The Bernhill Fund
EIN 132898599Total Given 2016–2024
$2.2M
291 grants · $246K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $500–$5K
grant size
30%
supporter · 60/199 multi-year
repeat
$2.3M
Assets (2024)
199
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(212) 682-6640
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $319K | $1.8M | $119K | 82 |
| 2017 | $306K | $2.1M | $170K | 89 |
| 2018 | $299K | $2.0M | $306K | 64 |
| 2020 | $176K | $2.7M | $373K | 16 |
| 2021 | $392K | $3.3M | $482K | 10 |
| 2022 | $142K | $1.8M | $280K | 9 |
| 2023 | $320K | $1.8M | $92K | 11 |
| 2024 | $262K | $2.3M | $422K | 10 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 291 grants on record
Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$1K
Average
$8K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$250K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
PH
Patricia Hewitt
5 yrs
Vice President, Secretary
Leadership
WR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
PH
Patricia Hewitt
5 yrs
Vice President, Secretary
Leadership
WR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
PH
Patricia Hewitt
5 yrs
Vice President, Secretary
Leadership
WR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
PH
Patricia Hewitt
5 yrs
Vice President, Secretary
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
WR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
PH
Patricia Hewitt
5 yrs
Vice President, Secretary
Leadership
WR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
5 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
WB
William L Bernhard
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
Grants Awarded (291 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Winston Churchill Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2021 |
| The Winston Churchill Foundation | New York, NY | $125,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Studio in a School Association Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2024 |
| American Friends Univ College Oxford | New York, NY | $102,500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2017 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $84,334 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Four Freedoms Park Conservancy | Roosevelt Island, NY | $59,250 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| The Two East Sixty Second Street Foudnation | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Four Freedoms Park Conservancy | Roosevelt Island, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Two East Sixty-Second Street Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2016 |
| Studio in a School Association | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2022 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2022 |
| Leo Baeck Institute | New York, NY | $45,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Leo Baeck Institute | New York, NY | $30,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Leo Baeck Institute | New York, NY | $30,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Leo Baeck Institute | New York, NY | $30,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2024 |
| Leo Baek Institute | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2018 |
| Four Freedoms Park Conservancy | Roosevelt Island, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Wnetthirteen | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Studio in a School Association | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2021 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Naumburg Orchestral Concerts | New Yorkn, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Naumburg Orchestral Concerts | New Yorkn, NY | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2024 |
| The Winston Churchill Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |