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Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Gladwyne, Pennsylvania · EIN 260005599

Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 46 grants; the typical grant was $2,075 and the largest $337,377. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $399,221 the year before.

46% of its 2025 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
2021$485,54749$9.3 million
2023$327,38232$9.5 million
2024$399,22136$23.6 million
2025$1.2 million46$21.4 million

How to apply

ContactApplication Should Be Mailed to the
PO Box 266, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Phone or email(215) 572-7103
What to submitWritten applications should include name, address and purpose of the organization

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania29$1.1 million
New York4$56,062
Connecticut2$52,000
New Jersey5$13,125
Georgia1$2,500
Minnesota1$1,000
Maryland2$610
Florida1$500
Illinois1$100

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$337,377
Aim Academy
Abington, PA
Charitable function$204,542
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$165,094
Laurel House
Norristown, PA
Charitable function$61,552
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center
East Norriton Township, PA
Charitable function$61,552
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund
Fort Washington, PA
Charitable function$57,705
Mitzvan Circle
Norristown, PA
Charitable function$53,255
The Nagen Project
Bloomfield, CT
Charitable function$50,000
American Technion Society
New York, NY
Charitable function$49,912
Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$49,442
Jewish National Fund
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Charitable function$37,119
Garces Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$10,000
Youthbuild Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$10,000
Main Line Reform
Wynnewood, PA
Charitable function$9,898
Heart of Surfing
Egg Harbor Twp, NJ
Charitable function$5,000
Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation
Margate, NJ
Charitable function$5,000
Anti Defamation League
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$3,600
Kayla's Hope for Kids - Chop
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$3,500
Sage
New York, NY
Charitable function$3,000
William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$3,000
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Margate, NJ
Charitable function$2,800
Thillen Education Foundation
Greensboro, GA
Charitable function$2,500
Boys Town Jerusalem
New York, NY
Charitable function$2,150
Experience Camps
Westport, CT
Charitable function$2,000
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$2,000
Eagles Huddle Up Autism
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$1,079
Congregation Beth or
Ambler, PA
Charitable function$1,031
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation
Ambler, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Kimmel Center Inc
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Marvins Home
Lansdale, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Mattie N Dixon Community Cupboard
Ambler, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Parkinsons Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable function$1,000
Wacosa
Waite Park, MN
Charitable function$1,000
Whyy
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$1,000
Breakthrough T1D
Hagerstown, MD
Charitable function$510
Angel Flight East
Blue Bell, PA
Charitable function$500
Childrens Crisis Treatment Center
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable function$500
Congregation of Shaare Shamayim
Elkins Park, PA
Charitable function$500
Gliboblastoma Research Organization
Miami, FL
Charitable function$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $2,075.

Who runs Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Steven Berman (Managing Trustee) and Ilene Berman (Managing Trustee).

What does Steven and Ilene Berman Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and health.

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