The David Berg Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyNew York, New York · EIN 13-3753217 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$2.9M
Organizations funded72
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$95.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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.
Where it gives
23% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nli USA Inc | New York, NY | Gallery / exhibitions | $250,000 |
| The New York Historical | New York, NY | Museum display cases | $200,000 |
| Nyu Grossman School of Medicine | New York, NY | Elder care services / education | $150,000 |
| American Friends of Rambam Medical Center | New York, NY | Humanitarian emergency aid | $100,000 |
| Amer Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Elder care services | $100,000 |
| Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance | Beverly Hills, CA | Humanitarian emergency aid | $100,000 |
| The Netherland-America Foundation (For the Anne Frank House) | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $100,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Archive digitization | $100,000 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | General operating | $75,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | Legal services / education | $75,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Database / research / education | $75,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | General operating | $75,000 |
| Jewish Association Serving the Aging | New York, NY | Legal services | $75,000 |
| The New Jewish Home | New York, NY | Education | $75,000 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | Legal services | $70,000 |
| American Friends of Itim | New York, NY | Legal services | $65,000 |
| Jewish Braille Institute Library | New York, NY | Outreach services | $60,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | Research/ publication | $55,000 |
| American Society of the Univ of Haifa | New York, NY | Legal services/ education | $50,000 |
| Blavatnik Archive Foundation | New York, NY | Archive digitization | $50,000 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | Museum exhibition services | $50,000 |
| Friends of Bezalel | New York, NY | Education | $50,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | Humanitarian emergency aid | $50,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Museum exhibition | $50,000 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | Legal services | $50,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Asian Art | Chicago, IL | Art research | $50,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Museum research | $50,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc for Marva | New York, NY | Legal services | $45,000 |
| Areivim Philanthropic Group | New York, NY | Education/Research | $35,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fundsfor Center for Women's Justice | New York, NY | Legal services / education | $35,000 |
| Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation | New York, NY | Education/General operating | $30,000 |
| Magnes Collection of Jewish Art & Life | Berkeley, CA | Museum exhibition | $30,000 |
| Amer Friends- Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies | Newton, MA | Education | $25,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Grey Art Museum - at New York University | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Isgap - Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism & Policy | New York, NY | Education / research | $25,000 |
| Israel on Campus Coalition (Fiscal Sponsor for Academic Engagement Network) | Washington, DC | Education/Research | $25,000 |
| Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd&institute | Smi Valley, CA | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Museum | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Uja-Federation New York | New York, NY | Exhibition | $25,000 |
| Weitzman Nat'l Museum Amer Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | Outreach services | $25,000 |
| Wende Museum | Culver City, CA | Archive digitization | $25,000 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | Archive digitization | $25,000 |
| Young Advocates for Fair Education | Brooklyn, NY | Education | $25,000 |
| Chasdei Devorah Inc Dba Ezras Nashim | Brooklyn, NY | General operating | $20,000 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Museum exhibition | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin | Princeton, NJ | Museum exhibition | $15,000 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust | New York, NY | General operating | $11,250 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | Programming | $10,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Avraham | Brooklyn Heights, NY | Lecture series | $10,000 |
| Nyu Langone Hospital | Garden City, NY | General operating | $10,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds (For Friends of Lev Hasharon Mental Health Medic | New York, NY | General operating | $10,000 |
| Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating | $10,000 |
| Victoria & Albert Museum Americas Fnd | Berkeley Heights, NJ | Publication / symposium | $10,000 |
| Woman to Woman at Mount Sinai Hospital | New York, NY | General operating | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Anu | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000 |
| Bard Graduate Center | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000 |
| Jewish Book Council | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | General operating | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 72 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Historical | New York, NY | Museum display cases | $800,000 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | Archive digitization | $200,000 |
| Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law | New York, NY | Education / fellowship | $170,000 |
| Nyu Grossman School of Medicine | New York, NY | Elder care services / education | $150,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Archive digitization | $150,000 |
| Amer Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Elder care services | $100,000 |
| The Netherland-America Foundation (For the Anne Frank House) | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $100,000 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | Legal services / education | $75,000 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | Museum exhibition services | $75,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | General operating | $75,000 |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | Legal services | $70,000 |
| American Society of the Univ of Haifa | New York, NY | Legal services / education | $50,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | Legal education | $50,000 |
| Friends of Bezalel | New York, NY | Education | $50,000 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | Legal services | $50,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Chicago, IL | Art research | $50,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc (For Marva) | New York, NY | Legal services | $45,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | Research / publication | $30,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds (For Madatech) | New York, NY | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Ronald Reagan Presidential Fnd&institute | Smi Valley, CA | Museum exhibition | $25,000 |
| Wnet New York Public Media | New York, NY | Documentary production | $25,000 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | Archive digitization | $25,000 |
| Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin | Princeton, NJ | Museum exhibition | $15,000 |
| The Forward Association | New York, NY | Newsletter series | $15,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,914,750 | 97 |
| 2023 | $3,443,588 | 91 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533189349104238
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3753217
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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