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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 01-0718240

The Fairholme Foundation

A private foundation in Coral Gables, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $11.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,772,650

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $244,340,479
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,725,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $250,882,800
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,735,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $278,300,267
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,292,594

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $289,766,586
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,518,392

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $296,786,251
  • Tax year 2019

    $13,906,335

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $300,516,646
  • Tax year 2018

    $8,378,198

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $311,875,724

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation IncCoral Gables, FL

    General purpose

    $10,400,000
  2. Beaver Country Day SchoolChestnut Hill, MA

    General purpose

    $250,000
  3. Florida State UniversityTallahasse, FL

    General purpose

    $250,000
  4. Friendship Circle of MiamiMiami, FL

    General purpose

    $110,000
  5. Gog FoundationEdgewater, MD

    General purpose

    $100,000
  6. WNETNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100,000
  7. Worldwide Friends FoundationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $100,000
  8. Ica MiamiMiami, FL

    General purpose

    $75,000
  9. Temple JudeaCoral Gables, FL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  10. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $50,000
  11. Bay Law EnforcementPanama City, FL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  12. Lotus Endowment Fund IncMiami, FL

    General purpose

    $50,000
  13. Beit RuthNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  14. University of Miami - Miller School of MedicineMiami, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  15. Chabad of Panama CityPanama City Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  16. Nicklaus Children's Hospital FoundationMiami, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  17. Bay Education FoundationPanama City, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  18. Walton Education FoundationDefuniak Springs, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  19. Nokuse Education IncFreeport, FL

    General purpose

    $25,000
  20. Opportunity Project IncOceanport, NJ

    General purpose

    $5,000
  21. Caring for MiamiPalmetto Bay, FL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  22. University of Miami AthleticsCoral Gables, FL

    General purpose

    $2,500
  23. National MS SocietyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $150

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,400,00092% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $275,0002% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $150,0001% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $120,0001% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $100,000<1% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $100,000<1% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $125,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida15 grants $11,142,500
  2. New York5 grants $275,150
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $250,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $100,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bruce BerkowitzTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Tracey BerkowitzTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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