The Dale and Max Berger

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 46-1612011

The Dale and Max Berger Family Foundation is a private independent foundation based in New York City. The foundation is located at Max Berger Co Building, 1251 6th Avenue, New York City, NY 10020.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.0M

-41.9% YoY

Grant Count

23

+4.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$44K

-44.4% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding interests include:

  • Creative Writing
  • Human Rights
  • Social Justice
  • Journalism
  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

The foundation primarily funds organizations in New York, District of Columbia, and California.

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

BERKELYMONTGOMERYNEW YORKSAN FRANCISCOSARATOGA SPRINGSSTAMFORDWASHINGTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $18,890,765
  • Total Annual Giving: $1,009,500
  • EIN: 46-1612011
  • IRS Filing Requirement: Form 990-PF
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$543K$1M$2M$2M19 grants202119 grants202222 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL$500KUNITED JEWISH APPEAL$100KTHE ANDREW GOODMAN FOUND…$75KANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE F…$50KBARUCH COLLEGE$50KFILMMAKERS COLLABORIATIVE$50KHER JUSTICE$25KMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA$25KSKIDMORE COLLEGE$25KTHE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K7$50–100K10$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M3$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
MAX W BERGERTRUSTEE5
DALE BERGERTRUSTEE10

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

Max Berger, associated with the foundation, made a significant $3.3 million endowment commitment to Columbia Law School to support the Public Interest/Public Service Fellows Program, ensuring sustainable support for students pursuing careers in public interest and public service.

The New York Law Journal Highlights Max Berger's Endowment of Columbia Law

Contact Information

  • Telephone: 212-840-3456
  • Address: Max Berger Co Building, 1251 6th Avenue, New York City, NY 10020

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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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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