Grants paid by Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning Private Foundation
EIN 45-2457323 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning Private Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 45-2457323) reported 32 grants paid totaling $1,232,000 to 11 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,232,000
32 grants
Recipients
11
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $242,000 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $185,000 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $335,000 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $250,000 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | $220,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 11 recipients receiving the most from Dr Donald N & Jane L Berning Private Foundation, by grants paid, out of 11 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky Area Development District 61-1029343 | B | Florence, KY | 5 | $505,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc 27-2084021 | B | Covington, KY | 5 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Childrens Services 61-0597273 | B | Mt Washington, KY | 4 | $170,000 | 2023 |
| Go Pantry Corporation 46-5637704 | B | Florence, KY | 5 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Foundation Inc 23-7374129 | B | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc 26-3552805 | B | Highland Hgts, KY | 4 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Chicks and Chucks Inc 68-0627657 | B | Highland Hgts, KY | 3 | $45,000 | 2024 |
| Pendleton County Education Foundation Inc 61-1228222 | B | Falmouth, KY | 2 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Inc 31-1153992 | B | Bowling Green, KY | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Randall K Cooper High School | U | Union, KY | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Care Greater Cincinnati 45-5248032 | C | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $7,000 | 2020 |
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 32 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc Covington, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Northern Kentucky Area Development District Florence, KY | B | $30,000 | paid | Meals on Wheels | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Go Pantry Corporation Florence, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Inc Bowling Green, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | KAGE Foundation Scholarship fund for summer programs | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Chicks and Chucks Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202503299349100110 |
| 2024 | Randall K Cooper High School Union, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | Cooper High School Cheerleading | 202503299349100110 |
| 2023 | Northern Kentucky Area Development District Florence, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | Meals on Wheels | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Sunrise Childrens Services Inc Mt Washington, KY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc Covington, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Go Pantry Corporation Florence, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Pendleton County Education Foundation Inc Falmouth, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2023 | Chicks and Chucks Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202403209349108355 |
| 2022 | Northern Kentucky Area Development District Florence, KY | B | $175,000 | paid | Meals on Wheels | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Sunrise Childrens Services Mt Washington, KY | B | $60,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc Covington, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Pendleton County Education Foundation Inc Falmouth, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | Berning Scholarship Fund | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Go Pantry Corporation Florence, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202303209349100225 |
| 2022 | Chicks and Chucks Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202303209349100225 |
| 2021 | Northern Kentucky Area Development District Florence, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | Meals on Wheels | 202300599349101110 |
| 2021 | Sunrise Childrens Services Mt Washington, KY | B | $35,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202300599349101110 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc Covington, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202300599349101110 |
| 2021 | Paddling for Cancer Awareness Inc Highland Hgts, KY | B | $15,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202300599349101110 |
| 2021 | Go Pantry Corporation Florence, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202300599349101110 |
| 2020 | Northern Kentucky Area Development District Florence, KY | B | $100,000 | paid | Meals on Wheels program | 202103199349110400 |
| 2020 | Bethesda Foundation Inc Cincinnati, OH | B | $75,000 | paid | Community Paramedicine program | 202103199349110400 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Rose Garden Mission Inc Covington, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103199349110400 |
| 2020 | Sunrise Childrens Services Mt Washington, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103199349110400 |
| 2020 | Go Pantry Corporation Florence, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103199349110400 |
| 2020 | Coalition of Care Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | C | $7,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202103199349110400 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503299349100110 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403209349108355 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303209349100225 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202300599349101110 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103199349110400 |
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/452457323.json.
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