2025-11-13T10:10:19-05:00 2024-12-31 112907845 Joseph B Sprung CPA 880 Third Avenue 5th Floor New York NY 10022 990 2024-01-01 270240513 BEAR GIVERS INC % JOSEPH SPRUNG BEAR 2122240140 880 THIRD AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 JOSEPH SPRUNG OFFICER 2129351555 2025-02-25 false true JOSEPH B SPRUNG P01444840 2129351555 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 1113730 false X BEARGIVERS.ORG X 2009 NY BEAR GIVERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING JOY TO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE SYMBOLIC GIFT OF A LOVEABLE TEDDY BEAR. BEAR GIVERS BELIEVES THAT THE ALTRUISM OF SOME CAN EXPONENTIALLY AFFECT THE LIVES OF MANY. ITS PROGRAMS FACILITATE AN ENVIRONMEN 3 3 2 0 0 834006 887788 0 30859 109874 0 864865 997662 0 0 16050 16050 0 14200 770756 669592 786806 685642 78059 312020 1453818 1878454 0 1453818 1878454 X BEAR GIVERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING JOY TO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE SYMBOLIC GIFT OF A LOVEABLE TEDDY BEAR. BEAR GIVERS BELIEVES THAT THE ALTRUISM OF SOME CAN EXPONENTIALLY AFFECT THE LIVES OF MANY. ITS PROGRAMS FACILITATE AN ENVIRONMEN false false 293617 BEAR GIVERS FACILITATED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS IN WHICH CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES WERE GIVEN TEDDY BEARS. THESE UPLIFTING VISITS BENEFITED BOTH THE GIVERS AND THE RECIPIENTS OF THE TEDDY BEARS IN A HEARTWARMING, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. THE SICK CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WERE CHEERED AND COMFORTED AND PROVIDED WITH A NEEDED RESPITE AND WELCOME DISTRACTION. BEAR GIVERS PLANS TO VISIT MORE HOSPITALS AND PEDIATRIC FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE, AND TO INVITE CELEBRITIES AND GUESTS TO INTERACT WITH THE YOUNG PATIENTS, AND HELP WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BEARS. 173200 BEAR GIVERS CREATED THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES,AND TEACH THEM ABOUT GIVING AND RECEIVING. BEAR GIVERS DONATES TEDDY BEARS TO SCHOOLS SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THE STUDENTS DECIDE WHO TO GIVE THEM AWAY TO. THIS ENABLES THEM TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF GIVING TO OTHERS THEY BELIEVE ARE IN NEED OF COMFORT. AS THESE STUDENTS ARE USUALLY THE RECIPIENTS OF CHARITY,THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES THEM WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK. THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WILL BE INTRODUCED TO MORE SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES IN FUTURE YEARS. 99184 BEAR GIVERS INTRODUCED THE EMPOWERART PROGRAM TO ENABLE CHILDREN WITH AUTISM RELATED DISORDERS AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES TO DISPLAY AND SELL THEIR ARTWORK. BEAR GIVERS ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY SPONSORING ART SHOWS FOR SCHOOLS SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THESE SHOWS TOOK PLACE IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING TO ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO FEEL PROUD AND EMPOWERED. THEIR CREATIVITY AND TALENT WAS RECOGNIZED, IMPROVING THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND SENSE OF PRIDE. THIS WAS FURTHERED BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT 100% OF THE SALE PROCEEDS OF THEIR ARTWORK WENT DIRECTLY BACK TO THEIR SCHOOL. BEAR GIVERS INTENDS TO SPONSOR MORE ART SHOWS FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE. 80344 A NEW PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO EMPOWER ENTREPRENEURS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THOSE CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED, PARTICULARLY WOMEN AND LATER IN LIFE INDIVIDUALS STARTING A BUSINESS. BEAR GIVERS OFFERS THEM THE FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. 80344 646345 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true false false false NY X JOSEPH B SPRUNG CPA 2129351555 880 THIRD AVENUE 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 DIANE LEMPERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 0.00 X 59000 0 0 KRISTEN DICHIARO DIRECTOR 25.00 0.00 X 48000 0 0 JOSEPH B SPRUNG DIRECTORCHAIRMAN 25.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FINK DIRECTORVICE PRESIDENT 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE MIRMAN DIRECTORPRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AVIGAIL ROSEMORE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 107000 0 0 0 false false false 887788 584832 887788 32432 32432 193510 116068 77442 77442 77442 0 997662 109874 0 0 16050 5350 10700 1500 1500 414 414 4330 4330 2750 2750 7000 3500 3500 6787 6787 ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM 80344 80344 HOSPITAL VISITS & EVENTS 293617 293617 CHILDRENS ART EXHIBITS 99184 99184 PUBLIC EDUCATION 173200 173200 466 466 685642 646345 25097 14200 216852 112876 764520 657926 47055 144402 55500 9861 369891 953389 1453818 1878454 0 0 X 1453818 1878454 1453818 1878454 1453818 1878454 312020 112616 0 X false false X 623489 684337 801663 834006 887788 3831283 20 54 14 88 623509 684391 801677 834006 887788 3831371 1465940 2365431 3831371 0.61740 0.61780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 584832 false false false Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8a NO WRITTEN ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8b NO WRITTEN ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 NO REVIEW REQUIRED Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c AT BOARD MEETINGS ALL MEMBERS ARE QUESTIONED AS TO WHETHER THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 UPON REQUEST Part III response or note to any other line in Part III BEAR GIVERS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING JOY TO THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE SYMBOLIC GIFT OF A LOVEABLE TEDDY BEAR. BEAR GIVERS BELIEVES THAT THE ALTRUISM OF SOME CAN EXPONENTIALLY AFFECT THE LIVES OF MANY. ITS PROGRAMS FACILITATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE GIVERS ARE EMPOWERED BY BRINGING JOY TO OTHERS AND BY ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO FEEL THE SATISFACTION OF BEING ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO OTHERS.BEAR GIVERS FACILITATES PROGRAMS IN WHICH CHILDREN, CELEBRITIES, AND OTHER ADULTS GIVE TEDDY BEARS TO, AND POSITIVELY INTERACT WITH, SICK, DISABLED, AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CHEERING AND COMFORTING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE GIFTS. THESE VISITS TAKE PLACE IN HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN, ORPHANAGES, AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES. THESE UPLIFTING VISITS BENEFIT BOTH THE GIVERS AND THE RECIPIENTS OF THE TEDDY BEARS IN A HEARTWARMING, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.