Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$16.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Net assets
$16.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
7.8 years on average
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Cheri Mezzapelle
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation's network
7 people5 organisationsi7 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheri Mezzapelle Chair | Chair, Audit Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda Harbin-Forte | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Bonelli | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lisa Karplus | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Friedman | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stella Ngai | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Troy L Nunley | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Kuchman | President/CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Kuchman | Chair and President | 40 | $200k | ||
| Brenda Harbin-Forte | Vice President | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Mary Friedman | Secretary | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Karplus | Treasurer | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Troy L Nunley | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Cheri Mezzapelle | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| David Bonelli | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Stella Ngai | Board Member | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
- EIN
- 731661679
- Address
- Po Box 7190, Berkeley, CA, 94707-0190
- State
- California
- Activity (NTEE)
- T22 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PF (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCheri Mezzapelle
≥8years on the filingsBrenda Harbin-Forte
≥8years on the filingsDavid Bonelli
≥8years on the filingsLisa Karplus
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $16.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $16.9m