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The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$30k
Granted FY2023
5
Grants FY2023
5
Organizations funded FY2023
40%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$100
Largest grant, FY2023
$29,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 37
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
3
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 40% of the organizations The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $350 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEnvironmentHealthEducationOther
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
FY20235$30k40%
FY202218$39k39%
FY202125$14k52%
FY202018$18k44%
FY201912$27k25%
FY201837$97k62%
FY201724$25kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$129kRecreation & Sports$51kHuman Services$18kPhilanthropy$11kReligion$8kEmployment$7kScience & Tech$7kEducation$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
CT
CA
NE
VA
MD
TN
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Palm Springs Air Museum Inc$74,79060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$19,75040%
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival$10,50030%
North Shore Congregation Israel$8,1305n/a
Jewish Family Service of the Desert$8,00020%
Jvs Socal$7,08020%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$5,00010%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$3,31650%
Israel Emergency Alliance$3,28040%
Writers Theatre Inc$2,65040%
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All grantees of The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Palm Springs Air Museum Inc$74,79060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$19,75040%
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival$10,50030%
North Shore Congregation Israel$8,1305n/a
Jewish Family Service of the Desert$8,00020%
Jvs Socal$7,08020%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$5,00010%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$3,31650%
Israel Emergency Alliance$3,28040%
Writers Theatre Inc$2,65040%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$2,01010%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$2,00030%
Eisenhower Medical Center$1,82520%
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,00020%
High Desert Test Sites$1,00010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$65020%
Northwestern University$60040%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater$60020%
Coachella Valley Repertory$55010%
Mercy Ships International$55020%
Reading Is Fundamental Inc$50010%
Smithsonian Institution$50010%
Chicago Humanities Festival$40020%
Chicago Horticultural Society$38030%
Theatre Communications Group Inc$30010%
Academy for Global Citizenship Charter School$30010%
College of the Desert Foundation$20010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$13020%
Southern California Public Radio$12520%
American Heart Association Inc$11020%
American Craft Council$10010%
Luminarts Cultural Foundation the Union League Club of Chicago$1001n/a
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc$10010%
Women Vote$1001n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$8020%
Jewish Child and Family Services$7510%
Museum of Contemporary Art$7510%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$7510%
Temple Isaiah$601n/a
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$5010%
Sierra Club$5010%
Treepeople Inc$5010%
Tiger Haven Inc$5010%
Vista del Mar Child and Family Services$5010%
Field Museum of Natural History$2510%
Baby Rhino Rescue$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($91k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPalm Springs Air Museum Inc: $74,790 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetPalm Springs Art Museum: $19,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRancho Mirage Writers Festival: $10,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetJewish Family Service of the Desert: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJvs Socal: $7,080 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $3,316 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $3,280 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWriters Theatre Inc: $2,650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $2,010 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSteppenwolf Theatre Company: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $1,825 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Desert Test Sites: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Shakespeare Theater: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoachella Valley Repertory: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetReading Is Fundamental Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Humanities Festival: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $380 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTheatre Communications Group Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAcademy for Global Citizenship Charter School: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCollege of the Desert Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $130 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $110 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Craft Council: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $80 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTreepeople Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTiger Haven Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVista del Mar Child and Family Services: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetField Museum of Natural History: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaby Rhino Rescue: $25 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 42.

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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 Galen Family FoundationCA20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Galen Family Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation · The Auen Foundation · The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation · Kovler Family Foundation · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Newman's Own Foundation · Inland Empire Community Foundation · Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co · Appelbaum Family Foundation · Berger Family 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 The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation

How much does The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation give?
The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $29,530 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (51%), Recreation & Sports (20%), Human Services (7%).
Who are The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Palm Springs Air Museum Inc ($75k), Palm Springs Art Museum ($20k), Rancho Mirage Writers Festival ($11k).
Does The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable 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 The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Galen Family Foundation, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation.
Where is The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation based?
The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable 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 82 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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