Madeleine & Mandell L Berman Foundation
Historical funder research: IRS Form 990-PF filings from US private foundations, showing who funded what in past years. This is not a list of currently open grant calls, and we do not track open RFPs from private foundations. From public IRS Form 990-PF filings (latest on file for this funder: tax year 2024). Coverage: tax years 2019–2025. Freshness: the IRS releases these returns 1.5–2+ years after the tax year ends, so 2025 is still partial and a funder's newest grants may not appear yet. Last updated: November 14, 2026. Filings can contain errors, so confirm current priorities and deadlines with the funder before applying.
Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 60.0% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | UNRESTRICTED | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Eastern Michigan University Foundation | Ypsilanti, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $70,000 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | UNRESTRICTED | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | UNRESTRICTED | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center | Boulder, CO | UNRESTRICTED | $31,588 | 2024 |
| Women Who Weld | Madison Heights, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | UNRESTRICED | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | UNRESTRICTED | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Michigan Humane Society | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Chicago, IL | UNRESTRICTED | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel - the Well Detoit | West Bloomfield, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $20,000 | 2024 |
| I Aid Inc | San Marcos, TX | UNRESTRICTED | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $13,500 | 2024 |
| Construction Education Trust Dba Semca | Madison Heights, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $12,600 | 2024 |
| Motown Historical Museum | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Motown Historical Museum | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Detroit, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle | West Bloomfield, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Congregation Shaarey Zedek | Southfield, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | UNRESTRICTED | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Construction Education Trust Dba Semca | Madison Heights, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $6,900 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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