Funding search · EIN 526041822 · Washington, DC
Leo M Bernstein Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 58
- grants reported
- $505,374
- total given
- 2022–2022
- filing years
- $6,038
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2022. 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
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- Kennedy Center1 grant · $50,000
- World Central Kitchen1 grant · $30,000
- National Constitution Center1 grant · $25,000
- Leo Bernstein Hebrew Academy1 grant · $25,000
- Hirshorn Museum1 grant · $20,000
- American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of S1 grant · $20,000
- Opendor Media1 grant · $20,000
- Goodprojects1 grant · $20,000
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee1 grant · $15,000
- Washington Hebrew Congregation1 grant · $15,000
Grant history
All 58 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $30,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $25,000
Leo Bernstein Hebrew Academy · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $25,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Community Service
- $20,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of S · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $20,000
Goodprojects · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $20,000
Hirshorn Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Art Museum
- $20,000
Opendor Media · Sunrise, FL · 2022
Community Service
- $15,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $15,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $15,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $15,000
Washington Hebrew Congregation · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $13,049
Atlas Performing Arts Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $12,500
Kollel Vilna · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $12,500
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital · Washington, DC · 2022
Health
- $12,500
The Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $10,000
Building Bridges Across the River · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $10,000
Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
Inspired Child - Dumbarton Art & Ed · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $10,000
Museum of the African Diaspora · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
Nexus · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community Service
- $10,000
Shampaine Productions · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Cultural
- $10,000
Yeshiva of Greater Washington · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $7,500
Human Rights Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $7,500
The News Literacy Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $7,000
Danceusa · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural
- $7,000
Lupus Foundation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $6,250
Georgetown Heritage · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $6,075
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2022
Community Service
- $6,000
Environment Washington Research · Seattle, WA · 2022
Community Service
- $6,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $5,000
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science & Techn · Manchester, NH · 2022
Community Service
- $5,000
Friends of Lubavitch · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $5,000
Health in the Hood · Miami, FL · 2022
Community Service
- $5,000
Peninsula Bridge Program · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Community Service
- $4,000
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington · Rockville, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $4,000
New Dance Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $4,000
We Want the Land Coalition · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
Community Service
- $3,300
American University Radio · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural
- $2,500
Dorrance Dance · New York, NY · 2022
Cultural
- $2,500
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $2,500
Plastic Pollution Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $2,500
Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $2,000
Rideshare 2 Vote Aware · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $1,800
At the Well · Washington, DC · 2022
Community service
- $1,800
Growtorah · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Community Service
- $1,800
Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Ctr · Providence, RI · 2022
Community Service
- $1,500
Children'S National Hospital Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Community Service
- $1,500
Tudor Place Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $1,000
Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $1,000
Lillian & Albert Small Cap Jewish Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural
- $1,000
Spotlight Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $500
Armed Forces Arts Partnership · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Cultural
- $500
Mastiffs To Mutts Rescue · Chambersburg, PA · 2022
Community Service
- $500
Power of Pink · Washington, DC · 2022
Community Service
- $500
The Viva School · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
- $500
Word Dance Theater · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Cultural
- $300
Washington Studio School · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
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