Funding search · EIN 742351575 · Denver, CO
The Paula and William Bernstein Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 334
- grants reported
- $3.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $750
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wellesley College4 grants · $1.0M
- University of Minnesota4 grants · $800,000
- Colorado Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $312,000
- Temple Emanuel4 grants · $190,300
- Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs4 grants · $144,520
- Congregation Har Hashem4 grants · $112,000
- Jewish Colorado4 grants · $107,200
- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance2 grants · $100,000
- Boulder Jewish Community Center4 grants · $94,000
- Colorado Public Radio4 grants · $65,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 334 grants.
- $500,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Education
- $200,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
- $200,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
- $200,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education
- $200,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
Education
- $101,000
Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Denver, CO · 2021
Cultural arts
- $91,000
Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural arts
- $90,000
Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $78,000
Temple Emanuel · Denver, CO · 2023
Religion
- $76,800
Temple Emanuel · Denver, CO · 2024
Religion
- $50,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $50,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $46,000
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2022
Religious
- $38,020
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs · Aurora, CO · 2021
Medical
- $38,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2021
Religious
- $36,500
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs · Aurora, CO · 2023
Medical
- $35,000
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs · Aurora, CO · 2024
Medical
- $35,000
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs · Aurora, CO · 2022
Medical
- $30,000
Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $28,000
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2024
Religious
- $28,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2023
Religious
- $28,000
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2023
Religious
- $26,800
Jewish Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Religious
- $26,800
Jewish Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Religious
- $26,800
Jewish Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Religious
- $26,800
Jewish Colorado · Denver, CO · 2021
Religious
- $25,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $25,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $18,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $18,000
Temple Emanuel · Denver, CO · 2022
Religion
- $18,000
Dcpa Theater Company · Denver, CO · 2021
Cultural arts
- $17,500
Light House Writers Workshop · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $17,500
Light House Writers Workshop · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $17,500
Temple Emanuel · Denver, CO · 2021
Religion
- $15,000
American Board of Pyschoanalysis · Aurora, CO · 2023
Medical
- $15,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $15,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $15,000
American Board of Pyschoanalysis · Aurora, CO · 2021
Medical
- $13,500
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2021
Education
- $10,000
Adl Mountain States Region · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $10,000
American Board of Pyschoanalysis · Aurora, CO · 2024
Medical
- $10,000
Adl Mountain States Region · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $10,000
Boulder Jewish Community Center · Boulder, CO · 2022
Religious
- $10,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $10,000
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2021
Religious
- $8,500
Wellesley Centers for Women · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Education
- $8,000
Imagine Foundation · Lafayette, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $8,000
Imagine Foundation · Lafayette, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $8,000
Imagine Foundation · Lafayette, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $8,000
Imagine Foundation · Lafayette, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $7,000
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $7,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $6,500
Krma Tv - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $6,500
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $6,500
Krma Tv - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $6,500
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural arts
- $6,500
Krma Tv - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $6,500
Krma Tv - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $6,200
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
Civic and community
- $6,200
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civic and community
- $6,200
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civic and community
- $6,000
Dcpa Theater Company · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $6,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
Civic and community
- $6,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
Civic and community
- $6,000
Adl Mountain States Region · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $6,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
Civic and community
- $6,000
Denver Children'S Choir · Denver, CO · 2021
Cultural arts
- $5,500
Adl Mountain States Region · Denver, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $5,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $5,000
Dcpa Theater Company · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $5,000
Wellesley Centers for Women · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Dcpa Theater Company · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural arts
- $5,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural arts
- $5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $5,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2021
Cultural arts
- $5,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Lakewood, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $3,500
Wellesley Centers for Women · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Education
- $3,000
Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $3,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Capital Volunteer Engagement Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Cultural arts
- $3,000
Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Civic and community
- $3,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Capital Volunteer Engagement Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Cultural arts
- $3,000
Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
Civic and community
- $3,000
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Capital Volunteer Engagement Center · Denver, CO · 2022
Cultural arts
- $3,000
The Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2021
Medical
- $2,500
Light House Writers Workshop · Denver, CO · 2024
Civic and community
- $2,500
New Perspectives Theatre Company · New York, NY · 2024
Civic and community
- $2,500
Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood · Denver, CO · 2022
Education
- $2,500
Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2021
Civic and community
- $2,500
Denver Museum of Nature and Science Capital Volunteer Engagement Center · Denver, CO · 2021
Cultural arts
- $2,500
Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood · Denver, CO · 2021
Education
- $2,000
American Jewish World Service · Etna, NH · 2024
Medical
- $2,000
Center for Advanced Psychoanalytic Studies (Caps) · Nashua, NH · 2024
Medical
- $2,000
Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood · Denver, CO · 2024
Education
- $2,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Education
- $2,000
Center for Advanced Psychoanalytic Studies (Caps) · Nashua, NH · 2023
Medical
- $2,000
Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood · Denver, CO · 2023
Education
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Similar purposes
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- California Community Foundation8,086 grants · $1.34B
Similar grant size
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