Bernard and Sandra Otterman Foundation
EIN 260705785 Private FoundationTotal Given 2018–2024
$1.2M
65 grants · $171K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$33K
grant size
34%
supporter · 13/38 multi-year
repeat
$7.1M
Assets (2024)
38
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Israel Endownment Funds Inc
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $166K | $5.3M | $4.3M | 8 |
| 2019 | N/A | $5.4M | $84K | N/A |
| 2020 | $119K | $6.0M | $106K | 9 |
| 2021 | $107K | $7.0M | $273K | 7 |
| 2022 | $198K | $6.3M | $361K | 14 |
| 2023 | $308K | $6.6M | $13K | 13 |
| 2024 | $299K | $7.1M | $435K | 14 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 65 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$18K
75th Pctl
$33K
Maximum
$75K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.5% of US grants
· Rank #9 of 10 states
$1K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (65 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | Combating Contemporary Antisemitism in the 21st Century | 2023 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | Combating Contemporary Antisemitism in the 21st Century | 2024 |
| University of the Middle East | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 | Education | 2018 |
| Pollinate Group | Los Altos, CA | $51,000 | Expanding the women entrepreneurship model to the eastern and north eastern part of India | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | Emergency Action Plan fund 2023-2024: Phase 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Civilians in Conflict | Washington, DC | $50,000 | US EWIPA Policy and Community-Based Amends Guiding Principles Project | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | Urgent Needs Fund | 2024 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Center for Higher Education in the Middle East Inc | Cambridge, MA | $43,850 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Pollinate Group | Los Altos, CA | $40,200 | Empowering marginalized women in India through a clean energy entrepreneurship model | 2023 |
| Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $35,200 | Education | 2018 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,000 | Treat The Pain in Rwanda program | 2020 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,000 | Rwanda Pain Free Hospital Initiative | 2022 |
| Holocaust Memorial & Educational Center of Nassau | Glen Cove, NY | $33,333 | One Act of Courage: Three Year Program | 2020 |
| Holocaust Memorial & Educational Center of Nassau | Glen Cove, NY | $33,333 | One Act of Courage: Three Year Program | 2021 |
| Center for Civilians in Conflict | Washington, DC | $25,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Center for Civilians in Conflict | Washington, DC | $25,000 | Civilian Harm Mitigation Playbook for Lesson Planners 2.0 | 2022 |
| Israel Endownment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $24,000 | Education | 2018 |
| Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Le | Chicago, IL | $23,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Trans Formative Schools Inc | New York, NY | $21,000 | Afterschool Program | 2023 |
| Center for Higher Education in the Middle East Inc | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 2020 Oleander Initiative | 2020 |
| Center for Higher Education in the Middle East Inc | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Center for Civilians in Conflict | Washington, DC | $20,000 | Justice for Civilian Harm in Somalia: Making US Amends Policy Responsive to Civilian Communities | 2023 |
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