The David & Minnie Berk Foundation shows highly targeted support for human services in New York City, evidenced by a single grant to The Foundation for City College. Their giving appears focused on strengthening postsecondary access and student support services through institutional philanthropy rather than broad-based community grants. The foundation gives modest-sized, direct grants to nonprofit organizations that serve local educational or student needs.
Very concentrated and limited giving: a single one-time grant of moderate size to a local education-focused nonprofit rather than a diversified portfolio or repeated multi-year commitments.
The Foundation for City College
David & Minnie Berk Foundation Inc has repeatedly supported New York City higher education access through general support grants, with The Foundation for City College receiving $20,000 in 2023 and another $10,000 in 2024 and 2025. That multiyear pattern points to a funder that backs institutions and organizations helping students stay enrolled, build skills, and move through local educational pathways. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving is concentrated in New York, but it is not limited to one type of nonprofit: it also funds arts, literacy, youth programs, and community-based organizations. The grant record includes awards to Working in Support of Education in New York, Readeezy Literacy, and Tech Kids Unlimited Inc in Brooklyn, all as general support. It also shows support for organizations serving broader community needs, such as Fund for the City of New York and Camba Inc. The recurring use of general support suggests flexibility in how recipients can apply funds within their existing work.
Higher education access is a clear throughline. The foundation gave $20,000 to The Foundation for City College in 2023, then continued with $10,000 grants in 2024 and 2025 for general support. Education-related work also appears in support for Working in Support of Education in New York and Tech Kids Unlimited Inc in Brooklyn, each receiving $10,000 in the recent record. Beyond education, the foundation funded literacy through a $10,000 grant to Readeezy Literacy in New York. It also backed arts and cultural programming with $10,000 grants to Cecilia Chorus of New York, Archane Theatrical Productions, Harlem Opera Theater Inc, and Giant Step Arts. Community-serving work appears as well, including support for Fund for the City of New York and Camba Inc, both listed as general support recipients.
Typical grants cluster at $10,000, with the stated distribution showing p25 at $5,500, median at $10,000, and p75 at $10,000. The recent record also includes smaller awards of $7,500 and a larger $20,000 grant, but most listed grants sit at the $10,000 level. Recipients appear across multiple years, including The Foundation for City College and We Build Black Inc, which indicates repeated support rather than one-time giving only. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and makes no program-related investments. The grants shown are all direct to organizations and are described as general support, consistent with flexible funding.
$367K
$1.2M
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$11
Most grants fall between $6K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 91% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, with 91% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. New York City is the main hub, especially New York, Brooklyn, and Long Island City. Recent grants also reach other New York locations such as Rochester, East Hampton, and Huntington, plus a smaller set in New Jersey, including Elizabeth, Princeton, and one recipient in Long Island City. The country distribution is entirely US-based, with 53 grants in the United States.
The recent grant record points to education and student support, literacy, arts and culture, and community-based organizations. Examples include The Foundation for City College, Readeezy Literacy, Cecilia Chorus of New York, and Camba Inc, all funded through general support.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000. The distribution shows p25 at $5,500, median at $10,000, and p75 at $10,000, so most recent awards cluster around that level.
Its giving is primarily local, and 91% of grants go to recipients in New York. The recent list does include some New Jersey recipients, including Share My Meals in Princeton and Institute of Music for Children and Therayouth in Elizabeth.
Yes. The Foundation for City College received $20,000 in 2023 and then $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025. We Build Black Inc also appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, each time with a $10,000 general support grant.
The recent grants are direct organizational grants described as general support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, so the record reflects straightforward nonprofit grants rather than individual aid or PRI activity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A MOMENT OF MAGIC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE BUILD BLACK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHARE MY MEALS | PRINCETON, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECTART | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILDLIFE CENTER OF LONG ISLAND | HUNTINGTON, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| START LIGHTHOUSE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARCHANE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE BUILD BLACK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL KINGS INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAST FEET RUNNING AND ATHLETICS | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRACE CHORALE OF BROOKLYN | BROOKLYN, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR OLDER PEOPLE | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THERAYOUTH | ELIZABETH, NJ | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| READEEZY LITERACY | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CECILIA CHORUS OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TECH KIDS UNLIMITED INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| READEEZY LITERACY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CECILIA CHORUS OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARCHANE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INSTITUTE OF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN | ELIZABETH, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THERAYOUTH | ELIZABETH, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMBA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALL KINGS INC | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FAST FEET RUNNING AND ATHLETICS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| START LIGHTHOUSE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CTR | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE BUILD BLACK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DMF YOUTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOLE PURPOSE NYC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE EYEBEAM ATELIER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR OLDER PEOPLE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PUSH PHYSICAL THEATER | ROCHESTER, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE POSSIBLITY PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUDY DWORIN PERFORMANCE PROJECT | HARTFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKER JUSTICE CENTER OF NY | ROCHESTER, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOTA ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRACE CHORALE OF BROOKLYN | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIOBUS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE BUILD BLACK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIANT STEP ARTS | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE BLOCK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT MOST INC | EAST HAMPTON, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKING IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A MOMENT OF MAGIC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WE BUILD BLACK INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SHARE MY MEALS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECTART
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WILDLIFE CENTER OF LONG ISLAND
GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
START LIGHTHOUSE INC
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
ARCHANE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
WE BUILD BLACK INC
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
ALL KINGS INC
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
FAST FEET RUNNING AND ATHLETICS
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
GRACE CHORALE OF BROOKLYN
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
THERAYOUTH
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
READEEZY LITERACY
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
CECILIA CHORUS OF NEW YORK
$1GENERAL SUPPORT
TECH KIDS UNLIMITED INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
READEEZY LITERACY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CECILIA CHORUS OF NEW YORK
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARCHANE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INSTITUTE OF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THERAYOUTH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAMBA INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALL KINGS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAST FEET RUNNING AND ATHLETICS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
START LIGHTHOUSE INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CTR
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WE BUILD BLACK INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DMF YOUTH INC
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SOLE PURPOSE NYC INC
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE NYC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE EYEBEAM ATELIER INC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTH ADVOCATES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PUSH PHYSICAL THEATER
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE POSSIBLITY PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUDY DWORIN PERFORMANCE PROJECT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKER JUSTICE CENTER OF NY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KOTA ALLIANCE INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GRACE CHORALE OF BROOKLYN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FOUNDATION FOR CITY COLLEGE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BIOBUS INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WE BUILD BLACK INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GIANT STEP ARTS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE BLOCK INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT MOST INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKING IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT