JB Berland Foundation
JB Berland Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. Its 2025 filing reports 32 grants totaling $110,000, with awards supporting organizations in California and several other states.
JB Berland Foundation at a glance
In short: JB Berland Foundation gave $110K across 32 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,000
- -1.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 32
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,438
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $875,880
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (9 of 32, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to JB Berland Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 320 Fair Oaks St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (310) 288-4279
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who JB Berland Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Southcoast Health Philanthropy ($19K). Together the top 10 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
151 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 151 grants of 151 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 61% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 20% to Massachusetts, 8% to North Carolina, 4% to New York, and 3% to Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 32 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is JB Berland Foundation open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 32 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 66% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2020) to $112K (2024). In 2025 it made 32 grants totaling $110K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southcoast Health Philanthropy New Bedford, MA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $19,000 |
| UCLA - Ipam Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $15,000 |
| Sova Van Nuys, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $7,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $6,000 |
| University of Northern Carolina Wilmington, NC | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $6,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $5,000 |
| A Place Called Home Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $4,500 |
| La's Best Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $4,500 |
| Jewish Federation Emergency Fund Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $3,900 |
| Elnet-US Skokie, IL | Unrestricted Operating Funds | $3,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $875,880 | $166,891 | $121,307 | $110,000 | 32 | $112,945 | $156,711 | $134,113 |
| 2024 | $830,296 | $76,398 | $122,288 | $112,000 | 30 | $114,888 | $71,398 | $117,145 |
| 2023 | $876,186 | $156,720 | $124,846 | $110,000 | 33 | $113,520 | $148,594 | $115,547 |
| 2022 | $844,312 | $160,660 | $118,067 | $103,800 | 29 | $106,189 | $153,346 | $121,610 |
| 2021 | $801,719 | $159,503 | $106,704 | $94,975 | 27 | — | $152,255 | $109,040 |
| 2020 | $748,920 | $157,907 | $99,312 | $90,075 | 33 | — | $150,845 | $100,501 |
| 2019 | $690,325 | $100,078 | $106,571 | $95,000 | 28 | — | $92,741 | $98,714 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JB Berland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $134K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, the Jewish Free Loan Association describes its work as offering interest-free loans to individuals and families; Planned Parenthood Los Angeles says it provides reproductive health care and sexual health information; and LA’s BEST says it provides supervised before- and after-school activities for children in Los Angeles.
Other 2025 recipients include ODC, which describes its work as supporting dance and the artistic process, and East Bay Community Law Center, which says it provides legal services and policy advocacy for low-income communities. These are the recipients’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 32 grants totaling $110,000. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $19,000, with a median grant of $2,000. Listed grant purposes were unrestricted operating funds.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $19,000 to Southcoast Health Philanthropy, $15,000 to UCLA–IPAM, $7,000 to SOVA, and $6,000 each to the Jewish Free Loan Association and the University of Northern Carolina.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Kert as president and treasurer, Mark Green as vice president, and Kathryn Green as secretary. It lists Charles Kert and Joel Glucoft as directors.
JB Berland Foundation is led by Elizabeth Kert, President & Treasurer since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Kert
President & Treasurer
President → President & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Glucoft
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Kert
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Green
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Green
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Gary Goodman (2019–2020) — Director
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 JB Berland Foundation
How much does JB Berland Foundation give each year?
JB Berland Foundation gave $110K across 32 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 30 grants.
What is JB Berland Foundation's typical grant size?
JB Berland Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,438, across 32 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from JB Berland Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does JB Berland Foundation give grants?
JB Berland Foundation gives mostly in California: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (20%) and North Carolina (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (12 grants), San Francisco, CA (6 grants), Wilmington, NC (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does JB Berland Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of JB Berland Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (32 of 32) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are JB Berland Foundation's largest grantees?
JB Berland Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Southcoast Health Philanthropy ($19,000), UCLA - Ipam ($15,000) and Sova ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is JB Berland Foundation?
JB Berland Foundation reported $876K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $113K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $134K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does JB Berland Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from JB Berland Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is JB Berland Foundation's EIN?
JB Berland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6091784. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does JB Berland Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 December 19, 2019)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). JB Berland Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jb-berland-foundation-morg_1a7b133d2bc7477a891f77c6171e9c12
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