Grants paid by Berger Foundation C/O Meta S Berger President
EIN 36-4108238 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Berger Foundation C/O Meta S Berger President of IL (EIN 36-4108238) reported 37 grants paid totaling $120,062 to 19 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$120,062
37 grants
Recipients
19
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | $6,301 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $625 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $1,480 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $938 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $1,150 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $109,500 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $68 | — |
Top recipients
The 19 recipients receiving the most from Berger Foundation C/O Meta S Berger President, by grants paid, out of 19 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chicago Community Foundation 36-3432023 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $105,068 | 2025 |
| Goodman Theatre | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000 | 2019 |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue 36-0739900 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $2,298 | 2024 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago 36-2167034 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2019 |
| Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath Association 41-1855605 | C | Denville, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Imerman Angels 20-5621272 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| The Ark 23-7164967 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $880 | 2024 |
| Alas-Wings 45-2586118 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $675 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital 62-0646012 | B | Memphis, TN | 4 | $550 | 2023 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art 36-6154098 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $541 | 2022 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | U | Skokie, IL | 1 | $500 | 2021 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | C | Evanston, IL | 3 | $500 | 2022 |
| Wttw | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $300 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo 36-4032280 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200 | 2024 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois 36-3177592 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200 | 2021 |
| Paws Chicago 36-4219778 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $150 | 2022 |
| Access Living | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100 | 2019 |
| Alzheimer's Association 13-3039601 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50 | 2019 |
| Aarp Foundation 52-0794300 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $50 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 37 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $68 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202640429349100904 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $105,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523039349101377 |
| 2024 | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopath Association Denville, NJ | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523039349101377 |
| 2024 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $1,800 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523039349101377 |
| 2024 | The Ark Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523039349101377 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, IL | C | $200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202523039349101377 |
| 2023 | Imerman Angels Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431359349101973 |
| 2023 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | B | $150 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431359349101973 |
| 2022 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $358 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341239349101709 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $200 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341239349101709 |
| 2022 | The Ark Chicago, IL | B | $180 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341239349101709 |
| 2022 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341239349101709 |
| 2022 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341239349101709 |
| 2021 | Illinois Holocaust Museum Skokie, IL | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | Alas-Wings Chicago, IL | B | $250 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | B | $200 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $180 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | Arts Alliance Illinois Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | The Ark Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2021 | Paws Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202231369349101433 |
| 2020 | Alas-Wings Chicago, IL | B | $225 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202111239349101606 |
| 2020 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $200 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111239349101606 |
| 2020 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | B | $100 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202111239349101606 |
| 2020 | Wttw Chicago, IL | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202111239349101606 |
| 2019 | Goodman Theatre Chicago, IL | U | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Anshe Emet Synagogue Chicago, IL | B | $318 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Alas-Wings Chicago, IL | B | $200 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $183 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Access Living Chicago, IL | U | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | B | $100 | paid | MEDICAL RESEARCH | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Arts Alliance Illinois Chicago, IL | C | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | The Ark Chicago, IL | B | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | C | $100 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Aarp Foundation Washington, DC | B | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
| 2019 | Alzheimer's Association Chicago, IL | C | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202011259349102221 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.0 | 202640429349100904 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202523039349101377 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431359349101973 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341239349101709 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231369349101433 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111239349101606 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202011259349102221 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/364108238.json.
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