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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 38-6644875

Madeleine & Mandell L Berman Foundation

A private foundation in Novi, MI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $907,588 paid in grants.

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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

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 2024

    $907,588

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $19,428,160

  • Tax year 2023

    $360,935

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $19,646,702

  • Tax year 2022

    $516,490

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $20,046,953

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,060,717

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $20,949,653

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,331,573

  • Tax year 2019

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,696,882

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,252,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $15,399,666

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $150,000
  2. Michigan Humane SocietyDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  3. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  4. Eastern Michigan University FoundationYpsilanti, MI

    Unrestricted

    $70,000
  5. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  6. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Boulder Jewish Community CenterBoulder, CO

    Unrestricted

    $31,588
  8. Detroit Symphony OrchestraDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  9. Women Who WeldWestland, MI

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  10. Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Michigan Humane SocietyDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Michigan Humane SocietyDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    Unrestriced

    $25,000
  15. I Aid IncSan Marcos, TX

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  16. Temple Israel - the Well DetoitWest Bloomfield, MI

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  17. Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $13,500
  18. Construction Education Trust DBA SemcaMadison Heights, MI

    Unrestricted

    $12,600
  19. Congregation Shaarey ZedekSouthfield, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Friendship CircleW Bloomfield, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  21. Isaac Agree Downtown SynagogueDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  22. Motown Historical MuseumDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. Motown Historical MuseumDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $7,000
  25. Construction Education Trust DBA SemcaMadison Heights, MI

    Unrestricted

    $6,900
  26. Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Bowery Residents CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Forgotten HarvestOak Park, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. Gleaners Food BankDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Isaac Agree Downtown SynagogueDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. Jewish Community High School (frankel Jewish Academy)West Bloomfield, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Museum of Contemporary Art DetroitDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Alternatives for GirlsDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  34. Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $150,00027% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $150,00027% of the total
  3. Arts and culture6 grants $71,00013% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,0009% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $36,5887% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $53,50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan23 grants $564,000
  2. New York4 grants $155,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $62,000
  4. California1 grant $50,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $31,588
  6. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  7. Texas1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan BermanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $50,000
  • Ann FeldTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $25,000
  • David JonesTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laurence FreedmanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $25,000

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