Bernard Family Foundation

CHEVY CHASE, MD EIN: 20-3850421

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.2M

-10.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$803K

+175.1% YoY

Grant Count

16

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+106.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$234K$469K$703K$938K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,208,150$4,715,783$4,881,738
Revenue$342,502$161,981$55,618
Expenses$852,725$327,962$410,876
Qualifying Distributions$805,100$294,300$374,424
Net Investment Income$293,216$125,595$91,823
Distributable Amount$198,438$175,668$182,171

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$201K$401K$602K$803K23 grants20207 grants20216 grants202212 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION$230KOLNEY THEATRE CENTER$205KCHILDREN'S INN AT NIH INC$100KSAVE A CHILD'S HEART FOU…$60KSUSAN G KOMEN FOR THE CURE$50KTHE MCLEAN SCHOOL OF MAR…$50KSUBURBAN HOSPITAL INC$37KUNITED JEWISH ENDOWMENT …$25KJEWISH FOUNDATION FOR GR…$20KBETHESDA CARES INC$5K

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K14$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CATHY S BERNARDTRUSTEE2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

ArdmoreArlingtonBethesdaBurtonsvilleCharlotteDallasDavidsonGaithersburgJacksonvilleKensingtonMemphisNew YorkNewmanNorth BethesdaOdentonOlneyPenngrovePotomacRockvilleTampa

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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