5,000
Yehuda Mond Foundation
Silver Spring, MD
Charitable$5,000
Chabad of Rockville
Rockville, MD
Charitable$3,017
Beis Menachem Chabad Jewish Student Center
College Park, MD
Charitable$3,000
Beth Shalom Congregation and Talmud Torah
Rockville, MD
Charitable$3,000
Jerusalem Heritage HouseCharitable$2,595
Chabad of Montgomery County
Gaithersburg, MD
Charitable$2,500
Chabad University of Texas
Austin, TX
Charitable$2,500
Friends of Ohr Moshe Inc
N Miami Beach, FL
Charitable$2,500
Gardens Jewish - Palm Beach FL
Palm Beach, FL
Charitable$2,500
Torah Shraga Inc
Spring Valley, NY
Charitable$2,500
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
Charitable$2,000
American Friends of Yeshivat Kerem Beyavne
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$2,000
Camp Chaveirim
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$2,000
Chabad Lubavitch Center of Eastern Shoreocean City
Ocean City, MD
Charitable$2,000
Kol Hanearim Inc
Great Neck, NJ
Charitable$2,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$2,000
Torah Kollel Inc
Monsey, NY
Charitable$2,000
Imadi
Silver Spring, MD
Charitable$1,050
Alef Bet Montessori School
Rockville, MD
Charitable$1,000
Chabad of Bethesda Inc
Bethesda, MD
Charitable$1,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$1,000
Kollel Torah Temimah Inc
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$1,000
Tzidkus Yosef Naftali-Usa
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$1,000
Yad Yehuda Greater Washington
Silver Spring, MD
Charitable$1,000
American Friends of Ascent Tzfat
West Orange, NJ
Charitable$967
Prima Miluim Co Shia BraunerCharitable-emergency housing$794
Chesed Fund
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$698
Individual
MD
Charitable- holocaust survivor yard cleanup$515

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc give?

$203,245 in tax year 2023, across 67 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2023 filing lists Brian Berman (Director), Dafna Berman (Director) and Dennis Berman (Director).

What does Brian and Dafna Berman Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and international.

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