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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-1817284

Berlin Family Educational Foundation

A private foundation in Auburn TWP, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $52,130 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
See website berlinfoundation.com
Restrictions
See website berlinfoundation.com

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $52,130

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,806,824
  • Tax year 2023

    $62,643

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,427,282
  • Tax year 2022

    $47,133

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,339,206
  • Tax year 2021

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $875,607
  • Tax year 2020

    $35,372

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $598,656
  • Tax year 2019

    $54,148

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $720,707

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Willoughby NorthEastlake, OH

    Educational

    $7,990
  2. Andrew McCabeEastlake, OH

    Educational

    $5,000
  3. Nathan FoulkrodWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $5,000
  4. Ashley ChaseEastlake, OH

    Educational

    $5,000
  5. Dewas AdhikariSouth Euclid, OH

    Educational

    $5,000
  6. Willoughby South High SchoolWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $3,097
  7. Andrea BruneczWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $3,000
  8. Brodie GardnerWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $3,000
  9. Allyson LeskiewiczWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $3,000
  10. Family Building BlocksSalem, OR

    Educational

    $2,000
  11. Liam FossWillowick, OH

    Educational

    $2,000
  12. Isabella AndrowWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $2,000
  13. Sarah SchullerWilloughby, OH

    Educational

    $2,000
  14. Robert Hill IVSouth Euclid, OH

    Educational

    $2,000
  15. Anthony NewmanGates Mills, OH

    Educational

    $1,000
  16. North Board BoostersEastlake, OH

    Educational

    $900
  17. Brush High SchoolCleveland, OH

    Educational

    $143

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio16 grants $50,130
  2. Oregon1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

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

  • Thomas G BerlinPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Joy R BerlinTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jill Berlin DesantisTRUSTEE/CO-EXEC DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dean DesantisADVISORY BD Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Scott T BerlinSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jennifer BerlinADVISORY BD Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shannon Berlin CarlsonTRUSTEE/CO-PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $11,500
  • Cassandra BerlinTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $8,917
  • Jalen DesantisTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $10,833
  • Ella DesantisTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $10,833
  • Samuel BerlinTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $7,000
  • Marin CarlsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $7,000
  • Thomas W BerlinTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $7,000

The return

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