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Private foundation (trust)EIN 843220929Est. 2022-04

The Bergman Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$5.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$112K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$60–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$147K

The bergman book prize: a prize of $10,000 will be awarded for a first or second book of poetry, with book publication, standard contract, national distribution, and advertising

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$332K

Total Expenses

$375K

Qualifying Distributions

$339K

Distributable Amount

$238K

Min. Investment Return

$243K

Undistributed Income

$89K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $60 through median $3K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $165K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

35 grants

NOVO MISSION INC
$65K
3 grants
GRACE CHICAGO CHURCH
$50K
1 grant
UNITING VOICES
$45K
3 grants
ARTS OF LIFE
$45K
3 grants
MARWEN FOUNDATION
$30K
3 grants
THE POETRY PROJECT LIMITED
$25K
1 grant
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
$25K
1 grant
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
$19K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants

<$10K
28
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$211K
56% of total
New York
$89K
24% of total
California
$65K
17% of total
Georgia
$10K
3% of total
Virginia
$870
0% of total

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