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The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation: 61 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 61 grants to organizations totaling $1,219,766 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to (the) Huntington in San Marino, CA for acqisitions and exhibitions.
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- EIN
- 236270983
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $45,014,351
- Grants paid
- $1,219,766
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349101006. It reported $1,219,766 in grants paid; 61 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (the) Huntington | San Marino, CA | Acqisitions and exhibitions | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hola (heart of Los Angeles) | Los Angeles, CA | Visual art dept. endowment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Spring Isl Comm Servicescomm Garden | Salt Spring Island, CA | Harvest fod program payments #3 of 4 | $92,053 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | Luag conservation endowment | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newground (via Community Partners) | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah Academic College - Jerusalem (via Pef Israel) | New York, NY | Renovation of optometry teaching clinic #2 of 3 | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transition Salt Spring Society | Salt Spring Island, CA | General operating support | $37,699 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Spring Solutions Society | Salt Spring Island, CA | General operating support | $37,566 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Irac (via Fimjp) | Beverly Hills, CA | General operating support | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liberty Hill | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nefesh | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Healing and Justice Network | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Forward Inc | North Hollywood, CA | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artis - Art Israel Contemporary | New York, NY | General operating support | $21,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| (the) Civics Center (via Community Partners) | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Instit of Contemporary Art Laica La | Santa Monica, CA | Agency of assets | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Voice | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| People's Pottery Project (via Fulcrum Arts) | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Queer Mikvah (via Fractured Atlas) | New York, NY | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies (via Ucla Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | Teaching endowment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| (the) Huntington | San Marino, CA | General operating support | $19,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Spring Island Foundation | Salt Spring Island, CA | Ip fund #1 of 3 | $19,138 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raven | Vancouver, CA | General operating support | $18,734 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stqeeye' Learning Society | Salt Spring Island, CA | General operating support | $17,646 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Division | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artis - Art Israel Contemporary | New York, NY | Venice biennale israel pavillion | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berman Art Museum | Collegeville, PA | Presidents discretionary fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clockshop | Los Angeles, CA | Staff position #1 of 2 | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creative Acts | Inglewood, CA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crenshaw Dairy Mart (via Fractured Atlas) | New York, NY | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Film2future | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | Gos #1 of 2 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La County Dept of Arts and Culture | Los Angeles, CA | Arts education collective | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Las Fotos Project (via Community Partners) | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | Contemporary art committee | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank | Allentown, PA | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beit Berl College (via Pef Israel) | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv (via the New Israel Fund) | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hola (heart of Los Angeles) | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huc-Jir | Los Angeles, CA | Teacher's lounge project #1 of 2 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jerusalem Culture Unlimited (via America Israel Cultural Foundation Inc) | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Karsh Family Social Service Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Village | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | American library exhibit | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| So Cal Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trees for the Future | Silver Spring, MD | General operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Voices Project | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies (via Ucla Regents) | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles LBGT Center | Los Angeles, CA | Lifecycle ride | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Movement (via America Israel Cultural Foundation Inc) | New York, NY | Korean biennale commission | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| So Cal Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bezalel School of Art (via Frndsbezacad Artsdesign Inc) | New York, NY | Emergency fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MRH Fund (via 18TH Street Arts Complex) | Santa Monica, CA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outfund (via Liberty Hill) | Los Angeles, CA | Giving circle | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ryman Arts (the Ryman-Carroll Foundation) | Los Angeles, CA | Core program for youth | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salt Springs Art Council (via Vancouver Foundation) | Vancouver, CA | Convergence festival | $2,180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Angel | Beverly Hills, CA | General operating support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salt Spring Island Public Library (via Vancouver Foundation) | Vancouver, CA | Book purchase | $1,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alma Backyard Farms | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NDN Collective | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $80,000 |
| Education | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $35,000 |
| Human services | $22,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $15,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,200 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $722,700 |
| New York | $154,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $105,000 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
| South Dakota | $1,200 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.