Funding search · EIN 273008211 · Glencoe, IL

Bergstein Family Foundation

Name: Bergstein Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

61
grants reported: $463,380
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine3 grants · $90,000
Institute of International Education4 grants · $55,000
Jewish Board of Children & Family Services4 grants · $40,000
Fidf3 grants · $35,000
Aief3 grants · $35,000
Bff Myeloma Gift Fund1 grant · $30,000
University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $25,000
Temple Am Shalom4 grants · $20,980
United States Holocaust Museum2 grants · $20,000
Cradles To Crayons4 grants · $16,000

Giving over time

$90,800

2022

$124,200

2023

$115,880

2024

$132,500

2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Bff Myeloma Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$30,000
Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$30,000
Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$30,000
Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$25,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$20,000
Aief · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$20,000
Fidf · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$12,500
Greenwich Academy · Greenwich, CT · 2024
General support
$10,000
Glencole Public Library · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General support
$10,000
Jewish Board of Children & Family Services · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$10,000
University of Pennsylvania · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$10,000
US Holocaust Museum (Ushmm) · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$10,000
Aief · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$10,000
Fidf · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Jewish Board of Children & Family Services · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$10,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Jewish Board of Children & Family Services · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Highland Park, IL · 2023
General support
$10,000
Institute of International Education · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Jewish Board of Children & Family Services · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
United States Holocaust Museum · Highland Park, IL · 2022
General support
$10,000
University of Pennsylvania · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$9,000
Temple Sholom Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2025
General support
$8,300
Temple Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Aief · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Fidf · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Temple Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
University of Pennsylvania · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$5,000
Nyu Langone Health · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$5,000
Temple Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General support
$5,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,500
Afins · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$3,000
Norge Ski Club · Fox River Grove, IL · 2025
General support
$2,680
Temple Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Food Rescue Instituion · Needham, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Norge Ski Club · Fox River Grove, IL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center · Gurnee, IL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Khan Lab School · Mountain View, CA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Chemistry of Life Processes Institute · Evanston, IL · 2023
General support
$2,000
Chemistry of Life Processes Institute · Evanston, IL · 2022
General support
$2,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$1,200
Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023
General support
$1,000
Chemistry of Life Process · Evanston, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Cradles To Crayons · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Glencoe Pto · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General support
$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Tye Brook, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT · 2024
General support
$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Tye Brook, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Mod Collective · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General support
$1,000
Thresholds · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1,000
University of Chicago Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2022
General support
$500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$500
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$200
Wilmette Hockey Association · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General support

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