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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4108238

Berger Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $68 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $68

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $109,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,019

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,150

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $119,546

  • Tax year 2022

    $938

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $118,357

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,480

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $121,320

  • Tax year 2020

    $625

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $99,325

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,301

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $101,475

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Chicago Community FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $68

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $68100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $68

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Meta S BergerPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jonathan D BergerTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jan E BergerSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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