Berlin Family Charitable Foundation
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About Berlin Family Charitable Foundation
The Berlin Family Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on a very small set of repeat recipients, directing substantial multi-year support to community housing and cultural/educational institutions. Its grants indicate a local community focus (affordable housing in Palm Beach) alongside interest in museums and STEM/history education through support for an aviation museum. The foundation favors deep partnerships with a few organizations rather than broad, diversified grantmaking.
Focus Areas
Local affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization (Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach)Aviation history and STEM education through museums (Cradle of Aviation Museum)Sustained operating support for regional cultural institutions
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a very small number of repeat grantees (multi-year or multiple grants), rather than many small or one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach, Cradle of Aviation Museum
About Berlin Family Charitable Foundation
A defining feature of the Berlin Family Charitable Foundation is its concentration on a very small set of repeat recipients, with multiple grants to the same organizations over 2023 and 2025. The foundation’s recent giving shows sustained support for community housing, youth-serving nonprofits, schools, medical care, and cultural institutions, rather than a broad portfolio of one-time awards. One of its clearest recurring commitments is to Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach, which received $200,000 in 2025 and two additional $200,000 grants in 2023. Another long-running relationship appears in its support for Place of Hope, which received several $100,000 grants and a $35,000 grant in 2025, along with prior $100,000 grants in 2023. The foundation also backs institutions tied to education and culture, including The Benjamin School Inc., Urban Youth Impact, and the Cradle of Aviation Museums. That mix points to a local grantmaker that prefers repeat funding for established organizations working in Palm Beach County and a small number of outside institutions with a defined educational or cultural role.
What Berlin Family Charitable Foundation Funds
Community housing is a clear part of the Berlin Family Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking. Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach received $200,000 in 2025, alongside two $200,000 grants in 2023, indicating sustained support for housing-related work. Youth and family services also appear prominently. Place of Hope received multiple $100,000 grants in 2025 and 2023, while Urban Youth Impact received $100,000 in 2025 and $50,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025. Education is another recurring area: The Benjamin School Inc. received $100,000 grants in 2025 and 2023, plus a $30,000 grant in 2025 and a $25,000 grant in 2023. Cultural and STEM-oriented support shows up in grants to Cradle of Aviation Museums, which received $150,000 grants in 2025 and 2023.
How Berlin Family Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a relatively high midpoint: the p25 size is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $100,000. Recent awards also include several six-figure grants, showing that the foundation uses both smaller support and larger commitments. The pattern across 2023 and 2025 suggests repeated funding to the same organizations rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is structured as a family charitable foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Grantmaking appears local, with most awards going to recipients in Florida.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$940K
Total Assets
$17.9M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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