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Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust

Accepts applications San Diego, California · EIN 336195814

Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust is a private foundation in San Diego, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $255,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $90,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $260,000 the year before.

58% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$245,00011$5.6 million
2024$260,0008$6.0 million
2025$255,00012$6.8 million

How to apply

ContactEarl N Feldman
6153 Tiki Court, San Diego, CA 92130
Phone or email(858) 755-7433

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$125,000
California5$80,000
Arizona1$30,000
New Jersey1$10,000
Pennsylvania1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Support$90,000
UCLA Jonsson Compcancer Cenfoundation
Los Angles, CA
Support$30,000
Univ of Arizona Foundation
Tucson, AZ
Support$30,000
Musicians for Education Inc
San Diego, CA
Support$15,000
National Jewish Outreach Program Inc
New York, NY
Support$15,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
Support$15,000
P R I D E Booster Club Inc Paul Revere Middle School
Los Angeles, CA
Support$10,000
Palisades Charter High School
Pacific Palisades, CA
Operations$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
Support$10,000
Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
Warrington, PA
Support$10,000
Jerusalem Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Support$10,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck NJ, NJ
Support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust give?

$255,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Earl N Feldman (Trustee), Edward A Applebaum (Trustee) and Karen B Williams (Trustee).

What does Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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