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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1894333

Berman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Staten Island, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $69,300 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Murray Berman
362 St Marks Place
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 698-3960

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $69,300

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,584

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $20,152

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,171

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,440

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $8,118

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,060

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $10,648

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,380

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,136

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $11,517

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. JCC of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY

    Community programs

    $38,000
  2. North Shore RotaryStaten Island, NY

    Breast cancer programs

    $13,000
  3. Congregation Bnai JeshrunStaten Island, NY

    Community programs

    $7,500
  4. Midatlantic Bulldog RescueBelmar, NJ

    Animal rescue programs

    $7,500
  5. Wagner College Holocaust FundStaten Island, NY

    Holocaust remembrance programs

    $1,800
  6. Temple Israel of the City of NYNew York, NY

    Community programs

    $500
  7. Food Education FundNew York, NY

    Food education programs

    $500
  8. Community Health ActionStaten Island, NY

    Community programs

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $7,50094% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $61,800
  2. New Jersey1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Murray BermanPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • David BermanTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adrienne BermanEXEC OFFICER Hours 0Pay $0

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