Paula and William Bernstein Foundation
Private foundation · Denver, CO · EIN 74-2351575 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Paula and William Bernstein Family
252grants reported
$750median award
$250lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$2.9Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 252 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $243K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
16 Polo Club Dr
Denver, CO 80209-3310
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College EDUCATION | Wellesley, MA | $500,000 |
| Wellesley College EDUCATION | Wellesley, MA | $500,000 |
| University of Minnesota EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| University of Minnesota EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| University of Minnesota EDUCATION | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| Colorado Symphony Orchestra CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $91,000 |
| Colorado Symphony Orchestra CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $90,000 |
| Temple Emanuel RELIGION | Denver, CO | $78,000 |
| Temple Emanuel RELIGION | Denver, CO | $76,800 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Cleo Parker Robinson Dance CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| Congregation Har Hashem RELIGIOUS | Boulder, CO | $46,000 |
| Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs MEDICAL | Aurora, CO | $36,500 |
| Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs MEDICAL | Aurora, CO | $35,000 |
| Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis - Peacs MEDICAL | Aurora, CO | $35,000 |
| Colorado Symphony Orchestra CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $30,000 |
| Congregation Har Hashem RELIGIOUS | Boulder, CO | $28,000 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center RELIGIOUS | Boulder, CO | $28,000 |
| Congregation Har Hashem RELIGIOUS | Boulder, CO | $28,000 |
| Jewish Colorado RELIGIOUS | Denver, CO | $26,800 |
| Jewish Colorado RELIGIOUS | Denver, CO | $26,800 |
| Jewish Colorado RELIGIOUS | Denver, CO | $26,800 |
| Colorado Public Radio CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Centennial, CO | $25,000 |
| Canine Companions for Independence CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Boulder, CO | $18,000 |
| Temple Emanuel RELIGION | Denver, CO | $18,000 |
| Light House Writers Workshop CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $17,500 |
| Light House Writers Workshop CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $17,500 |
| Colorado Public Radio CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Centennial, CO | $15,000 |
| American Board of Pyschoanalysis MEDICAL | Aurora, CO | $15,000 |
| Colorado Public Radio CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Centennial, CO | $15,000 |
| Adl Mountain States Region CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| American Board of Pyschoanalysis MEDICAL | Aurora, CO | $10,000 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center RELIGIOUS | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Wellesley College EDUCATION | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 |
| Adl Mountain States Region CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $10,000 |
| Wellesley Centers for Women EDUCATION | Wellesley, MA | $8,500 |
| Imagine Foundation CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Lafayette, CO | $8,000 |
| Imagine Foundation CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Lafayette, CO | $8,000 |
| Imagine Foundation CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Lafayette, CO | $8,000 |
| Denver Children's Choir CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $7,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $7,000 |
| Krma TV - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain PBS CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $6,500 |
| Denver Children's Choir CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $6,500 |
| Krma TV - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain PBS CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $6,500 |
| Denver Children's Choir CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $6,500 |
| Krma TV - Channel 6 Rocky Mountain PBS CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $6,500 |
| Secure Community Network CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Chicago, IL | $6,200 |
| Secure Community Network CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Chicago, IL | $6,200 |
| Secure Community Network CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Chicago, IL | $6,200 |
| Dcpa Theater Company CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| Adl Mountain States Region CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $6,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Washington, DC | $6,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Dcpa Theater Company CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Denver Art Museum CULTURAL ARTS | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies CIVIC AND COMMUNITY | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
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