The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Palm Beach Gardens, FL EIN: 26-0723573

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $581.

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc gave $15K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,799
+1476.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
-62.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,644
+4102.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$25
Primary geography
Rhode Island (98% 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 The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Vanguard Donor Advisor Fund: $15KVanguard Donor Advisor Fund$15KAdopt A Platoon: $65Adopt A Platoon$65Paws Of Honor: $50Paws Of Honor$50Guardian Angels Medical Service: $27Guardian Angels MedicalService$27SPCA: $25SPCA$25ASPCA: $25ASPCA$25US Deputy Sheriffs Assoc: $25US Deputy Sheriffs Assoc$25Operation Finally Home: $25Operation Finally Home$25Palm Beach Council of Firefighters: $25Palm Beach Council ofFirefighters$25

The largest 2025 recipient was Vanguard Donor Advisor Fund ($15K). Together the top 9 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 87 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonWest Palm BeachMerrifieldNew YorkKey WestWashihingtonFort LauderdaleMcDonoughPalm Beach GardensWilliamsburgArlingtonAustinBoca RatonChicagoEast TauntonLakelandPalm CityPuebloTallahasseeVirginia Beach

How The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1337% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K16 grants2019 14 grants2020 19 grants2022 21 grants2023 24 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $594 (2020) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanguard Donor Advisor Fund Warwick, RIGeneral Purposes$14,532
Adopt A Platoon Merrifield, VAGeneral purposes$65
Paws Of Honor Williamsburg, VAGeneral purposes$50
Guardian Angels Medical Service Williston, FLGeneral Purposes$27
SPCA Washngton, DCGeneral purposes$25
ASPCA Washington, DCGeneral Purposes$25
US Deputy Sheriffs Assoc Merrifield, VAGeneral Purposes$25
Operation Finally Home Pueblo, COGeneral Purposes$25
Palm Beach Council of Firefighters West Palm Beach, FLGeneral Purposes$25
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$-1,723$16,683$14,7999$16,683$581$16,683
2024$18,261$741$3,264$93924$939$741—
2023$20,024$622$3,615$95621$956$622—
2022$21,527$3,448$3,689$1,03019$1,030$448—
2020$24,782$1,285$1,095$59414—$1,247—
2019$24,877$5,585$2,557$1,46016—$1,285$902

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jordan Bernstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Bernstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Bernstein Donati

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellie Greenblatt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noah Bernstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Bernstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rory Doehring

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Bernstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stuart Bernstein (2019–2020) — Trustee

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 The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc

How much does The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc give each year?

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc gave $15K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $939 across 24 grants.

What is The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25, and its average grant was $1,644, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc give grants?

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc gives mostly in Rhode Island: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Merrifield, VA (2 grants).

Does The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Vanguard Donor Advisor Fund ($14,532), Adopt A Platoon ($65) and Paws Of Honor ($50), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How much is The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $17K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Jordan Bernstein Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0723573. 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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