Funding search · EIN 116038062 · New York, NY

David & Minnie Berk Foundation

Name: David & Minnie Berk Foundation grants, 2020–2023
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.

53
grants reported: $366,511
total given: 2020–2023
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. 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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Top recipients

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

The Foundation for City College4 grants · $40,001
We Build Black4 grants · $30,001
Start Lighthouse2 grants · $10,001
Cecilia Chorus of New York2 grants · $10,001
Readeezy Literacy2 grants · $10,001
Therayouth2 grants · $10,001
All Kings2 grants · $10,001
Fast Feet Running and Athletics2 grants · $10,001
Archane Theatrical Productions2 grants · $10,001
Working in Support of Education1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$91,500

2020

$110,000

2021

$97,500

2022

$67,511

2023

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
The Foundation for City College · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
A Moment of Magic · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Friends of Materials for the Arts · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Projectart · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Share My Meals · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General support
$10,000
The Foundation for City College · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
We Build Black · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
All Kings · Rochester, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Archane Theatrical Productions · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Cecilia Chorus of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Fast Feet Running and Athletics · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Readeezy Literacy · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Start Lighthouse · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
The Foundation for City College · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Therayouth · Elizabeth, NJ · 2022
General support
$10,000
We Build Black · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Biobus · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Giant Step Arts · Rochester, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Harlem Opera Theater · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
One Block · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Project Most · East Hampton, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
We Build Black · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Working in Support of Education · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$10,000
Camba · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
General support
$10,000
Institute of Music for Children · Elizabeth, NJ · 2020
General support
$10,000
Lower East Side Ecology Ctr · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$10,000
Tech Kids Unlimited · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
General support
$7,500
Wildlife Center of Long Island · Huntington, NY · 2023
General support
$7,500
Dmf Youth · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$7,000
Sole Purpose Nyc · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$6,000
Gigi'S Playhouse Nyc · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$6,000
The Eyebeam Atelier · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
General support
$5,000
Health Advocates for Older People · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$5,000
Bluepath Service Dogs · Wappingers Falls, NY · 2021
General support
$5,000
The Classical Theatre of Harlem in · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$5,000
Judy Dworin Performance Project · Hartford, CT · 2020
General support
$5,000
Kota Alliance · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$5,000
Push Physical Theater · Rochester, NY · 2020
General support
$5,000
The Possiblity Project · New York, NY · 2020
General support
$5,000
Worker Justice Center of Ny · Rochester, NY · 2020
General support
$2,500
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$1
All Kings · Rochester, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Archane Theatrical Productions · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Cecilia Chorus of New York · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Fast Feet Running and Athletics · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Grace Chorale of Brooklyn · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Health Advocates for Older People · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Readeezy Literacy · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Start Lighthouse · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
The Foundation for City College · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1
Therayouth · Elizabeth, NJ · 2023
General support
$1
We Build Black · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.