Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc
East Setauket, NY · EIN 13-3190334. Reported 184 grants totalling $919,200 to 99 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Louis Berkowitz 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $53,400. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lupus Foundation of America Inc | Washington, DC | $243,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Educate 2 Envision | San Leandro, CA | $57,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horses Healing Hearts | Boynton Beach, FL | $53,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Educate 2 Envision International | San Leandro, CA | $46,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Ms Society Mi Chapter | New York, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girls on the Run Nj East | Millburn, NJ | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ort America | Boca Raton, FL | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jafco | Sunrise, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jafco - Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc | Sunrise, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save a Childs Heart USA | Potomac, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Speak Up for Kids | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save a Childs Heart Foundation US Inc | Potomac, MD | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mi Chapter | New York, NY | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Associates Ben Gurion of the Negev | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run Nj East | Sunrise, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hadassah | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tuberis Sclerosis Alliance | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Endowment Fund | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Kehillat Israel | Lansing, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Isra Aid Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Soldiers Outreach | Lake Worth, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ort America Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research Inc | Deerfield Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Potsdam College Foundation | Potsdam, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Three Village Church | East Setauket, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wingate University | Wingate, NC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vibration 432 Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Garden's Jewish Experience | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lansing Promise | Lansing, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brooks Howell Home | Asheville, NC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Kehillat | Lansing, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ele's Place Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Action Service Center Dba Rise | Heightown, NJ | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rise | Heightown, NJ | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Association | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Underground Railroad | Anaheim, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Womenspace Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lighthouse Mission Outreach Inc | Bellport, NY | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lansing | Lansing, MI | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Lansing Food Bank | Bath, MI | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Merrifield, VA | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| USA for Unfpa | New York, NY | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fabretto Childrens Foundation | Evanston, IL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center | Columbia, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Palm Beach Cancer Institute Foundation Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tcnj Sigma Tau Delta | East Wing, NJ | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womens Space | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Younity (formerly Womanspace) | Lawrenceville, NJ | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trenton Area Soup Kitchen | Trenton, NJ | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Fund | Baltimore, MD | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Lighthouse Mission Inc | Patchogue, NY | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Child and Family Charities | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dryfoos School of the Arts | West Palm, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lansing | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Prentice | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gardens Jewish Experience | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Impression 5 Science Center | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel North America | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lansing Promise Foundation | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lansing Save | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Underground Railroad (our) | Murray, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potter Park Zoological Society | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soafi - Dryfoos School of the Arts | West Palm, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tanza Care | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Institute for Natural Medicine | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of South Central Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Recovery Network | Washington, DC | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Association | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Apopo | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Housing Partnership | Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Service Center | Hightstown, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eles Place | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lansing Art Gallery | Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center | Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love in Deed Inc | Dewitt, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southside Community Coalition | Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Syracuse Univerity New House Dean's Fund | Syracure, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Capitol Collective Dba Lansing 501 | East Lansing, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The College of New Jersey Foundation Inc | Ewing, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri County Humane Society | Boca Raton, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic University | Washington, DC | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | Bellmawr, NJ | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Percent for the Planet | New York, VT | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Education Center of South Florida | Boca Raton, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Momentum Unlimited | Rockville, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Navigator | Harlan, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
45 of 99 (45%) 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 46%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- The Lupus Foundation of America Inc
FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE - The Capitol Collective Dba Lansing 501
PURPOSE OF GRANT WAS TO FUND TALENT ATTRACTION AND RETENTION PROGRAMMING FOR THE LANSING REGION, INCLUDING THE GRAND RIVER CONNECTION YOUNG PROFESSIONAL'S NETWORKING SERIES, WHICH TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LANSING 5:01'S VISION IS TO SHOWCASE THE BEST OF LANSING TO LANSING'S FUTURE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMPLOYER PARTNERS, CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND GRANTS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL, LANSING 5:01 IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE POPULATION OF YOUNG ADULTS AND EMERING LEADERS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION THROUGH LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, UNIQUE YEAR-LONG PROGRAMMING, AND PLACE-BASED MARKETING INITIATIVES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $180,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $175,000 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $184,500 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $186,200 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 35 | $193,000 | $1,000 |
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
31% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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 $1,000. 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 District of Columbia.
- 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 Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: Po Box 840, East Setauket, NY, 11733. 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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