Funding search · EIN 260705785 · Wilmington, DE

Bernard and Sandra Otterman Foundation

Name: Bernard and Sandra Otterman Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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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.

50
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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4 grants matching “civilians” · $145,000

$50,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2024
US EWIPA Policy and Community-Based Amends Guiding Principles Project
$50,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2023
US EWIPA Policy and Community-Based Amends Guiding Principles Project
$20,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2022
Justice for Civilian Harm in Somalia: Making US Amends Policy Responsive to Civilian Communities
$25,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2021
Civilian Harm Mitigation Playbook for Lesson Planners 2.0

Top recipients

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

Facing History and Ourselves3 grants · $200,000
New Israel Fund4 grants · $175,000
Pollinate Group4 grants · $156,048
Center for Civilians in Conflict4 grants · $145,000
Center for Higher Education in the Middle East4 grants · $113,309
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le3 grants · $83,000
Facing History & Ourselves1 grant · $75,000
Hofstra University3 grants · $37,185
American Cancer Society1 grant · $35,000
Mjr Love1 grant · $22,000

Giving over time

$198,020

2021

$308,453

2022

$298,594

2023

$341,989

2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$75,000
Facing History & Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024
Combating Contemporary Antisemitism in the 21st Century
$75,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2023
Combating Contemporary Antisemitism in the 21st Century
$75,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2022
Combating Contemporary Antisemitism in the 21st Century
$60,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
to support the Nasij civil society capacity building program and the Seizing the Moment Program to build a vision for peace and security
$54,848
Pollinate Group · Los Altos, CA · 2024
Empowering 200 Women Entrepreneurs Through Financial Literacy in India
$51,000
Pollinate Group · Los Altos, CA · 2023
Expanding the women entrepreneurship model to the eastern and north eastern part of India
$50,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2024
US EWIPA Policy and Community-Based Amends Guiding Principles Project
$50,000
Center for Higher Education in the Middle East · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Oleander Project for Lebanese Students
$50,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2023
US EWIPA Policy and Community-Based Amends Guiding Principles Project
$50,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Urgent Needs Fund
$50,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Emergency Action Plan fund 2023-2024: Phase 1
$50,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Brookline, MA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$43,850
Center for Higher Education in the Middle East · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$40,200
Pollinate Group · Los Altos, CA · 2022
Empowering marginalized women in India through a clean energy entrepreneurship model
$40,000
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le · Chicago, IL · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$35,000
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2021
Rwanda Pain Free Hospital Initiative
$25,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2021
Civilian Harm Mitigation Playbook for Lesson Planners 2.0
$23,000
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le · Chicago, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$22,000
Mjr Love · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
NYC Teach Fabulous! program expansion
$21,000
Trans Formative Schools · New York, NY · 2022
Afterschool Program
$20,000
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le · Chicago, IL · 2023
Underwrite and support equitable access to the 2023 Social and Emotional Learning Exchange
$20,000
Ploughshares Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
social justice initiatives under the Equity Rises program
$20,000
Center for Civilians in Conflict · Washington, DC · 2022
Justice for Civilian Harm in Somalia: Making US Amends Policy Responsive to Civilian Communities
$18,403
Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Oligo Nation · Sebastopol, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Friends of Amal-Tikva · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Center for Higher Education in the Middle East · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Pollinate Group · Los Altos, CA · 2021
Micro Entrepreneurship Training Program - India
$9,891
Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY · 2024
2025 Summer Journalism Institute
$9,459
Center for Higher Education in the Middle East · Cambridge, MA · 2023
2024 Operating Costs/General Support
$8,891
Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,250
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
Peace and Security Funders Group for 2024 Membership Support
$5,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$2,244
City Parks Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Tree Guard Grant
$2,000
Nadias Initiative · Washington, DC · 2023
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$2,000
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Palestine Relief and Recovery Campaign
$2,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
By All Means Leadership Alliance · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Partnership With Native Americans · Addison, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society · Stowe, VT · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Sunnyside Community Services · Sunnyside, NY · 2021
General & Unrestricted
$520
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2021
Peace and Security Funders Group for 2022 Membership Support
$500
Craft Emergency Relief Fund · Montpelier, VT · 2021
General & Unrestricted

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