Private foundation · Santa Barbara, CA

David Bermant Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K $5K $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
22
Repeat grantees
10
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Bess M Rochlitzer
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/AS REQ
$64K
Sandra Hopmans
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/AS REQU
$2K
Andrew Bermant
DIRECTOR/AS REQUIRED
$2K
Victoria Vesna
DIRECTOR/AS REQUIRED
$2K
Robert Margolies
OFFICER/TREASURER/AS REQ
$2K
Gabe Wolosky
OFFICER/TREASURER/AS REQ
$2K
Jack Collison Untill 11921
DIRECTOR/AS REQUIRED
$2K
Jack Collison
DIRECTOR/AS REQUIRED
$2K
Susan Hopmans
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/AS REQ
$11K

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
87
Total grants awarded
$5.8M
Total amount
$66K
Average grant
$4.8M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$114K
9 grants
2023
$133K
11 grants
2022
$63K
4 grants
2021
$85K
4 grants
2020
$4.8M
2 grants
2019
$5K
1 grants
2018
$63K
5 grants
2017
$96K
11 grants
2016
$104K
12 grants
2015
$104K
9 grants
2014
$121K
9 grants
2013
$86K
10 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · OH · ✓ Exact match
$4.8M
Children's Museum of Santa Barbara
6 grants · CA
$200K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
6 grants · NY
$110K
The Arts Fund
5 grants · CA
$85K
4 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$80K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
5 grants · CA
$80K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$40K
University of California Los Angeles - School of Arts and Architecture
2 grants · CA
$40K
2 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$40K
Harvestworks Digital Media Art Center
5 grants · NY
$31K

