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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-0800568

Beren Sea Foundation

A private foundation in Wichita, KS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $4.2 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,225,588

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,437,273

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,050,621

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,973,860

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,492,380

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,853,797

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,683,491

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,993,311

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,098,798

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,032,424

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Combat Hate FoundationMoundridge, KS

    General

    $2,775,000
  2. Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Beren-galila initiative

    $1,100,000
  3. Abavath Achim CongregationWichita, KS

    General

    $100,234
  4. Penn HillelPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $85,000
  5. Mid-Kansas Jewish FederationWichita, KS

    2023 contribution & lunch jewish heritage month

    $60,018
  6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Richard wong lab

    $51,000
  7. Wichita Community Tennis IncWichita, KS

    Wto contribution

    $20,000
  8. Center for Hearing and CommunicationNew York, NY

    CHC communication partner and gala

    $11,500
  9. Wichita Collegiate SchoolWichita, KS

    Tom davis legacy endowment

    $10,000
  10. Wichita Jewish Community CenterWichita, KS

    General

    $5,501
  11. Wsu FoundationWichita, KS

    Tom otterness commission 211517

    $5,000
  12. Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis FoundationWichita, KS

    General

    $2,000
  13. Livingtree SchoolMcHenry, IL

    General

    $180
  14. Penn State UniversityState College, PA

    General

    $155

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $2,775,00070% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,100,00028% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $65,5192% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $20,000<1% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas8 grants $2,977,753
  2. New York3 grants $1,162,500
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $85,155
  4. Illinois1 grant $180

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Adam E BerenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adam E BerenSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen BerenTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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