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Private foundation (trust)EIN 863178353Est. 2021-11

The Berkman Family Foundation

Highland Park, IL 60044

Total Assets

$2.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$95K

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$34K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$122K

Total Expenses

$96K

Qualifying Distributions

$95K

Distributable Amount

$100K

Min. Investment Return

$102K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $34K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $120K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

70 grants

Jewish United Fund Metro Chicago
$105K
3 grants
University of Pennsylvania
$60K
1 grant
Jewish United Fund
$27K
1 grant
Univ of Pennsylvania - Wharton Scho
$25K
1 grant
Boston University Hillel
$10K
1 grant
Univ of Penn Hillel
$10K
1 grant
National Multiple Sclerosis Foundat
$10K
1 grant
Highland Park Community Foundation
$5K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants

<$10K
64
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$190K
61% of total
Pennsylvania
$99K
32% of total
Massachusetts
$10K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$6K
2% of total
New York
$3K
1% of total
Texas
$800
0% of total
Florida
$500
0% of total
New Jersey
$500
0% of total
Missouri
$500
0% of total
Virginia
$500
0% of total

+1 more states

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