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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3753217

The David Berg Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $2.9 million paid in grants.

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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

    $2,914,750

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $95,714,655

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,443,588

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $92,563,422

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,996,660

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $92,111,239

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,622,800

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $111,696,475

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,001,800

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $110,738,085

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,713,360

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $99,770,580

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,609,910

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $90,488,952

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nli USA IncNew York, NY

    Gallery / exhibitions

    $250,000
  2. The New York HistoricalNew York, NY

    Museum display cases

    $200,000
  3. NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    Elder care services / education

    $150,000
  4. American Friends of Rambam Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Humanitarian emergency aid

    $100,000
  5. Amer Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Elder care services

    $100,000
  6. Israaid US Global Humanitarian AssistanceBeverly Hills, CA

    Humanitarian emergency aid

    $100,000
  7. The Netherland-America Foundation (for the Anne Frank House)New York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $100,000
  8. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Archive digitization

    $100,000
  9. American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ

    General operating

    $75,000
  10. American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    Legal services / education

    $75,000
  11. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Database / research / education

    $75,000
  12. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General operating

    $75,000
  13. Jewish Association Serving the AgingNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $75,000
  14. The New Jewish HomeNew York, NY

    Education

    $75,000
  15. American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $70,000
  16. American Friends of ItimNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $65,000
  17. Jewish Braille Institute LibraryNew York, NY

    Outreach services

    $60,000
  18. Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NY

    Research/ publication

    $55,000
  19. American Society of the Univ of HaifaNew York, NY

    Legal services/ education

    $50,000
  20. Blavatnik Archive FoundationNew York, NY

    Archive digitization

    $50,000
  21. Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition services

    $50,000
  22. Friends of BezalelNew York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  23. Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY

    Humanitarian emergency aid

    $50,000
  24. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Museum exhibition

    $50,000
  25. Ohr Torah StoneNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $50,000
  26. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Asian ArtChicago, IL

    Art research

    $50,000
  27. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Museum research

    $50,000
  28. Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc for MarvaNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $45,000
  29. Areivim Philanthropic GroupNew York, NY

    Education/research

    $35,000
  30. Pef Israel Endowment Fundsfor Center for Women's JusticeNew York, NY

    Legal services / education

    $35,000
  31. Auschwitz Jewish Center FoundationNew York, NY

    Education/general operating

    $30,000
  32. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & LifeBerkeley, CA

    Museum exhibition

    $30,000
  33. Amer Friends- Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish StudiesNewton, MA

    Education

    $25,000
  34. American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  35. Grey Art Museum - at New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  36. Isgap - Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & PolicyNew York, NY

    Education / research

    $25,000
  37. Israel on Campus Coalition (fiscal Sponsor for Academic Engagement Network)Washington, DC

    Education/research

    $25,000
  38. Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd&instituteSmi Valley, CA

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  39. Solomon R Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  40. Uja-Federation New YorkNew York, NY

    Exhibition

    $25,000
  41. Weitzman Nat'l Museum Amer Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA

    Outreach services

    $25,000
  42. Wende MuseumCulver City, CA

    Archive digitization

    $25,000
  43. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Archive digitization

    $25,000
  44. Young Advocates for Fair EducationBrooklyn, NY

    Education

    $25,000
  45. Chasdei Devorah Inc DBA Ezras NashimBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  46. Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Museum exhibition

    $15,000
  47. Friends of the Jewish Museum BerlinPrinceton, NJ

    Museum exhibition

    $15,000
  48. Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the HolocaustNew York, NY

    General operating

    $11,250
  49. Central SynagogueNew York, NY

    Programming

    $10,000
  50. Congregation B'nai AvrahamBrooklyn Heights, NY

    Lecture series

    $10,000
  51. NYU Langone HospitalGarden City, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  52. Pef Israel Endowment Funds (for Friends of Lev Hasharon Mental Health MedicNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  53. Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  54. Victoria & Albert Museum Americas FNDBerkeley Heights, NJ

    Publication / symposium

    $10,000
  55. Woman to Woman at Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  56. American Friends of AnuNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  57. Bard Graduate CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  58. Jewish Book CouncilNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  59. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  60. Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  61. Museum at Eldridge StreetNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  62. New York Legal Assistance GroupNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  63. Pef Israel Endowment Funds (for the Center for Media and Democracy)New York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  64. Project Ruth IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  65. Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  66. St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $2,500
  67. Arlekin Players TheatreNeedham, MA

    General operating

    $1,000
  68. ArtisNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  69. Breast Cancer AllianceGreenwich, CT

    General operating

    $1,000
  70. Broadway Housing CommunitiesNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  71. Laguardia Community College FoundationLong Island City, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  72. New York Youth SymphonyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

25 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. The New York HistoricalNew York, NY

    Museum display cases

    $800,000
  2. American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY

    Archive digitization

    $200,000
  3. Benjamin N Cardozo School of LawNew York, NY

    Education / fellowship

    $170,000
  4. NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    Elder care services / education

    $150,000
  5. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Archive digitization

    $150,000
  6. Amer Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Elder care services

    $100,000
  7. The Netherland-America Foundation (for the Anne Frank House)New York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $100,000
  8. American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    Legal services / education

    $75,000
  9. Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition services

    $75,000
  10. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General operating

    $75,000
  11. American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $70,000
  12. American Society of the Univ of HaifaNew York, NY

    Legal services / education

    $50,000
  13. American Friends of Tel Aviv UniversityNew York, NY

    Legal education

    $50,000
  14. Friends of BezalelNew York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  15. Ohr Torah StoneNew York, NY

    Legal services

    $50,000
  16. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Art research

    $50,000
  17. Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc (for Marva)New York, NY

    Legal services

    $45,000
  18. Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NY

    Research / publication

    $30,000
  19. American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  20. Pef Israel Endowment Funds (for Madatech)New York, NY

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  21. Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd&instituteSmi Valley, CA

    Museum exhibition

    $25,000
  22. WNET New York Public MediaNew York, NY

    Documentary production

    $25,000
  23. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Archive digitization

    $25,000
  24. Friends of the Jewish Museum BerlinPrinceton, NJ

    Museum exhibition

    $15,000
  25. The Forward AssociationNew York, NY

    Newsletter series

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture16 grants $620,75040% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $340,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $150,00010% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $130,0008% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $100,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $75,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $122,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York55 grants $2,317,750
  2. California4 grants $180,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $125,000
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $101,000
  5. New Jersey3 grants $100,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  7. Pennsylvania2 grants $40,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michele C TocciPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $779,163
  • William D ZabelTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Valerie Tocci LongobardiDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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