The Russell Berrie Foundation
Invitation OnlyTeaneck, New Jersey · EIN 22-2620908 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$16M
Organizations funded174
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$157.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $75,000.
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
69% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keren Shituf Tormim (Keshet) | Shfayim, IS | General operating expenses | $1,275,000 |
| The Sheba Fund for Health Services and Research | Tel Hashomer, IS | General operating expenses | $750,000 |
| Bar Ilan University (Ra) | Ramatgan, IS | General operating expenses | $690,116 |
| Bar Ilan University (Ra) | Ramatgan, IS | General operating expenses | $690,116 |
| The Sheba Fund for Health Services and Research | Tel Hashomer, IS | General operating expenses | $600,000 |
| The Sheba Fund for Health Services and Research | Tel Hashomer, IS | General operating expenses | $600,000 |
| Chronicle of a People Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $500,000 |
| Nli USA Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $500,000 |
| Maoz-Seal | Lod, IS | General operating expenses | $450,000 |
| Greater Bergen Community Action Inc | Hackensack, NJ | General operating expenses | $400,000 |
| Breakthrough T1d | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $375,000 |
| Maoz-Seal | Lod, IS | General operating expenses | $350,000 |
| Ramapo College Foundation | Mahwah, NJ | General operating expenses | $350,000 |
| Ramapo College Foundation | Mahwah, NJ | General operating expenses | $333,123 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $310,925 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $300,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $300,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $300,000 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $300,000 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $276,996 |
| Ramapo College Foundation | Mahwah, NJ | General operating expenses | $275,515 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey | Paramus, NJ | General operating expenses | $275,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $250,000 |
| American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $215,000 |
| Maoz-Seal | Lod, IS | General operating expenses | $200,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $150,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $150,000 |
| Caucus Educational Corporation Inc | Montclair, NJ | General operating expenses | $140,000 |
| Caucus Educational Corporation Inc | Montclair, NJ | General operating expenses | $140,000 |
| Start-Up Nation Central Ltd (Cc) | Telaviv, IS | General operating expenses | $140,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey | Paramus, NJ | General operating expenses | $137,500 |
| Institute of International Education Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $136,692 |
| American Friends of Itim | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| American Friends of Ogen Inc | Cleveland, OH | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Democracy Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem | Jerusalem, IS | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Friends of Ofanim Inc | Wayne, PA | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey | Paramus, NJ | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | General operating expenses | $96,374 |
| Jewish Community Center of Metrowest Inc | West Orange, NJ | General operating expenses | $85,000 |
| Greater Bergen Community Action Inc | Hackensack, NJ | General operating expenses | $80,000 |
| Jewish Federations of North America Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $75,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $75,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $75,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $65,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $65,000 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $60,000 |
| Israel on Campus Coalition | Washington DC, DC | General operating expenses | $60,000 |
| Bamah | Washington, DC | General operating expenses | $55,000 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | General operating expenses | $55,000 |
| New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's H | Fairfield Nj, NJ | General operating expenses | $55,000 |
| Hillel- the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | General operating expenses | $52,500 |
| Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc | Washington, DC | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Bamah | Washington, DC | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative | Hackensack, NJ | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative | Hackensack, NJ | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Columbia Barnard Hillel Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Hillel- the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 174 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey | Paramus, NJ | General operating expeneses | $565,000 |
| The Wexner Foundation | New Albany, OH | General operating expenses | $350,000 |
| American Friends of Itim | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $200,000 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Palisades | Tenafly, NJ | General operating expenses | $200,000 |
| Jewish Community Center on the Palisades | Tenafly, NJ | General operating expenses | $100,000 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $80,000 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $35,000 |
| Deep Springs Corporation | Dyer, NV | General operating expenses | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey | Paramus, NJ | General operating expenses | $20,000 |
| American Friends of Natal Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $10,000 |
| Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Project of Lower Manhattan | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $10,000 |
| Fund for Israel's Tomorrow | Hollywood, FL | General operating expenses | $8,500 |
| Momentum Unlimited Inc | Rockville, MD | General operating expenses | $8,500 |
| Bergen Family Center Inc | Englewood, NJ | General operating expenses | $5,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General operating expenses | $5,000 |
| Diabetes Research Institute Foundation | Hollywood, FL | General operating expenses | $5,000 |
| Women's Rights Information Center | Englewood, NJ | General operating expenses | $5,000 |
| The Volunteer Center of Bergen County Inc | Hackensack, NJ | General operating expenses | $4,000 |
| Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood, NJ | General operating expenses | $2,500 |
| First Friends of New Jersey and New York | Kearny, NJ | General operating expenses | $2,500 |
| Move for Hunger | Neptune City, NJ | General operating expenses | $2,500 |
| Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation | Highland Park, NJ | General operating expenses | $2,500 |
| Kabbalah Centre International | Los Angeles, CA | General operating expenses | $2,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Metrowest Inc | West Orange, NJ | General operating expenses | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,036,357 | 200 |
| 2023 | $16,007,520 | 97 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 3, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503079349101270
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 22-2620908
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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