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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-0634038

Richard N Berman Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $57,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Application Should Be Mailed to
130 South 18th Street - 2904
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 646-1102
Form and materials
Written applications should include name, address and purpose of the organization
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $602,346

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,850

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $518,058

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,900

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $462,051

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $441,452

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $462,271

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $389,110

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,750

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $390,560

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $381,498

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Headstrong FoundationWoodlyn, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  2. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  3. Germantown AcademyFt Washington, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  4. Living Beyond Breast CancerBala Cynwyd, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  5. Germantown Friends SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  6. Perelman Jewish Day SchoolWynnewood, PA

    Charitable purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $40,00073% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $57,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sharyn R BermanMANAGING TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Matthew BermanMANAGING TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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