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Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$193k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
40%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$51,500
Organizations funded a year
33 to 41
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 40% of the organizations Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving34$192k24%
FY202440$184k40%
FY202333$185k21%
FY202234$175k21%
FY202141$181k24%
FY202040$167k23%
FY201938$165k42%
FY201834$160k26%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$702kEducation$253kPhilanthropy$154kHuman Services$118kInternational$87kArts & Culture$77kReligion$72kYouth Development$47kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 73 grantees
All grantees of Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lupus Foundation of America Inc$390,40090%
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$198,00090%
Horses Healing Hearts Inc$95,25099%
Educate2Envision International Inc$67,250413%
Speak Up for Kids of Palm Beach County Inc$67,00072%
Ort America Inc$37,00070%
Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc$32,50020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$31,00040%
Girls on the Run Nj East Inc$24,00022%
Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc$20,00021%
Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc$14,00010%
Forgotten Soldier Outreach Inc$11,00031%
Tsc Alliance Endowment Fund Inc$10,00011%
Wingate University$10,00090%
Potsdam College Foundation Inc$9,00090%
Three Village Church$9,0009n/a
Lansing Promise$8,00080%
Gardens Jewish Experience Inc$7,2509n/a
Ele's Place Inc$7,00080%
Womanspace Inc$6,40070%
Greater Lansing Food Bank$5,75060%
Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc$5,50010%
Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research Inc$5,00010%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$5,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5,00010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$4,50090%
Vibration 432 Inc$4,2502n/a
Defenders of Wildlife$3,60090%
Lighthouse Mission Inc$3,6006n/a
Our Rescue$3,50050%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$3,00010%
350org$3,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,00020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$3,00050%
Community Action Service Center Dba Rise$3,00030%
TASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc$2,70040%
Boys and Girls Club of Lansing$2,25030%
The Land Institute$2,00020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$2,0001n/a
Rainforest Action Network$2,00010%
Food Recovery Network Inc$1,90020%
Lighthouse Mission Outreach Inc$1,80030%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$1,75030%
USA for Unfpa Inc$1,60010%
Jewish Education Center of South Florida$1,50030%
Fabretto Children's Foundation Inc$1,50020%
Sari Asher Center for Integrative Cancer Care Inc$1,50020%
The Catholic University of America$1,45040%
Charity Navigator$1,10090%
Georgetown University$1,05040%
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center$1,00020%
Tanzacare Foundation$1,0001n/a
Small Talk Children's Advocacy Center$1,00010%
Potter Park Zoological Society$1,00010%
Impression 5 Science Center$1,00010%
Child and Family Charities$1,00020%
Capital Area United Way Inc$1,00010%
Firecracker Foundation$1,00011%
United Way of South Central Michigan$1,00010%
Institute for Natural Medicine$1,00010%
Care Free Medical Inc$1,00010%
Apopo US Inc$1,00020%
Friends of Prentice$1,00010%
Homefront Inc$80010%
Momentum Unlimited Inc$75020%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$70010%
Tri County Humane Society$50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%
The South Side Community Coalition$50010%
The College of New Jersey Foundation Inc$50010%
Capital Area Housing Partnership$50010%
Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Inc$50010%
Love in Deed Inc$50013%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($417k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLupus Foundation of America Inc: $390,400 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetStony Brook Foundation Inc: $198,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHorses Healing Hearts Inc: $95,250 over 9y, 9.0% of budgetEducate2Envision International Inc: $67,250 over 4y, 13% of budgetSpeak Up for Kids of Palm Beach County Inc: $67,000 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetOrt America Inc: $37,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans for Ben-Gurion University Inc: $32,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $31,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run Nj East Inc: $24,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetJewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetSave a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc: $14,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetForgotten Soldier Outreach Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTsc Alliance Endowment Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWingate University: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPotsdam College Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLansing Promise: $8,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetEle's Place Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWomanspace Inc: $6,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Lansing Food Bank: $5,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetIsraaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPapanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $3,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOur Rescue: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350org: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Action Service Center Dba Rise: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTASK Inc Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Inc: $2,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Lansing: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Land Institute: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Recovery Network Inc: $1,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLighthouse Mission Outreach Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Medical Center Corporation: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUSA for Unfpa Inc: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Education Center of South Florida: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFabretto Children's Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSari Asher Center for Integrative Cancer Care Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Catholic University of America: $1,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $1,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $1,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLansing Art Gallery & Education Center: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSmall Talk Children's Advocacy Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPotter Park Zoological Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImpression 5 Science Center: $1,000 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 66.

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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.

Desk Drawer FundMI26.2× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Desk Drawer Fund · Capital Region Community Foundation · Joe D Pentecost Foundation · Lansing Economic Area Partnership · Cinnaire Corporation · Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Inc · Dart Foundation fka Solid Waste Management Foundation · Consumers Energy Foundation · McLaren Greater Lansing · Lansing Rotary Foundation · Re Olds Foundation · United Way of South Central Michigan

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 Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc

How much does Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc give?
Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc reported 35 grants totaling $193,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (44%), Education (16%), Philanthropy (10%).
Who are Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lupus Foundation of America Inc ($390k), Stony Brook Foundation Inc ($198k), Horses Healing Hearts Inc ($95k).
Does Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Desk Drawer Fund, Capital Region Community Foundation, Joe D Pentecost Foundation.
Where is Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc based?
Louis Berkowitz Family Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 117 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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