Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Berger Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 – $180 – $318
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
17
Repeat grantees
8
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2025 990-PF

Leadership · from 2025 990-PF

Meta S Berger
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Jonathan D Berger
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
Jan E Berger
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
1560.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'11
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
57
Total grants awarded
$129K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$105K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2025
$68
1 grants
2024
$110K
5 grants
2023
$1K
2 grants
2022
$938
5 grants
2021
$1K
8 grants
2020
$625
4 grants
2019
$6K
12 grants
2017
$9K
20 grants

Top recipients

2 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$105K
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
1 grant · IL
$4K
Goodman Theatre
1 grant · IL
$3K
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$2K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$2K
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath Association
1 grant · NJ
$2K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$2K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1K
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$980
4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$900

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Chicago Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2025
$68
The Chicago Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$105K
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
NJ · TY 2024
$2K
Anshe Emet Synagogue
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$2K
The Ark
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$500
Lincoln Park Zoo
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$200
Imerman Angels
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$1K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
GENERAL SUPPORT
TN · TY 2023
$150
Museum of Contemporary Art
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2022
$358
Northwestern University
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2022
$200
The Ark
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2022
$180
Wttw
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2022
$100
Paws Chicago
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2022
$100
Illinois Holocaust Museum
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$500
Alas-wings
MEDICAL RESEARCH
IL · TY 2021
$250
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
MEDICAL RESEARCH
TN · TY 2021
$200
Anshe Emet Synagogue
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$180
The Ark
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$100
Wttw
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$100
Arts Alliance Illinois
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$100
Paws Chicago
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2021
$50
Alas-wings
MEDICAL RESEARCH
IL · TY 2020
$225
Northwestern University
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2020
$200
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
MEDICAL RESEARCH
TN · TY 2020
$100
Wttw
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2020
$100
Goodman Theatre
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$3K
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$2K
Anshe Emet Synagogue
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$318
Alas-wings
MEDICAL RESEARCH
IL · TY 2019
$200
Museum of Contemporary Art
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$183
The Ark
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$100
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
MEDICAL RESEARCH
TN · TY 2019
$100
Northwestern University
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$100
Arts Alliance Illinois
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$100
Access Living
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$100
Aarp Foundation
CHARITABLE
DC · TY 2019
$50
Alzheimer's Association
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2019
$50
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH
IL · TY 2017
$4K
The Arts Club of Chicago
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$2K
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$500
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
CHARITABLE
DC · TY 2017
$500
Northwestern University
EDUCATIONAL
IL · TY 2017
$400
Bethany Church Christian Center
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$250
Anshe Emet Synagogue
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$200
Alas-wings
MEDICAL RESEARCH
IL · TY 2017
$200
Museum of Contemporary Art
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$181
Jcc Chicago
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$100
The Ark
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$100
Gold Coast Neighbors
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$100
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2017
$100

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.