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The Bershad Foundation II Inc at a glance

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The Bershad Foundation II Inc

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.

$8k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$33kHealth$32kPhilanthropy$9kInternational$6kHuman Services$800Arts & Culture$775Housing & Shelter$250Food & Nutrition$100Other$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$110k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER$2,500
FRENCHMANS CREEK CHARITIES FOUNDATION$1,900
ST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL$1,500
PLAY FOR PINK$1,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$300
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF THE PALM BEACHES$200
DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $100) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $100 → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$67k · 15 repeat orgs$15k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +69% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
23

Total granted

$67k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+4%

Still filing today

53%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthInternationalArts & CultureCrime & LegalPhilanthropyEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • JM
    Jupiter Medical Center Inc
    8× · 2018–2025 · $13k · revenue +112%
  • FC
    FRENCHMANS CREEK CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $7k · revenue +128%
  • PF
    PLAY FOR PINK INC
    4× · 2017–2025 · $4k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -51%
  • TS
    TEMPLE SHOLOM INC
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +8%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
2
Childrens Cancer Therapy Development Institute

To make all childhood cancers universally survivable by delivering new treatments to clinical trials through scientific discovery.

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3
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
4
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc

To support cancer research in israel, for the benefit of israel and all mankind.

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5
Commonwealth Cancer Consortium Inc

Break through cancer is a foundation dedicated to supporting translational research in the most difficult to treat cancers. our partner organizations are among the top cancer research centers and together, represent some of the most…

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6
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
7
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative

The mission of quantum leap healthcare collarborative is to provide management and financial support to healthcare research organizations, particularly involving breast cancer research and treatment.

Human Services
8
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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9
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
10
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
11
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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12
The Jed Ian Taxel Foundation for Rare Cancer Research Inc

To inspire and empower scientific breakthroughs, clinical trials and improved treatments which change lives and enable better outcomes for rare cancer patients and their families.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Friends of Chabad By the Galler. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
14/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF WESTCHESTER: $19,320 · OtherCONGREGATION EMANU-EL OF WESTCHESTERCOMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE: $10,750 · OtherCOMMUNITY SYNAGOGUEST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $3,200 · OtherST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITALTEMPLE SHOLOM INC: $1,800 · Other+18 more: $7,025 · Other+18 moreJupiter Medical Center Inc: $12,600 · HealthJupiter Medical Center IncTHE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $3,250 · HealthTHE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITU…Daughters of Israel Inc: $1,900 · HealthDaughters of Israel IncPARTNERS IN HEARING INC: $950 · Health+7 more: $2,075 · Health+7 moreFRENCHMANS CREEK CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC: $6,900 · PhilanthropyFRENCHMAN…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $5,000 · InternationalThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,000 · InternationalPLAY FOR PINK INC: $4,050 · Crime & LegalTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $1,700 · Public Safety & DisasterINSIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION INC: $475 · Arts & CultureMALTZ JUPITER THEATRE INC: $300 · Arts & Culture
Other$42,095Health$20,775Philanthropy$6,900International$6,000Crime & Legal$4,050Public Safety & Disaster$1,700Arts & Culture$775

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJupiter Medical Center Inc: $12,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFRENCHMANS CREEK CHARITIES FOUNDATION INC: $6,900 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $4,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDaughters of Israel Inc: $1,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEARING INC: $950 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE TREASURE COAST INC: $675 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSari Asher Center for Integrative Cancer Care Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINSIGHT THROUGH EDUCATION INC: $475 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMALTZ JUPITER THEATRE INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMental Health America of the Palm Beaches Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALPINE LEARNING GROUP EDUCATION PROGRAM INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY GREATER NY & CT INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHABAD BY THE GALLER: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Jewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY14.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Bershad Foundation II Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Bershad Foundation II Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Feeding South Florida Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Jupiter Medical Center Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 40 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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