The Bernhill Fund

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-2898599

The Bernhill Fund is a private foundation based in New York, NY. The organization operates as a grantmaking entity providing financial support to charitable causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.3M

+11.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$262K

-18.1% YoY

Grant Count

10

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$26K

-9.9% YoY

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

Grantmaking

The Bernhill Fund makes grants for general purposes. Recent documented grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Bernhill Fund is located in and operates from New York, NY.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AlbanyAtlantaBronxBrooklynLawrencevilleNew HavenNew YorkNew YorknPortlandRoosevelt IslandSeattleWater Mill

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing (2023):

  • Total Assets: $1,154,831
  • Total Giving: $320,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$133K$265K$398K$530K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,291,234$1,154,831$1,406,703
Revenue$422,339$91,673$280,495
Expenses$285,936$343,545$172,370
Qualifying Distributions$262,000$320,000$142,250
Net Investment Income$401,073$70,548$256,170
Distributable Amount$104,021$92,625$114,518

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$98K$196K$294K$392K16 grants202010 grants20219 grants202211 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

STUDIO IN A SCHOOL ASSOC…$125KLEO BAECK INSTITUTE$30KNAUMBURG ORCHESTRAL CONC…$25KTHE WINSTON CHURCHILL FO…$25KWEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CO…$25KWNET GROUP$15KMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART$10KTHE INSTITUTE OF FINE AR…$5KFOUR FREEDOMS PARK CONSE…$1KSCAN HARBOR INC$1K

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K1$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
WILLIAM L BERNHARDPRESIDENT5
PATRICIA HEWITTVICE PRES, SECY2
WINTHROP RUTHERFURD JRTREASURER1

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

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