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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-4077237

The Stefany and Simon Bergson Foundation

A private foundation in Palisades, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 51 grants and $880,730 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $880,730

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $2,706,243
  • Tax year 2024

    $516,171

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $1,552,936
  • Tax year 2023

    $512,342

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $847,841
  • Tax year 2022

    $389,549

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $598,919
  • Tax year 2021

    $339,912

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $280,879
  • Tax year 2020

    $521,922

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $683,631

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $253,000
  2. Auschwitz Jewish Center FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $105,660
  3. Holocaust Museum Center for ToleranSuffern, NY

    Operating expenses

    $63,000
  4. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $51,800
  5. Auschwitz Jewish Center FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $51,100
  6. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $45,700
  7. Reform Temple of RocklandNyack, NY

    Operating expenses

    $32,547
  8. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Operating expenses

    $30,720
  9. JCC RocklandWest Nyack, NY

    Operating expenses

    $30,200
  10. Center for Jewish HistroyNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $26,000
  11. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    Operating expenses

    $25,000
  12. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $23,000
  13. Ignite WorldwideBrier, WA

    Operating expenses

    $18,000
  14. Horace Mann SchoolBronx, NY

    Operating expenses

    $16,000
  15. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  16. Harlem StageNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  17. Chabad of the NyacksNyack, NY

    Operating expenses

    $6,800
  18. Public TheatreNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,600
  19. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $5,500
  20. Gift of Life Bone Marrow FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  22. The New York FoundlingNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  23. Robert F Kennedy Center for JusticeWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  24. Selfhelp Community Services FoundatNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  25. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  26. Beth Rivkah SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  27. QCC Fund IncBayside, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  28. The Broadway Legacy FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  29. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $4,600
  30. Second Stage TheatreNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $3,000
  31. Manhattan Theatre ClubNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $3,000
  32. Gitty Foundation for Metastatic BreScarsdale, NY

    Operating expenses

    $2,076
  33. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $1,800
  34. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $1,500
  35. Washington University HillelSt Louis, MO

    Operating expenses

    $1,220
  36. The Jacob S Zweig FoundationDeerfield BCH, FL

    Operating expenses

    $1,200
  37. Palisades Free LibraryPalisades, NY

    Operating expenses

    $1,000
  38. Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $1,000
  39. Out of the Box TheatricsNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $1,000
  40. American Songbook AssociationNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $575
  41. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $540
  42. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $540
  43. American Cancer SocietySyracuse, NY

    Operating expenses

    $500
  44. The Broadway League Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $500
  45. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $500
  46. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $450
  47. HSS Foundation Hospital for SpecialNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $360
  48. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $360
  49. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    Operating expenses

    $180
  50. Temple Emanu-El of Closter IncCloster, NJ

    Operating expenses

    $102
  51. Individual

    Operating expenses

    $100

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 $266,07544% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $166,76028% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $42,0007% of the total
  4. Religion2 grants $39,3476% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $36,5806% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $30,7205% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $24,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York27 grants $647,918
  2. Illinois1 grant $30,720
  3. Missouri2 grants $26,220
  4. Washington1 grant $18,000
  5. Florida2 grants $6,200
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  8. New Jersey2 grants $282

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stefany BergsonTreasurer Hours 5Pay $0
  • Simon BergsonTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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