Private foundation · EIN 22-2777796 · Boston, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Bernard G and Nancy J Berkman Foundation's grants went
It reported $109,600 in grants paid across 63 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 48.3% of those dollars to 31 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $52.9K 31 lines
- No confident match $56.7K 32
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Form of application
- LETTER DETAILING THE USE OF THE REQUESTED FUNDS, IRS EXEMPTION
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Restrictions
- NONE
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 59 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-Wellesley Charitable Foundation Newton, MA · no confident EIN match | $18,000 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103559 | $15,000 | WELFARE | Same address 0.81 |
| The Massachusetts General Hospital Somerville, MA · EIN 04-1564655 | $8,500 | RESEARCH | Known alias 1.00 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York, NY · EIN 13-5661935 | $5,000 | RESEARCH | Known alias 1.00 |
| Babson College - Scholarship Fund Wellesley, MA · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service Framingham, MA · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Adl-Anti-Defamation League Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $4,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC · EIN 27-3521132 | $3,500 | WELFARE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-2774441 | $3,000 | WELFARE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $3,000 | WELFARE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Babson College Student Emergency Fund Wellesley, MA · no confident EIN match | $3,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Leukemia & Lymohoma Society Pittsfield, MA · no confident EIN match | $3,000 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| The V Foundation Cary, NC · EIN 13-3705951 | $2,000 | RESEARCH | Same address 1.00 |
| Jewish Big Brother & Sister Association Newton, MA · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Macular Deneration Research Clarksburg, MD · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces New York, NY · EIN 13-3156445 | $1,800 | WELFARE | Same city 0.92 |
| Hebrew Senior Life Boston, MA · EIN 90-0183119 | $1,800 | WELFARE | Same address 1.00 |
| Jimmy Fund Brookline, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,800 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Somerville, MA · EIN 04-2312909 | $1,500 | RESEARCH | Known alias 1.00 |
| Project Home Again Andover, MA · EIN 47-2261131 | $1,000 | WELFARE | Same address 1.00 |
| Rosie's Place Boston, MA · EIN 04-2582187 | $1,000 | WELFARE | Same city 1.00 |
| Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly Brighton, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Shriners Hospital for Children Tampa, FL · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| Jfsc Visiting Moms Program Waltham, MA · no confident EIN match | $600 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| American Society for Technion Israel Institute of Technology New York, NY · EIN 13-0434195 | $500 | RESEARCH | Same address 0.68 |
| The Carroll Center for the Blind Newton, MA · EIN 04-2106173 | $500 | WELFARE | Same address 1.00 |
| Centre Street Food Pantry Newton, MA · EIN 27-3154521 | $500 | WELFARE | Same address 1.00 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY · EIN 23-1907729 | $500 | RESEARCH | Known alias 1.00 |
| Pine Street Inn Boston, MA · EIN 04-2516093 | $500 | WELFARE | Same city 1.00 |
| WGBH Music Boston, MA · EIN 04-3312069 | $500 | EDUCATION | Same address 0.83 |
| Hospice of the Good Sheperd Newton, MA · no confident EIN match | $500 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Friends of the Ne Holocaust Museum Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $400 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA · EIN 04-2717782 | $300 | WELFARE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Montana Innocence Project Missoula, MT · EIN 26-2603477 | $300 | WELFARE | Same address 0.71 |
| Pilot Dogs Alloway Columbus, OH · EIN 31-4393243 | $250 | WELFARE | Same address 0.78 |
| Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger East Boston, MA · EIN 04-2931195 | $250 | WELFARE | Same street 0.92 |
| Puppies Behind Bars New York, NY · EIN 13-3969389 | $250 | WELFARE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Triangle, VA · EIN 20-3021444 | $250 | WELFARE | Known alias 1.00 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Boston, MA · EIN 04-1180450 | $200 | WELFARE | Same address 0.90 |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA · EIN 04-2103552 | $200 | EDUCATION | Same city 1.00 |
| Jewish Vocational Service Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104357 | $200 | WELFARE | Same street 1.00 |
| Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA · EIN 04-2103616 | $200 | RESEARCH | Same address 1.00 |
| Special Olympics Washington, DC · EIN 52-0889518 | $200 | WELFARE | Known alias 1.00 |
| New England Home for Little Wanderers Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $200 | WELFARE | Unmatched Help match |
| Newton Free Library Newton Centre, MA · no confident EIN match | $200 | EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Parkinsons Action Network Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $200 | RESEARCH | Unmatched Help match |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX · EIN 13-5613797 | $100 | RESEARCH | Known alias 1.00 |
| West End House Camp Allston, MA · EIN 04-2113272 | $100 | WELFARE | Same address 1.00 |
4 more lines ($5,900) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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15 recipients in common - GE Foundation Norwalk, CT
15 recipients in common - Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI
14 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.