The Berlind Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-3800078

The Berlind Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY that provides philanthropic support across education, health care, and arts-related causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$945K

+30.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$268K

-9.7% YoY

Grant Count

35

+29.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-30.3% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focuses on:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Health Care
  • Historic Buildings Preservation
  • Historic Preservation
  • Arts Grants for Nonprofits
  • Education Nonprofits

Grantmaking

The foundation distributes grants primarily in New York and the District of Columbia.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in:

  • New York
  • District of Columbia

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AlbanyDanburyNew YorkPrincetonWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Metric Amount
Total Assets $945,216
Total Annual Giving $267,904

Financial data is based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing from 2024.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$203K$406K$609K$812K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$945,216$726,178$557,903
Revenue$737,808$695,419$324,901
Expenses$288,722$310,401$279,135
Qualifying Distributions$278,274$302,788$273,218
Net Investment Income$347,672$299,664$259,299
Distributable Amount$45,040$28,916$35,342

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$80K$160K$240K$320K26 grants202025 grants202124 grants202227 grants202335 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WORLD MONUMENTS FUND$55KMORGAN LIBRARY AND MUSEUM$36KMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$19KNEW YORK CITY CENTER$15KVARIOUS - 1500 OR LESS (…$11KAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BRIT…$10KLINCOLN CENTER FOR THE P…$10KCULTURAL HERITAGE FINANC…$8KTURQUOISE MOUNTAIN FOUND…$8KSCHWARZMAN ANIMAL MEDICA…$7K

Grant Size Distribution

137 grants across all recorded years

132<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BROOK BERLINDTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT1
WILLIAM BERLINDTRUSTEE, TREASURER0.1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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