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The Marvin Ronald Bernstein Foundation at a glance

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The Marvin Ronald Bernstein 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.

$194k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$28k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$462kHealth$259kHuman Services$196kHousing & Shelter$164kEducation$106kCivil Rights$20kEnvironment$15kCommunity Improvement$13kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $104k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $90k
$9,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$5.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST HILLS COVENANT CHURCH$27,625
KENYA COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC MINISTRIES$22,500
HAYNES FAMILY OF PROGRAMS$17,500
ST LOUISE THE MARILLAC SCHOOL$12,500
THE MASTER'S UNIVERSITY$10,000
CHOICES WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER$9,000
ONTARIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$9,000
SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER$9,000
THE JOSHUA FUND$9,000
BAJA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES$9,000
OLIVE CREST$9,000
COMMUNITY OF THE WORD$9,000
PACIFIC LIFELINE$9,000
DIGNITY GROUP$7,500
PORTLAND COVENANT CHURCH$6,000
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 (FY20–25, $97k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 14%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 14%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 14%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 14%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $9k → 14%SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $8k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $10k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $8k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $7k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $5k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $5k → 14%DAWN OF HOPE: $5k → 14%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ID
MT
WI
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CA
VA
FL
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 28 repeat orgs$100k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
15

Total granted

$1.4M
$99k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+9%

Still filing today

57%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationReligionInternationalArts & CultureOther
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

  • LI
    LMWS INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $92k · revenue +76%
  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $75k · revenue +217%
  • TM
    The Master's University and Seminary
    5× · 2021–2025 · $59k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • LB
    LIFE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP INC
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
  • FU
    FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
  • DU
    DIGNITY USA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +188%
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
Christian Care Mesa Inc

Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.

Human Services
2
Christian Care Mesa Ii Inc

Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.

Housing & Shelter
3
Kingdom Advisors Inc

Kingdom advisors is a discipleship ministry serving christian financial professionals. the organization encourages, educates, and empowers christian financial professionals with biblical wisdom to be effective disciples of jesus christ in…

Religion
4
Los Angeles Mission Inc

The los angeles mission breaks the cycle of homelessness and poverty, by stabilizing people in a safe and spiritual environment, connecting them to solutions and walking with them on their journey.

Housing & Shelter
5
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
6
Biglife International Inc

Biglife international inc. empowers believers worldwide to reach and disciple their own people for jesus christ.

Recreation & Sports
7
Emanate Health

Our mission is to help people keep well in body, mind, and spirit by providing quality health care services in a safe, compassionate environment.

Health
8
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
9
Christian Care Retirement Apartments Inc

Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve

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10
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc

Habitat for humanity's mission is to give witness to the christian gospel by working with god's people to build decent habitats for those who are inadequately sheltered in orange county.

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11
One for Israel

One for israel's purposes are to unite u.s. and international churches, ministries and individuals for the proclamation of the gospel in israel, to raise funds for evangelism and gospel proclamation, to provide tangible relief for israel's…

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12
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Olive Crest; the most unlike its peers is Academy of Hawaiian Arts Inc. 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

25 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. 25 of the 44 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
18/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEST HILLS COVENANT CHURCH: $120,250 · OtherWEST HILLS COVENANT CHURCHLMWS INC: $92,000 · OtherLMWS INCCOMMUNITY OF THE WORD INC: $76,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY OF THE WORD INCHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INC: $75,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INCKENYA COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC MINIS: $70,000 · OtherKENYA COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC MINISPORTLAND COVENANT CHURCH: $63,000 · OtherPORTLAND COVENANT CHURCHONTARIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $61,000 · OtherONTARIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLKENYA COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC MINISTRIES: $57,500 · OtherKENYA COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC MINISTRIESCHOICES WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER: $56,500 · OtherCHOICES WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTERCHINO HILLS CONGREGATION OF JWS: $50,000 · OtherCHINO HILLS CONGREGATION OF JWSSOVEREIGN HOPE CHURCH: $30,000 · Other+17 more: $148,250 · Other+17 moreHaynes Family of Programs: $97,500 · HealthHaynes Family of P…OLIVE CREST: $59,000 · HealthOLIVE CRESTEmanate Health Foundation: $40,000 · HealthEmanate Health Fou…DIGNITY GROUP: $30,000 · HealthDIGNITY GROUP+3 more: $11,500 · HealthTHE JOSHUA FUND: $59,000 · ReligionBaja Christian Ministries: $54,750 · ReligionSAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $56,500 · Human ServicesDawn of Hope Inc: $40,100 · Human ServicesCASA TERESA INC: $16,250 · Human ServicesThe Master's University and Seminary: $59,000 · EducationCHRISTIAN EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL: $2,500 · EducationKOREA TOWN OAKLAND: $18,000 · Community ImprovementECOCITY BUILDERS: $15,000 · Environment
Other$899,500Health$238,000Religion$113,750Human Services$112,850Education$61,500Community Improvement$18,000Environment$15,000

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 budgetHaynes Family of Programs: $97,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLMWS INC: $92,000 over 7y, 5.7% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INC: $75,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetThe Master's University and Seminary: $59,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOSHUA FUND: $59,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $59,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER: $56,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetBaja Christian Ministries: $54,750 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetDawn of Hope Inc: $40,100 over 6y, 22% of budgetEmanate Health Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetDIGNITY GROUP: $30,000 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetKOREA TOWN OAKLAND: $18,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCASA TERESA INC: $16,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetECOCITY BUILDERS: $15,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetDIGNITY USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetKESHET INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL (USA): $7,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE SHEEPFOLD INC: $6,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAcademy of Hawaiian Arts Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Center For Medical Progress: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBerkeley Community Health Project DBA Berkeley Free Clinic: $4,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREACT19 INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHRISTIAN EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

  • Who funds Haynes Family of Programs ↗
  • Who funds LMWS INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INLAND VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds The Master's University and Seminary ↗
  • Who funds THE JOSHUA FUND ↗
  • Who funds OLIVE CREST ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Baja Christian Ministries ↗
  • Who funds Dawn of Hope Inc ↗
  • Who funds Emanate Health Foundation ↗
  • Who funds DIGNITY GROUP ↗
  • Who funds KOREA TOWN OAKLAND ↗
  • Who funds CASA TERESA INC ↗
  • Who funds ECOCITY BUILDERS ↗
  • Who funds DIGNITY USA INC ↗
  • Who funds KESHET INC ↗
  • Who funds SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL (USA) ↗
  • Who funds THE SHEEPFOLD INC ↗
  • Who funds Academy of Hawaiian Arts Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Center For Medical Progress ↗
  • Who funds Berkeley Community Health Project DBA Berkeley Free Clinic ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗

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.

Christian Community F…Inland Empire Communi…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Sempra FoundationNatl Christian Charit…ImpactassetsincRaymond James Charita…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …Paypal Charitable Giv…
Christian Community Foundation IncCO15× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Inland Empire Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Sempra Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Impactassetsinc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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 Marvin Ronald Bernstein Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Marvin Ronald Bernstein Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Keshet Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Marvin Ronald Bernstein 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.

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 44 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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