Berlin Family Foundation Inc
Akron, OH · EIN 65-0230453. Reported 179 grants totalling $5,964,954 to 93 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Berlin Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,080 and $36,800; the smallest was $100 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizons for Homeless Children | Roxbury, MA | $919,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Board of Akron | Akron, OH | $745,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Eliot Community Human Services | Lexington, MA | $610,340 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Cancer Research | Washington DC, DC | $425,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Gathering Place | Beachwood, OH | $335,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $294,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jf & Cs | Waltham, MA | $251,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Familyaid | Boston, MA | $221,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lotus House | Miami, FL | $143,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Newton Food Pantry | Newton Centre, MA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Revere Road Synagogue | Akron, OH | $119,560 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $119,407 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Admon | Pepper Pike, OH | $112,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Welcome Home | Newton Center, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Well Cdc | Akron, OH | $104,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Miami School of Medicine | Miami, FL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Temple Israel | Akron, OH | $70,450 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Centre Street Food Pantry | Newton, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Isreal | Akron, OH | $61,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Miami Health System | Miami, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | Akron, OH | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Urban Vision | Akron, OH | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Room to Grow | Bronx, NY | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Coast Community Homes | Cleveland, OH | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| United Way of Summit County | Akron, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Newton, MA | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Akron Children's Hospital Foundation | Akron, OH | $29,997 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Welcome House | Westlake, OH | $25,124 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Miami Global Health Institute | Coral Gables, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Akron Children's Hospital | Akron, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies International | Surfside, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Carl | Ravenna, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pandas Network | Menlo Park, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Room to Grow | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boston Youth Sanctuary | Dorchester Center, MA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Jewish Relief | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of Summit County | Akron, OH | $14,925 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts | Cambridge, MA | $14,902 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Medishare | Miami, FL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temble Beth Avodah | Newton, MA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Lewiston, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Charity Support Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Direct Relief International | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mclean Hospital | Belmont, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hiram House | Chagrin Falls, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Stewart's Caring Place | Akron, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $5,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shaw Jewish Community Center | Akron, OH | $5,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brothers for Life | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Akron | Akron, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fisher Island Day School | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Miami Music Project | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umbc Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hiram House Camp | Chagrin Falls, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Panspandas Association | Raynham Center, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grace House Akron Inc | Akron, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Independence, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Akron Art Museum | Akron, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Laurel School | Shaker Heights, OH | $1,896 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | Akron, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Guitars Over Guns | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Hilary Parish | Fairlawn, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The American Committee Weizmann Institute | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami - Frost School of Music | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Fisher Island | Miami Beach, FL | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 27 Sandwiches | Del Ray Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Davis Phinney Foundation | Louisville, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dolphins Cancer Challenge | Miami Gardens, FL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| First Tee - Miami | Miami Lakes, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Public Garden | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keshet | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lippman School | Akron, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse America | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Heart Association | Fairlawn, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition | Akron, OH | $403 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Akron Community Foundation | Akron, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Comunale Cancer Foundation | Akron, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Way School | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seton Catholic School | Hudson, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
43 of 93 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Horizons for Homeless Children
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR 2 NEW CLASSROOMS & GROSS MOTOR SPACE - Jewish Community Board of Akron
JEWISH COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE - Eliot Community Human Services
YEAR 1 STAFFING, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, 2023 BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, EMERGENCY RELIEF - The Gathering Place
ANNUAL FUND DRIVE, RACE FOR THE PLACE MATCH - Jf & Cs
AID FOR ISREAL, CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND, PROGRAM SUPPORT - American Friends of Magen David Admon
EMERGENCY AID TO ISRAEL, CLEVELAND AMBULANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 89 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | $911,297 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 35 | $1,062,351 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $1,361,105 | $18,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $1,277,930 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 31 | $1,352,271 | $9,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
47% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Berlin Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 4219 Big Spruce Drive, Akron, OH, 44333. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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