Steven and Ilene Berman Family
Gladwyne, PA · EIN 26-0005599. Reported 159 grants totalling $1,628,652 to 110 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Steven and Ilene Berman Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,700. Half of everything it gave fell between $388 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $214,814. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $646,958 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $183,069 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unniversity of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $154,007 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $94,010 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Or | Ambler, PA | $59,392 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abington Health Foundation | Abington, PA | $42,028 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hias Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phl | Philadelphia, PA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philly Fights Cancer | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Headstrong Foundation | Holmes, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Ronald Mcdonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $20,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | Elkins Park, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mitzvah Circle Fund | Norristown, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reeds Organic Farm | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thillen Education Foundation | Greensboro, GA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aim Academy | Conshohocken, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation | Margate, NJ | $11,001 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mitzvan Circle | Norristown, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $8,275 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laurel House | East Norriton, PA | $8,020 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rmhc Phila Region | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yashar Lachayal | East Brunswick, NJ | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan | Fort Washington, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Broomall, PA | $6,075 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | $6,020 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| William Penn Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington, PA | $5,021 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Ronald Mcdonald | Philadelphia, PA | $5,007 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abramson Center for Jewish | North Wales, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cje Preschool | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tara Miller Melanoma Fou Longport Nj | Margate, NJ | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wacosa | Waite Park, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| B'nai Abraham Chabad | Philadelphia, PA | $3,710 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League | Philadelphia, PA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $3,390 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Meaningful Purpose | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance | Pottstown, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Auto Dealers Caring for Kids | East Norriton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kimmel Center | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peter's Place | Wayne, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Survivvors Alliance | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| William Penn Charter | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish | Philadelphia, PA | $2,337 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gliboblastoma Research Organization | Miami, FL | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Graces Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mattie N Dixon Community Cupboard | Ambler, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties | Margate, NJ | $1,810 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children | Philadelphia, PA | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angel Flight East | Blue Bell, PA | $1,531 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peters Place | Radnor, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garces Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,134 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation | Ambler, PA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nfggarces Family Found | Philadelphia, PA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,010 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abington Friends | Jenkintown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breathing Room Foundation | Elkins Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilda's Club South Jersey | Linwood, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Good Shepherd Community Care | Newton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kate Svitek Foundation | Ambler, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center | East Norriton Township, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Am | Abington, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lucy the Elephant | Margate, NJ | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel School Inc | Rochester, NY | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Am Cancer Soc Cv | Atlanta, GA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philly Youth Basketball | Philadelphia, PA | $638 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Clay Studio | Philadelphia, PA | $618 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Begonia Society | Sacremento, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdfr International | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yad Vashem - the World Holocaust Remembrance Center | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wissahickon Fire Co | Ambler, PA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillel Community Day School | Rochester, NY | $388 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Ramah in the Poconos | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $371 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Rapid City, SD | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation | Somers Point, NJ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milton & Betty Katz Jcc | Margate, NJ | $285 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Scleros | Philadelphia, PA | $265 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $260 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Ambulance | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Ambulance Association of Ambler | Ambler, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Flowers Hs | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | Boone, IA | $205 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanticare | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Margate City Fire Fighters | Margate, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Margate City Life Guard Assoc | Margate, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Margate Fire Dept | Margate City, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael Neustadter - Pancreatic Cancer | Margate, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenwich Breast Cancer Center | Greenwich, CT | $155 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Ambulance - Ambler | Ambler, PA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Judes | Memphia, TN | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Immune Deficiency Foundation | Hanover, MD | $106 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Pa | Ardmore, PA | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paypal Giving Fund | Washington, DC | $102 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for Adults With Developmental Disabilities Inc | Willow Grove, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlantic City Holocaust Memorial | Margate City, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fbpay Network for Good | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hansen House Foundation Inc | Palm Springs, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewy Body Dementia Association | Lilburn, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Margate City Police | Margate City, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lukemia Lymphoima Society | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Usher Syndrome Society | Needham, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | Silver Spring, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
32 of 110 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $485,547 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 42 | $416,502 | $1,265 |
| 2023 | 32 | $327,382 | $2,205 |
| 2024 | 36 | $399,221 | $1,655 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,700. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Steven and Ilene Berman Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 266, Gladwyne, PA, 19035. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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