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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7060333

The Bill Bernbach Foundation

A private foundation in Bedford Hills, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $46,250 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

    $46,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $529,183
  • Tax year 2024

    $47,870

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $520,425
  • Tax year 2023

    $56,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $486,212
  • Tax year 2022

    $80,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $501,339
  • Tax year 2021

    $56,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $547,357
  • Tax year 2020

    $87,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $551,088

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Saint Ann's SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $20,000
  2. Casta MariaBronx, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $12,500
  3. Brooklyn MuesumBrooklyn, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  4. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $3,750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00084% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $3,75016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $46,250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John BernbachPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Therese BernbachDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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