Private foundation · Chicago, IL

The Howard B Bernick Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $10K – $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
47
Repeat grantees
25
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactHOWARD B BERNICK · 3124641188
MaterialsLETTER STATING ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES AND COPY OF DETERMINATION
RestrictionsQUALIFIED CHARITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Howard B Bernick
TRUSTEE/MEMBER OF DIST COM
Craig Bernick
MEMBER OF DIST COMMITTEE
Peter Bernick
MEMBER OF DIST COMMITTEE
Elizabeth Bernick
MEMBER OF DIST COMMITTEE

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
20.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
156
Total grants awarded
$3.9M
Total amount
$25K
Average grant
$300K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$663K
25 grants
2023
$899K
30 grants
2022
$769K
28 grants
2021
$632K
34 grants
2020
$985K
39 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
5 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$495K
Upper Canada Educational Foundation
3 grants
$252K
5 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$186K
The Field Museum
5 grants · IL
$185K
4 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$142K
5 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$102K
Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation
1 grant · IL
$100K
4 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$95K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$80K

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

Jewish United Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$300K
Cast Water Safety Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$110K
Town of Palm Beach United Way
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$33K
The Field Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$30K
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$25K
The Innovate
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$25K
Palm Beach Civic Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$22K
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Raymond F Kravis Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$13K
The Washington Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$10K
American Heart Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$10K
Boys & Girls Club of Chicago
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$7K
Historical Society of Palm Beach County
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Live Like Jake Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Norton Museum of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$5K
The Palm Beach Police Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$5K
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$4K
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$4K
Afrikids Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$3K
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$2K
Jewish United Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$300K
Upper Canada Educational Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
TY 2023
$150K
Cast Water Safety Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$110K
Town of Palm Beach United Way
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$33K
The Field Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$30K
Morselife Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$25K
Northwestern Memorial Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$25K
American Friends of the Hebrew University
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Sinai Health System
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Palm Beach Civic Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$21K
B'nai B'rith International
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$18K
Oak Park Temple
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$15K
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Raymond F Kravis Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$14K
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$10K
American Heart Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Teaching Tolerance
GENERAL SUPPORT
AL · TY 2023
$9K
Recipe for Change
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$8K
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$7K
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$6K
The Cleveland Orchestra
GENERAL SUPPORT
OH · TY 2023
$5K
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$5K
The Philadelphia Orchestra
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$5K
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$5K

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