The Steven and Ilene Berger Family Foundation is seeking applications to provide grants 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: Delaware County (PA), Chester County (PA), Montgomery County (PA) and Philadelphia County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,500 to $50,000
Details:
Program Areas
- Education
- Health
- Public/society benefit
Funding Information
Average grant size: $2,500 to $50,000
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.
Geographic Limitations
The Foundation will focus primarily on organizations located in Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania.
Requirements
- To be eligible, organizations must qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Applications must be submitted through the online grant application form or alternative accessible application designed for assistive technology users.
- The Foundation expects to receive genuine quantitative feedback from recipients, so they can clearly ascertain, understand, and evaluate the benefits realized.
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 fundraisers
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