The Russell Berrie Foundation

EIN 222620908 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10017 |(201) 928-1880

https://russellberriefoundation.org
Total Given 2018–2024
$191.6M
891 grants · $27.4M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$35K
typical mid grants · $10K–$115K
grant size
45%
supporter · 161/361 multi-year
repeat
$157.5M
Assets (2024)
361
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (201) 928-1880
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $51.9M $187.4M $1.5M 174
2019 N/A $197.4M $5.1M N/A
2020 $32.0M $195.5M $8.8M 170
2021 $48.3M $217.9M $25.4M 144
2022 $20.5M $171.3M $17.5M 106
2023 $21.2M $165.0M $4.1M 97
2024 $17.7M $157.5M $20.6M 200

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 891 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$35K
Average
$215K
75th Pctl
$115K
Maximum
$17.2M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.6% of US grants · Rank #13 of 26 states $98K across 5 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Harris 1 grant · $50K
  2. 2 Hays 2 grants · $46K
  3. 3 Tarrant 2 grants · $2K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (891 total)

Purpose
Bar ILAN University New York, NY $17,200,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
Columbia University New York, NY $7,815,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Bezalel Academy of Arts Jeruslaem, None $4,000,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Columbia University New York, NY $3,905,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $3,295,500 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Jewish Home Foundation of North Jersey Rockleigh, NJ $3,000,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Shalom Hartman Institute New York, NY $2,850,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Bar ILAN University New York, NY $2,800,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
PEF Israel New York, NY $2,639,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2020
Medical Research Infrastructure Ramat GAN, None $2,250,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY $2,200,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
Start Up Nation Central TEL AVIV, None $2,200,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Columbia University New York, NY $2,152,425 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
American Society for Technion New York, NY $2,136,160 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Columbia University Irving Medical New York, NY $2,085,902 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
NLU USA New York, NY $2,000,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022
PEF Israel New York, NY $1,986,500 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
Columbia University Irving Medical New York, NY $1,971,753 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2020
American Society for Technion New York, NY $1,895,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2021
Ramapo College Foundation Mahwah, NJ $1,885,438 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2023
Shalom Hartman Institute New York, NY $1,825,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Paramus, NJ $1,737,500 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $1,712,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2020
Holy Name Medical Center Foundation Teaneck, NJ $1,648,211 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2018
PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc New York, NY $1,505,000 TO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE 2022

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