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Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Dania, Florida · EIN 526054098

Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Dania, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $344,600 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $63,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $300,160 the year before.

19% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$300,16028$12.6 million
2024$344,60026$13.5 million

How to apply

ContactElliot Borkson
800 Corporate Dr Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33327
Phone or email(954) 772-6863
What to submit1. Letter stating purpose of program and amount requested.2. Objectives: Specific program description; Type of person reached (age, geographic location, social and economic status), number of persons to be reached. Priority given to resident of Broward County and Florida. 3. How will funds be used.4. Line item operating budget and audited statements and tax return.5. IRS Determination Letter of 501(c)(3) status and verification that it has not been revoked.6. Funding sources with dollar amounts or received.7. Names of governing board members.
DeadlinesAccepted anytime provided sufficient time to review.
RestrictionsNone, other than qualification for charitable purposes.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida25$339,600
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$63,000
Broward Partnership for the Homeles
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$57,500
Museum of Discovery Science
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$40,000
Pace Center for GirlsBroward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$25,000
Community Foundation of Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$21,100
Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$20,000
Kids In Distress Inc
Wilton Manors, FL
Charitable$15,000
Henderson Mental Health Center
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Charitable$10,000
Big Brothers and Sisters
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$10,000
Holocaust Learning Education
West palm beach, FL
Charitable$10,000
SOS Children's Villages of Florida
Coconut Creek, FL
Charitable$7,500
Jack Jill Children's Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$7,500
LifeNet4Families
Lauderhill, FL
Charitable$6,000
Broward 2-1-1
Oakland Park, FL
Charitable$5,000
Children's Diagnostic and Treatment
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$5,000
Junior Achievement of S Florida
Coconut Creek, FL
Charitable$5,000
Women in Distress of Broward County
Margate, FL
Charitable$5,000
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Charitable$5,000
Different Brains Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$5,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
ARC Broward
Sunrise, FL
Charitable$5,000
Lighthouse for the Blind
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$3,500
Hands On Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$2,500
The Girl Choir of South Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable$2,500
Prestige Club
Davie, FL
Charitable$2,000
Lupus Foundation Of America
Boynton Beach, FL
Charitable$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Accepted anytime provided sufficient time to review..

How much does Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc give?

$344,600 in tax year 2024, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Elliot P Borkson (Vice President) and Alan J Goldberg (President).

What does Leo Goodwin Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, arts and culture and education.

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