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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3800078

The Berlind Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $438,405 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $438,405

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $997,726

  • Tax year 2024

    $267,904

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $945,216

  • Tax year 2023

    $296,618

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $726,178

  • Tax year 2022

    $267,448

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $557,903

  • Tax year 2021

    $233,479

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $693,845

  • Tax year 2020

    $320,185

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $752,002

  • Tax year 2019

    $234,676

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $774,203

  • Tax year 2018

    $285,329

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $650,902

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    Summer soiree, haddrian gala, takiyyat ibrahim al-gulshani site

    $173,372
  2. Morgan Library and MuseumNew York, NY

    Director's roundtable dues, spring luncheon, evening benefit, annual dues

    $45,850
  3. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  4. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    General

    $14,500
  5. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Class of 1952 & honor john diekman

    $10,065
  6. American Friends of British MuseumNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  7. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General, campaign for the frick

    $10,000
  8. Turquoise Mountain FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  9. WNET ThirteenNew York, NY

    Grneral

    $10,000
  10. New York City CenterNew York, NY

    Patron membership

    $9,129

  11. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $8,584 in all.

  12. Cultural Heritage Finance AllianceNew York, NY

    General

    $7,500
  13. Schwarzman Animal Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Top dog gala, living legends luncheon

    $7,500
  14. Humane Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General

    $7,000
  15. 564 Park Ave Preservation FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  16. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  17. Penta Medical RecyclingMt Vernon, NY

    General

    $5,000
  18. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  19. The Chapin SchoolNew York, NY

    Annual giving

    $5,000
  20. The Nature ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  21. Two East Sixty-Second Street FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  22. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    Library lunch

    $4,880
  23. Carl Schurz Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $4,500
  24. Preservation League of NYAlbany, NY

    General

    $4,500
  25. National Audobon SocietyNew York, NY

    General

    $4,000
  26. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General

    $3,905
  27. ASPCANew York, NY

    General

    $3,500
  28. Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NY

    General

    $3,020
  29. Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  30. National Society of Colonial DamesNew York, NY

    General & annual appeal

    $3,000
  31. NYC Bird AllianceNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  32. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  33. Friends of the Domaine de ChantillyNew York, NY

    Prince amyn khan fund

    $2,500
  34. Friends of the Upper East SideNew York, NY

    Celebrating christian keesee & larry keigwin

    $2,500
  35. New York City BalletNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  36. North Pocono CareGouldsboro, PA

    General

    $2,500
  37. NY Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    Garden patrons program

    $2,500
  38. The Doe FundNew York, NY

    The doe fund's gala

    $2,500
  39. Woof Dog RescueNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  40. Center for Khumer StudiesWashington, DC

    General

    $2,000
  41. Historic District CouncilNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  42. The Masters SchoolDobbs Ferry, NY

    Learn category

    $2,000
  43. Les Arts Florissants-American FriendsNew York, NY

    Fall reception & concert

    $1,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $227,00167% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $70,79521% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $15,0004% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $13,0004% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $7,0002% of the total
  6. Mutual benefit1 grant $3,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York38 grants $405,256
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $12,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $10,065
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Brook BerlindTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • William BerlindTRUSTEE, TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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