Steven and Ilene Berger Family Foundation Grant

The Steven and Ilene Berger Family Foundation is seeking applications for its grant program to organizations that provide services for children and those who are disabled or indigent. Donor Name: Steven and Ilene Berger Family Foundation State: Pennsylvania County: Chester County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Montgomery County (PA), Philadelphia County (PA) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The purpose of the foundation is to help people live better, longer and more meaningful lives. The Foundation strives to promote, advocate and support its philanthropic values and causes that speak to its sensibilities. By choosing projects and grant recipients who are ambitious and results driven, it is the Foundation’s hope that the benefits will be witnessed during the lifetimes of those alive at the time a grant is made. Program Areas  Education Health Public/society benefit Funding Information Average grant size: $2,500 to $50,000. Population Served  Children and individuals who are disabled or indigent. Geographic Limitations The Foundation will focus primarily on organizations located in Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. Eligible Requirements To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation expects to receive genuine quantitative feedback from recipients, so they can clearly ascertain, understand, and evaluate the benefits realized. Criteria Passion: The Foundation values that the recipient feels passionate and devoted to the cause they serve. Collaboration: The Foundation expects the recipient to want to collaborate with others to achieve their goals. Impact: The Foundation prefers its philanthropy to have a reasonable significance in terms of the total amount to be required to achieve the goal(s) of the recipient. Leverage: The Foundation endeavors to maximize the benefit of every dollar. While leverage is not an essential criterion in evaluating a charity, it should be considered. A grant may be based on a value other than leverage such as one based on gratitude. Program Limitations The foundation typically does not fund requests for: Deficit financing Construction or renovations to real estate not owned by the charitable entity Salaries Professional fundraiser fees. For more information, visit Wells Fargo.