Leo M Bernstein Family Foundation

Invitation Only

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-6041822 · Private foundation · Website

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$505K

Organizations funded58

Typical grant$6,000

Total assets$8.2M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $12,500.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture14
Education4
Health4
Community Development2
Human Services2
Disability Services1

Where it gives

48% of grants went outside District of Columbia.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Kennedy Center	Washington, DC	Community Service	$50,000
World Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	Community Service	$30,000
Leo Bernstein Hebrew Academy	Silver Spring, MD	Community Service	$25,000
National Constitution Center	Philadelphia, PA	Community Service	$25,000
American Committee For The Weizmann Institute Of S	New York, NY	Community Service	$20,000
Name withheld	Washington, DC	Community service	$20,000
Hirshorn Museum	Washington, DC	Art Museum	$20,000
Opendor Media	Sunrise, FL	Community Service	$20,000
Anti-Defamation League	New York, NY	Community Service	$15,000
Washington Hebrew Congregation	Washington, DC	Community Service	$15,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee	New York, NY	Community Service	$15,000
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc	Hagerstown, MD	Community Service	$15,000
Atlas Performing Arts Center	Washington, DC	Community service	$13,049
Kollel Vilna	Washington, DC	Community Service	$12,500
The Brigid Alliance	New York, NY	Community Service	$12,500
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital	Washington, DC	Health	$12,500
Yeshiva of Greater Washington	Silver Spring, MD	Community Service	$10,000
Building Bridges Across the River	Washington, DC	Community service	$10,000
Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities	Washington, DC	Cultural	$10,000
Inspired Child - Dumbarton Art & Ed	Washington, DC	Community Service	$10,000
Museum of the African Diaspora	Washington, DC	Cultural	$10,000
Name withheld	Los Angeles, CA	Community Service	$10,000
Shampaine Productions Inc	Bethesda, MD	Cultural	$10,000
Human Rights Foundation	New York, NY	Community Service	$7,500
The News Literacy Project Inc	Washington, DC	Community Service	$7,500
Name withheld	Washington, DC	Cultural	$7,000
Lupus Foundation of America	Washington, DC	Community Service	$7,000
Georgetown Heritage	Washington, DC	Community Service	$6,250
Jewish Funders Network	New York, NY	Community Service	$6,075
Environment Washington Research	Seattle, WA	Community Service	$6,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington	Bethesda, MD	Community Service	$6,000
Friends of Lubavitch	Washington, DC	Community service	$5,000
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Techn	Manchester, NH	Community Service	$5,000
Peninsula Bridge Program	Palo Alto, CA	Community Service	$5,000
Health in the Hood Inc	Miami, FL	Community Service	$5,000
We Want the Land Coalition	Arlington Heights, IL	Community Service	$4,000
New Dance Alliance	New York, NY	Cultural	$4,000
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington	Rockville, MD	Community Service	$4,000
American University Radio	Washington, DC	Cultural	$3,300
Share Our Strength	Washington, DC	Community Service	$2,500
Hopewell Fund	Washington, DC	Community Service	$2,500
Dorrance Dance Inc	New York, NY	Cultural	$2,500
Plastic Pollution Coalition	Washington, DC	Community Service	$2,500
Rideshare 2 Vote Aware	Washington, DC	Community service	$2,000
At the Well	Washington, DC	Community service	$1,800
GrowTorah Inc	Teaneck, NJ	Community Service	$1,800
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Ctr	Providence, RI	Community Service	$1,800
Tudor Place Foundation Inc	Washington, DC	Community Service	$1,500
Children's National Hospital Foundation	Silver Spring, MD	Community Service	$1,500
Colorectal Cancer Alliance	Washington, DC	Community Service	$1,000
Name withheld	Washington, DC	Community Service	$1,000
Lillian & Albert Small Cap Jewish Museum	Washington, DC	Cultural	$1,000
Power of Pink	Washington, DC	Community Service	$500
Mastiffs to Mutts Rescue Inc	Chambersburg, PA	Community Service	$500
The Viva School	Washington, DC	Education	$500
Word Dance Theater	Bethesda, MD	Cultural	$500
Armed Forces Arts Partnership	Alexandria, VA	Cultural	$500
Washington Studio School	Washington, DC	Education	$300

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$505,374	58

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Feb 15, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202420469349101132
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-6041822
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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