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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0196887

Leo V Berger Fund

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $190,000 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,890,957
  • Tax year 2024

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,935,407
  • Tax year 2023

    $187,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,988,174
  • Tax year 2022

    $171,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,003,169
  • Tax year 2021

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,174,100
  • Tax year 2020

    $315,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,151,130
  • Tax year 2019

    $472,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $8,138,345
  • Tax year 2018

    $422,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,403,791

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $60,000
  2. Friends of Yad SarahNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $50,000
  3. American Friends of Yeshivath Kerem Beyavne IncBrooklyn, NY

    General charitable

    $25,000
  4. Friends of United Hatzalah IncNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $25,000
  5. American Friends of JustifiBethesda, MD

    General charitable

    $20,000
  6. American Friends of TzalashFt Lauderdale, FL

    General charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $60,00036% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00030% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00015% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00012% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $10,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $160,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  3. 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.

  • Jason SchwartzPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jonathan SchwartzVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joshua SchwartzVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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