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Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 363154262

Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2023 it gave $21,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was the same as $21,000 the year before.

0% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$21,0009$187,199
2023$21,0009$214,160

How to apply

ContactEdith Goodman
1030 N State Street 52EFG, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone or email(312) 266-1241
What to submitA letter is sufficient

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois7$16,700
North Carolina1$2,500
New York1$1,800

Grants paid in 2023

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northwestern Foundation Northwestern Foundation
Chicago, IL
Educational$5,000
Bernard Zell Day Foundation Bernard Zell Day Foundation
Chicago, IL
Educational$3,200
Alzheimers Association Alzheimers Association
Chicago, IL
Medical research$3,000
V Foundation for Cancer Research V Foundation for Cancer Research
Cary, NC
Research$2,500
Chicago Run Chicago Run
Chicago, IL
Charitable$2,000
Bronfman Fellowship Bronfman Fellowship
New York, NY
Educational$1,800
Friends of the Idf Friends of the Idf
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,500
Greater Chgo Food Depository Greater Chgo Food Depository
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000
Cara Foundation Cara Foundation
Chicago, IL
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation give?

$21,000 in tax year 2023, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Edith Goodman (President).

What does Melvin and Edith Goodman Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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