Funding search · EIN 203966126 · Wilmington, DE

The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation

Name: The Daniel and Karen Berman Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

62
grants reported: $817,740
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “annnual” · $1,000

$1,000
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2025
the Lawrenceville Annnual Fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation11 grants · $295,400
Donor Advised Charitable Giving2 grants · $193,800
Schwab Charitable Fund1 grant · $152,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina4 grants · $42,500
Carolina Theatre of Durham4 grants · $40,000
Urban Ministries of Durham4 grants · $32,500
Judea Reform Congregation6 grants · $16,040
Duke University8 grants · $15,500
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina1 grant · $10,000
Chordoma Foundation4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$194,400

2022

$196,400

2023

$198,540

2024

$228,400

2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$162,000
Donor Advised Charitable Giving · Omaha, NE · 2025
Daniel and Karen Berman Charitable Fund
$152,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2023
Building For Good Campaign
$152,000
Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Daniel and Karen Berman Charitable Fund
$110,400
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2024
the Building For Good Capital Campaign
$31,800
Donor Advised Charitable Giving · Omaha, NE · 2024
Daniel and Karen Berman Charitable Fund
$15,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund
$10,000
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Carolina Theatre of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Urban Ministries of Durham · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2025
Charitable Event
$5,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2025
JFG Food Bank
$5,000
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2025
Refugee Resettlement and Immigrant Justice (RRIJ) Fund
$5,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2024
Annual Campaign
$5,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2023
Annual Campaign
$5,000
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2025
Trinity College Annual Fund
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2025
Duke Law School Annual Fund
$2,500
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Duke Law School Annual Fund
$2,500
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2024
Food Bank fund
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Law School Annual Fund
$2,500
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2023
Food Bank fund
$2,500
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Duke Law School Annual Fund
$2,500
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2022
Food Bank fund
$2,400
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2025
Fair Share program
$2,400
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2023
Fair Share Program
$2,400
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2022
Fair Share Program
$2,040
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2024
Fair Share Program
$1,800
Judea Reform Congregation · Durham, NC · 2024
Chazak, Chazak Campaign
$1,000
Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Greater Trenton Jewish Cemetery Project · Hamilton, NJ · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
North Carolina Public Radio - W U N C · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Ransom Everglades School · Coconut Grove, FL · 2025
R-E Annual Fund
$1,000
The North Carolina Public Television Foundation in · Rtp, NC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2025
the Lawrenceville Annnual Fund
$1,000
Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Trinity Annual Fund
$1,000
Greater Trenton Jewish Cemetery Project · Halilton, NJ · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
The North Carolina Public Television Foundation in · Rtp, NC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Trinity Annual Fund
$1,000
Durham Childrens Initiative · Durham, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
The North Carolina Public Television Foundation in · Rtp, NC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Trinity College Annual Fund
$1,000
Durham Childrens Initiative · Durham, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
The North Carolina Public Television Foundation in · Rtp, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$500
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2025
CEO Discretionary Fund
$500
Ransom Everglades School · Coconut Grove, FL · 2024
Annual Fund
$500
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024
Annual Fund
$500
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
Annual Fund
$500
Ransom Everglades School · Coconut Grove, FL · 2022
Annual Fund
$500
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
Annual Fund

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