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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6084144

The Bernheim Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 61 grants and $261,235 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

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

    $261,235

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $4,639,864
  • Tax year 2023

    $306,490

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $3,668,582
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,389,330

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $3,308,636
  • Tax year 2021

    $346,432

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,093,346
  • Tax year 2020

    $234,985

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,996,539
  • Tax year 2019

    $206,720

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $2,029,404

Grants paid in 2024

61 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community CaresSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  2. Salisbury SymphonySalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  3. Met Museum DevelopmentNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $17,000
  4. Air GalleryBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. City Harvest Food Rescue CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Food Bank for NYCNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  8. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  9. Historic Salisbury FoundationSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  10. Princeton University Art MuseumPrinceton, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  11. Dutchess Land ConservancyMillbrook, NY

    Charitable

    $6,000
  12. Young Concert ArtistsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $6,000
  13. American Folk Art MuseumNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Ethical Culture - FieldstonBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  16. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  17. FCFJFarmingdale, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  18. Feminist InstituteNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  19. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  20. Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  21. MomaNew York, NY

    Charitable

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

    Charitable

    $5,000
  23. Park Avenue ArmoryNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  24. PeacenowWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  25. The WNET GroupNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. Family Crisis CouncilSpencer, NC

    Charitable

    $3,500
  27. Waterworks Visual Art CenterNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $3,500
  28. Lafayette OperaWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $3,000
  29. The Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Charitable

    $3,000
  30. Meals on Wheels - RowanSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $2,500
  31. Piedmont Players TheaterSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $2,500
  32. Emanuel TempleNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,050
  33. Center for Hearing & CommunicationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  34. Columbia Land ConservatoryChatham, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  35. Hudson Hall Opera HouseHudson, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  36. North East Community CenterMillerton, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  37. Partnership to End HomelessNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  38. Philharmonic NYNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  39. PloughsharesBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  40. Pro PublicaNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  41. Time & Space LTDHudson, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  42. Asia SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  43. Ccap - Childcare Assistance ProgramNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  44. Crosby ScholarsWinstonsalem, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  45. Crowley ScholarsJacksonville, FL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  46. Franklin Furnace ArchiveincBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  47. Friends of RowanSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  48. Hawthorne ValleyGhent, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  49. Lutheran ServicesNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  50. Mark Di Garmo DanceNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  51. Project SageLaveville, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  52. Rowan County Liiteracy CouncilSalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  53. Rowan County United WaySalisbury, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  54. Society of Architectural HistorianChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  55. The Stissing Center for Arts and CulturePine Plains, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  56. UJANew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  57. Vienna PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  58. West Windsor Arts CouncilWest Windsor, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  59. White Columns IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  60. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  61. Princeton University 1959Princeton, NJ

    Charitable

    $185

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $55,00057% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $11,00011% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,00010% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $7,0007% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $4,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York38 grants $160,550
  2. North Carolina10 grants $62,500
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $14,000
  4. New Jersey3 grants $11,185
  5. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  6. Alabama1 grant $3,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  9. Florida1 grant $1,000
  10. Illinois1 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.

  • Rachel BernheimPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joshua RubensteinVP-SECY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie H BernheimVP-PART Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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