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Berlin Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2024
39
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$166,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$24M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Berlin Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $503k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CultureReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving33$1.2M48%
FY202339$1.2M38%
FY202234$757k29%
FY202136$736k28%
FY202035$557k43%
FY201944$678k27%
FY201838$498k45%
FY201753$524kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$2.3MPhilanthropy$2.1MHuman Services$1.1MHousing & Shelter$862kReligion$552kYouth Development$161kFood & Nutrition$146kInternational$131kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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OH
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CO
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Gathering Place$615,00085%
Eliot Community Human Services Inc$473,03570%
Friends of Cancer Research$450,00065%
United Way of Summit and Medina$405,00051%
Horizons for Homeless Children$319,00021%
Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$229,99760%
Revere Rd Synagogue$225,1808n/a
Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund Inc$225,000410%
Familyaid Boston Inc$196,40021%
Temple Israel$191,0187n/a
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All grantees of Berlin Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Gathering Place$615,00085%
Eliot Community Human Services Inc$473,03570%
Friends of Cancer Research$450,00065%
United Way of Summit and Medina$405,00051%
Horizons for Homeless Children$319,00021%
Akron Children's Hospital Foundation$229,99760%
Revere Rd Synagogue$225,1808n/a
Fisher Island Philanthropic Fund Inc$225,000410%
Familyaid Boston Inc$196,40021%
Temple Israel$191,0187n/a
Women's Lunch Place Inc$119,40722%
Newton Food Pantry Inc$80,00022%
University of Miami$75,00020%
Project Medishare for Haiti Inc$62,00031%
Welcome Home Inc$60,000116%
Emmanuel Christian Academy$60,00041%
The Well Community Development Corporation$53,00050%
Room to Grow National Inc$51,00011%
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc$50,00010%
Feeding South Florida Inc$50,00010%
Urban Vision$49,01461%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$48,00080%
North Coast Community Homes Inc$44,00070%
Providence House Inc$40,00011%
Family Promise of Summit County Inc$39,92552%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$31,00060%
Welcome House Inc$25,12410%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation$25,00010%
Stewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary$21,25051%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$21,20020%
Camp Carl Ltd$20,0002n/a
Pandas Networkorg$20,000112%
Boston Youth Sanctuary Inc$16,00011%
World Jewish Relief USA Inc$15,00022%
Centre Street Food Pantry Inc$15,00011%
Furnishing Hope of Massachusetts Inc$14,90225%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$12,53610%
Jewish Family Services$10,50030%
Miami Music Project Inc$10,00040%
American Charity Support Foundation Inc$10,00014%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$10,0001n/a
Best Buddies International Inc$10,00010%
The Hiram House$8,81550%
Akron Art Museum$6,50050%
The Village Network$6,00020%
Laurel School$5,79240%
Colel Chabad$5,4003n/a
The Chapel Inc$5,0001n/a
Brothers for Life$5,00010%
Opportunity Parish Ecumenical Neighborhood Ministry$5,0001n/a
The Family Tree Inc$5,00020%
Hope Ignites Cincinnati$5,0001n/a
Fractured Atlas Inc$5,00010%
University School$3,50010%
New England Pans Pandas Association Inc$3,0001n/a
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children$3,00030%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,50010%
Miracle Flights$2,50010%
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc$2,00020%
Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center$2,00030%
Lev Lalev Inc$2,00020%
Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc$1,80010%
Project Ed Bear Inc$1,00011%
S D Ireland Cancer Research Fund Inc$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00020%
Dr Bob's Home$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00010%
Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc$1,00040%
Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc$1,00010%
Girls Write Now Inc$1,00010%
Live Like Ally Foundation$1,000115%
St Hilary Parish$1,0001n/a
Children's Inn at Nih Inc$1,00010%
Child Guidance & Family Solutions$1,00020%
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition$70670%
The Lippman School$50010%
St Francis Desales Church$5001n/a
Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc$50010%
American Heart Association Inc$50010%
Keshet Inc$50010%
Davis Phinney Foundation$50010%
Prevent Child Abuse America$50010%
Carmel Manor Inc$50010%
American Brain Tumor Association$50010%
Special Olympics Ohio Inc$50030%
Cleveland Museum of Art$50010%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$50010%
Western Reserve Academy$50010%
The Children's Mercy Hospital$50010%
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank$50010%
Wayside Waifs Inc$50010%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$50010%
Chagrin Falls Suburban Volunteer Fireman's Association$2501n/a
Baptist Health Foundation Inc$25010%
Hospice & Palliative Care Inc$25010%
Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Ohio$25010%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$20010%
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School$18010%
Seton Catholic School of Hudson$1001n/a
Bethesda Foundation Inc$10010%
United Methodist Church of Kent$1001n/a
Edmundson Art Foundation Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Berlin Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Gathering Place: $615,000 over 8y, 5.2% of budgetEliot Community Human Services Inc: $473,035 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Cancer Research: $450,000 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetUnited Way of Summit and Medina: $405,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHorizons for Homeless Children: $319,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAkron Children's Hospital Foundation: $229,997 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFisher Island Philanthropic Fund Inc: $225,000 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetFamilyaid Boston Inc: $196,400 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetWomen's Lunch Place Inc: $119,407 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNewton Food Pantry Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Medishare for Haiti Inc: $62,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWelcome Home Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetEmmanuel Christian Academy: $60,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe Well Community Development Corporation: $53,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetRoom to Grow National Inc: $51,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding South Florida Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Vision: $49,014 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $48,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Coast Community Homes Inc: $44,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetProvidence House Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Promise of Summit County Inc: $39,925 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $31,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWelcome House Inc: $25,124 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMount Sinai Medical Center Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStewart's Caring Place Inc and Subsidiary: $21,250 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $21,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPandas Networkorg: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBoston Youth Sanctuary Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWorld Jewish Relief USA Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetCentre Street Food Pantry Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFurnishing Hope of Massachusetts Inc: $14,902 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $12,536 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Services: $10,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMiami Music Project Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Charity Support Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hiram House: $8,815 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAkron Art Museum: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Village Network: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLaurel School: $5,792 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBrothers for Life: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Tree Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity School: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 88.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Akron Community FoundationOH37.2× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Akron Community Foundation · Gar Foundation · Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn · The Welty Family Foundation · Lehner Family Foundation · Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc · Samuel Reese Willis Foundation Inc · The Huntington-Akron Foundation · Kenneth L Calhoun Char Tr · Fw Albrecht Family Foundation · Mary S & David C Corbin Foundation · Lloyd L & Louise K Smith Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Berlin Family Foundation Inc

How much does Berlin Family Foundation Inc give?
Berlin Family Foundation Inc reported 35 grants totaling $1,277,930 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Berlin Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (30%), Philanthropy (27%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Berlin Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Gathering Place ($615k), Eliot Community Human Services Inc ($473k), Friends of Cancer Research ($450k).
Does Berlin Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Berlin Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Berlin Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Akron Community Foundation, Gar Foundation, Sisler McFawn Foundation Pfdn.
Where is Berlin Family Foundation Inc based?
Berlin Family Foundation Inc is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 151 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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