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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-1944355

A&L Berg Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $274,000 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

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

    $274,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $11,404,263
  • Tax year 2024

    $246,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,917,772
  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,119,514

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA

    Contribution to la arts community fire relief fund

    $75,000
  2. La Biennale Di VeneziaVenezia, Italy

    Contribution to support the exhibition at the giardini and arsenale venues

    $50,000
  3. Denniston Hill CorpGlen Wild, NY

    Grant to support hiring of curatorial assistant for participation at the 2026 venice biennale

    $40,000
  4. Laxart DBA the BrickLos Angeles, CA

    Contribution to la arts community fire relief fund

    $25,000
  5. Brazil FoundationNew York, NY

    Sao paulo biennial donation

    $24,000
  6. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    Esap fellowship grant

    $10,000

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 $75,00054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $40,00029% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $24,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $100,000
  2. New York2 grants $64,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Allison K BergPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • Laurence M BergTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn RamoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 30Pay $200,000

The return

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