Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Minnetonka, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $16,190
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Breck ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 125% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $1K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Breck Minneapolis, MN | General funding | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,190 | — | $1,025 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,025 | $823 |
| 2024 | $17,215 | — | $1,025 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,025 | $873 |
| 2023 | $18,240 | — | $1,025 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,025 | $946 |
| 2022 | $19,265 | $8 | $25 | — | — | $25 | $949 |
| 2021 | $19,282 | — | $33 | — | — | $25 | $951 |
| 2020 | $19,315 | — | $39 | — | — | — | $952 |
| 2019 | $19,354 | — | $61 | — | — | — | $955 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $823 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation is led by Bradley Berman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bradley Berman
President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ezrilov
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Berman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation
How much does Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation give each year?
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
How large is Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation?
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $823 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation operate?
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation's EIN?
Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8067021. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- California Wildlands Grassroots Fund Grant Up to US $10,000 · Due October 28, 2026
- Hancock Whitney Opportunity Grant (Hancock Whitney Community Reinvestment Act Program) Up to US $25,000 · Due October 30, 2026
- Boettcher Foundation Colorado Grantmaking: Rural Catalyst Grants US $1,000 - US $10,000 · Due October 30, 2026
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Brad & Erica Berman Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/brad-and-erica-berman-family-foundation-morg_0e04de1fc31a4d51a14652bff8d184c7
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