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 Butler Institute of American Art
FOR THE SUPPORT OF "ENTANGLED ATTRACTION" EXHIBITION BY SALLY WEBER AND CRAIG NEWSWANGER, AND HARMONIC SCULPTURE #10 CON…
OH · TY 2024
$27K
The Arts Fund
FOR THE COMMUNITY GALLERY PROGRAM - THE MUSEUM OF SENSORY & MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES, A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF NEW MEDIA ART E…
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Tate Americas Foundation
IN SUPORT OF TATE'S ELECTRIC DREAMS EXHIBITION
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF COLOR LIGHT MOTION PROJECT
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
SUPPORT OF SANGRE DE NOPAL/BLOOD OF THE NOPAL EXHIBITION.
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND RESEARCHERS STRIVE TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Unite to Light
TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Victoria University of Wellington Foundation
SUPPORT OF ANNIE NIEMETZ KIHIKIHI PROJECT PHASE II.
TY 2024
$5K
The Mimi Garrard Dance Company Inc
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING DANCE FOR VIDEO USING DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Tate Americas Foundation
IN SUPORT OF TATE'S ELECTRIC DREAMS EXHIBITION
NY · TY 2023
$20K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
DEVELOP ORIGINAL, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS OF ENGINEERING
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF COLOR LIGHT MOTION PROJECT
NY · TY 2023
$20K
The Arts Fund
PROVIDE ARTS TO MORE PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES IN CELEBRATION OF THE REOPENING OF THE MUSEUM
CA · TY 2023
$20K
New York Women in Film & Television
SUPPORT EMPOWERING WOMEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
NY · TY 2023
$14K
Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation
SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT - COSMOVISION INDIGENA: THE INTERSECTION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CONTEMPORARY ART
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Victoria University of Wellington Foundation
AID THE ELECTRIC SOUND GARDEN PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON CICADAS
TY 2023
$5K
The Butler Institute of American Art
TO CONDUCT A PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT OF THE DAVID BERMANT COLLECTION TO DETERMINE THE CONDITION OF THE ENTIRE COLLECTION
OH · TY 2023
$4K
UCLA Development
IN SUPPORT OF THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT FUND
CA · TY 2023
$3K
The Mimi Garrard Dance Company Inc
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING DANCE FOR VIDEO USING DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
DEVELOP ORIGINAL, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS OF ENGINEERING
CA · TY 2022
$20K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF COLOR LIGHT MOTION PROJECT
NY · TY 2022
$20K
The Arts Fund
PROVIDE ARTS TO MORE PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
CA · TY 2022
$20K
The Mimi Garrard Dance Company Inc
IN SUPPORT OF CREATING DANCE FOR VIDEO USING DIGITAL TECHNIQUES
NY · TY 2022
$3K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF COLOR LIGHT MOTION PROJECT
NY · TY 2021
$40K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
DEVELOP ORIGINAL, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS OF ENGINEERING
CA · TY 2021
$20K
The Arts Fund
PROVIDE ARTS TO MORE PEOPLE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
CA · TY 2021
$20K
Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation
SUPPORT THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT - COSMOVISION INDIGENA: THE INTERSECTION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND CONTEMPORARY ART
CA · TY 2021
$5K
The Butler Institute of American Art
KINETIC ART COLLECTION TO BE DISPLAYED TO THE PUBLIC
OH · TY 2020
$4.8M
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF ALIEN STAR DUST PROJECT
NY · TY 2020
$5K
Harvest Works Digital Media Arts Center
IN SUPPORT OF ALIEN STAR DUST PROJECT
NY · TY 2019
$5K
Children's Museum of Santa Barbara
THE WOLF MUSEUM OF EXPLORATION AND INNOVATION
CA · TY 2018
$25K
University of California Los Angeles - School of Arts and Architecture
DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN|MEDIA ARTS TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ART
CA · TY 2018
$20K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
TO SUPPORT ENGINEERING EDUCATION ON THE SOUTH COAST
CA · TY 2018
$10K
California Institute of the Arts and the School of Art
FUNDING THE DAVID BERMANT FELLOWSHIP IN ART & TECHNOLOGY
CA · TY 2018
$5K
The Mimi Garrard Dance Company Inc
PROMOTION OF THE PERFORMANCE ARTS
NY · TY 2018
$3K
Children's Museum of Santa Barbara
THE WOLF MUSEUM OF EXPLORATION AND INNOVATION
CA · TY 2017
$25K
University of California Los Angeles - School of Arts and Architecture
DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN|MEDIA ARTS TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ART
CA · TY 2017
$20K
Yale University Art Gallery
"LUMIA: THOMAS WILFRED AND THE ART OF LIGHT" EXHIBITION
CT · TY 2017
$10K
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
"FREE PLAY: DESIGN BEYONG LOGIC" EXHIBITION
CA · TY 2017
$10K
California Institute of the Arts and the School of Art
FUNDING THE DAVID BERMANT FELLOWSHIP IN ART & TECHNOLOGY
CA · TY 2017
$5K
Harvestworks Digital Media Art Center
"BIRD SONG DIAMOND" PROJECT
NY · TY 2017
$5K
The Arts Fund
"MARCO AND THE ARTS FUND'S TEEN ARTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM"
CA · TY 2017
$5K
The Butler Institute of American Art
TO PROMOTE MARKETING OF EXHIBITS AND ART RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION
OH · TY 2017
$5K
Pan American Musical Art Research Inc
"CLAUDIA JACQUES" PROJECT TO PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND ART
NY · TY 2017
$5K
Vermont Studio Center
DAVID BERMANT FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP AT VSC
VT · TY 2017
$4K
The Mimi Garrard Dance Company Inc
PROMOTION OF THE PERFORMANCE ARTS
NY · TY 2017
$3K
Children's Museum of Santa Barbara
THE WOLF MUSEUM OF EXPLORATION AND INNOVATION
CA · TY 2016
$25K
University of California - Regents
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DAVID BERMANT ART/SCI GALLERY
CA · TY 2016
$20K
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation
CULTIVATION OF THE JUNIOR ENGINEER APPRENTICESHIP STRUCTURE
CA · TY 2016
$10K

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