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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-3220929

The Bergman Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $112,238 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

    $112,238

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,442,230

  • Tax year 2023

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,484,851

  • Tax year 2022

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,632,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,910,009

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,021,740

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Grace Chicago ChurchChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. Arts of LifeChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Marwen FoundationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Uniting VoicesChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Bergman prize

    $10,000
  6. Novo Mission IncAnaheim, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Shed NYC IncNew York, NY

    In Support of "Dad Rock"

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Bergman prize

    $2,578
  9. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Fashion Council

    $2,500
  10. Intonation Music WorkshopChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. Pilot LightChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  12. Association of Writers & WritingNorfolk, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $870
  13. Poets House IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $600
  14. National Book Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $405
  15. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NewNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $225
  16. Poetry Society of AmericaBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $60

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $39,03089% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,5006% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $87,500
  2. New York5 grants $6,290
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $870

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bennet BergmanDir, Sec Hours 30Pay $35,833
  • Elise BergmanDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elliot BergmanDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Natalie BergmanDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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