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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 64-0953437

Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $196,766 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $196,766

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,477,211

  • Tax year 2024

    $205,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,316,775

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,277,409

  • Tax year 2022

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,291,988

  • Tax year 2021

    $246,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,283,383

  • Tax year 2020

    $239,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,042,185

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. GBMC Radiation OncologyBaltimore, MD

    To support the organization's community efforts for radiation oncology

    $30,000
  2. The Maryland OperaBaltimore, MD

    To support the organizations mission to promote and preserve the performing arts and to provide cultural enrichment to the community it reaches

    $25,000
  3. B'nai Torah CongregationBoca Raton, FL

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $18,000
  4. GBMC FoundationBaltimore, MD

    To support the community efforts of the organization

    $16,420
  5. The AssociatedBaltimore, MD

    To support the organizations philanthropic efforts

    $12,600
  6. Kennedy Kreiger InstituteBaltimore, MD

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $10,000
  7. Spanish River Concert IncWestford, MA

    To support the organizations mission to promote and preserve the performing arts and to provide cultural enrichment to the community it reaches

    $10,000
  8. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    To support the department of neurology research of DR. Stafstrom

    $10,000
  9. The AssociatedBaltimore, MD

    To support the organizations philanthropic efforts

    $10,000
  10. Jewish Caring NetworkBaltimore, MD

    To support the community efforts of the organization

    $10,000
  11. Spanish River Concert IncWestford, MA

    To support the organizations mission to promote and preserve the performing arts and to provide cultural enrichment to the community it reaches

    $10,000
  12. Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $5,325
  13. Nantucket Cottage Hospital FoundationNantucket, MA

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $5,000
  14. Baltimore Area Council - Scouting AmericaBaltimore, MD

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $5,000
  15. Ivymount FoundationRockville, MD

    To support the community efforts of the foundation

    $5,000
  16. Enoch Pratt Free LibraryBaltimore, MD

    To support the community efforts of the organzation

    $5,000
  17. Kennedy Kreiger InstituteBaltimore, MD

    To support the organization's community efforts

    $5,000
  18. McDonogh SchoolOwings Mills, MD

    To support the educational efforts of the organization

    $3,421
  19. Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD

    To support the organizations mission to promote and preserve the performing arts and to provide cultural enrichment to the community it reaches

    $1,000

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 $25,00034% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $18,00024% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $16,42022% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $13,74619% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland15 grants $153,766
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $25,000
  3. Florida1 grant $18,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Sandra R BermanDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven L BermanDIRECTOR/ VICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard I BermanDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Stephen J NolanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary A BermanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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