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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6268670

Bernard & Audrey Berman Foundation

A private foundation in Allentown, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $21,300 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Roberto Fischmann
3003 Turner Street
Allentown, PA 18104
(610) 437-6790
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,680,557

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,100

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,128,443

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,240

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,108,795

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,129,695

  • Tax year 2021

    $54,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,142,915

  • Tax year 2020

    $415,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,176

  • Tax year 2019

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,402,980

  • Tax year 2018

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,745,523

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chabad Lubavitch of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    Charitable operations support

    $5,400
  2. Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PA

    Charitable operations support

    $4,000
  3. Community Action Committee of the Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PA

    Charitable operations support

    $4,000
  4. Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PA

    Charitable operations support

    $3,600
  5. American Technion SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable operations support

    $2,500
  6. Friends of the Arava InstituteNewton Center, MA

    Charitable operations support

    $1,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $5,40031% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $4,00023% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,60021% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $2,50014% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,80010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $17,000
  2. New York1 grant $2,500
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Claudia Fischmann MattisonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diana Fischmann OrensteinPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Veronica FischmannVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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