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Jb Berland Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$110k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
4%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$19,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 33
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$876k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 4% of the organizations Jb Berland Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureInternationalCrime & LegalOther
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
FY2025still arriving31$109k26%
FY202428$109k4%
FY202333$110k24%
FY202229$104k28%
FY202127$95k26%
FY202033$90k48%
FY201928$95k18%
FY201826$85k27%
89% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$177kHealth$155kArts & Culture$134kHuman Services$71kPhilanthropy$55kYouth Development$41kHousing & Shelter$36kInternational$32kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Free Loan Association$46,00090%
Hold on to Your Music Inc$41,20091%
A Place Called Home$38,00090%
La's Best$38,00090%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$25,00090%
Pacific Council on International Policy$24,95080%
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Inc$24,00020%
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$23,00050%
Pocasset Village Foundation$16,5005n/a
Riley Foundation$16,00082%
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All grantees of Jb Berland Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Free Loan Association$46,00090%
Hold on to Your Music Inc$41,20091%
A Place Called Home$38,00090%
La's Best$38,00090%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$25,00090%
Pacific Council on International Policy$24,95080%
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Inc$24,00020%
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$23,00050%
Pocasset Village Foundation$16,5005n/a
Riley Foundation$16,00082%
Friends of National Guard & Reserve FamiliesInc DBA Military Friends Fnds$15,0001n/a
Home Works - Thvp$15,00051%
Milken Community School$13,20090%
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc$11,00080%
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco$10,00060%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$10,0001n/a
Leonard I Beerman Foundation for Peace and Justice$8,00042%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$6,00030%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$5,50040%
826 Valencia$5,00030%
De Toledo High School$5,00040%
Southcoast Health System Inc$4,00010%
The Bail Project Inc$4,00010%
California College of the Arts$4,00040%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$4,00030%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$3,80030%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,00030%
Saint Justin Education For Los Angeles dba Ascending Lights Leadership Network$2,00010%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$2,00010%
Pro Publica Inc$2,0001n/a
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Little Opera$2,00021%
Pbs Foundation$2,00010%
Jamestown Community Center$2,00050%
Food Forward Inc$2,00010%
Access Books$2,00020%
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$2,00020%
East Bay Community Law Center$2,00010%
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$2,00010%
North Beach Citizens$2,00010%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles$1,00010%
Northwell Health Foundation$1,00010%
Friends of Harlem Hospital Center Inc$1,0001n/a
The Brooklyn Hospital Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Kqed Inc$1,00010%
Fractured Atlas Inc$1,00010%
Dancers Group$1,0001n/a
Community Initiatives$1,00010%
Chabad Israeli Center Inc$1,0001n/a
Sherman Oaks Parents Association$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($422k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jb Berland Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Free Loan Association: $46,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetHold on to Your Music Inc: $41,200 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetA Place Called Home: $38,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetLa's Best: $38,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Library Foundation of Los Angeles: $25,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Council on International Policy: $24,950 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Cape Cod Inc: $24,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Los Angeles: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRiley Foundation: $16,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetHome Works - Thvp: $15,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetMilken Community School: $13,200 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRaphael House of San Francisco Inc: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGood Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco: $10,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLeonard I Beerman Foundation for Peace and Justice: $8,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $5,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budget826 Valencia: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDe Toledo High School: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSouthcoast Health System Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bail Project Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia College of the Arts: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $3,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Justin Education For Los Angeles dba Ascending Lights Leadership Network: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Opera: $2,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPbs Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJamestown Community Center: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood Forward Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Books: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUc Santa Cruz Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEast Bay Community Law Center: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Disaster Philanthropy Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Beach Citizens: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwell Health Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brooklyn Hospital Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKqed Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Initiatives: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSherman Oaks Parents Association: $250 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 44.

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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.

The San Francisco FoundationCA13.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Crankstart Foundation · California Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Jewish Communal Fund · Tides Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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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How do I get to Jb Berland Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jb Berland Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Jb Berland Foundation

How much does Jb Berland Foundation give?
Jb Berland Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $110,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Jb Berland Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (20%), Health (17%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are Jb Berland Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Free Loan Association ($46k), Hold on to Your Music Inc ($41k), A Place Called Home ($38k).
Does Jb Berland Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jb Berland Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jb Berland Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, Crankstart Foundation, California Community Foundation.
Where is Jb Berland Foundation based?
Jb Berland Foundation is based in CA.

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 89 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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