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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6566801

Sybiel B Berkman Foundation

A private foundation in Fisher Island, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $273,500 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

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

    $273,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $189,274

  • Tax year 2024

    $286,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $190,307

  • Tax year 2023

    $396,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $327,458

  • Tax year 2022

    $509,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $473,982

  • Tax year 2021

    $564,450

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $391,857

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,450

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $562,109

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Documenting HopeWindsor, CT

    Support to share the hope of healing with parents and practitioners

    $60,000
  2. Pennsylvania SPCAPhiladelphia, PA

    Support for the 12th & 13th annual bark and whine gala and annual springer golf outing

    $54,800
  3. Microbiome Research FoundationVentura, CA

    Support for research, treatment development and funding for patients in need.

    $50,000
  4. Brothers for LifeNew York, NY

    Support to help those injured defending israel

    $25,000
  5. Chabad at HarvardCambridge, MA

    Support to empower harvard's jewish communitywith the ideas, values and beauty of jewish life

    $25,000
  6. AdlNew York, NY

    Support to combat antisemitism, extremism and bigotry

    $23,700
  7. UJA Federation of NYNew York, NY

    Support for the 48ers program

    $15,000
  8. Greater Miami Jewish FederationMiami, FL

    Annual fund support to meet the needs of our people here and abroad

    $10,000
  9. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Support of 40th tribute dinner

    $5,000
  10. The Grayson SchoolRadnor, PA

    Support of the grayson school grow gala

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $65,00051% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00019% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $23,70018% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $68,700
  2. Connecticut1 grant $60,000
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $59,800
  4. California1 grant $50,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  6. Florida1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Myles P BerkmanTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • David J BerkmanTRUSTEE/VP/SECTY Hours 0Pay $0
  • William H BerkmanTRUSTEE/VP/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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