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Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 266158159

Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $51,000 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $47,000 the year before.

22% of its 2025 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$50,64823$1.1 million
2024$47,00019$1.2 million
2025$51,00018$1.4 million

How to apply

Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$35,500
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Massachusetts2$3,500
Alabama1$3,000
California1$2,000
Indiana1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
92nd Street Y
New York, NY
General support$5,000
World Central Kitchen
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$5,000
The New York Times Communities Fund
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Food Bank for New York City
Hartsdale, NY
General support$5,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
New York, NY
General support$3,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
General support$3,000
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
General support$3,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
New York, NY
General support$2,500
Vivian Beaumont Theatre Inc
New York, NY
General support$2,500
American Folk Art Museum
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Msnbc's Kind
New York, NY
For girls education$2,000
New York Historical Society
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
General support$2,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General support$2,000
US Friends of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Indianapolis, IN
General support$2,000
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Class of 1960 alumni fund$2,000
Atlantic Theater Company
New York, NY
General support$1,500
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
General support$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 give?

$51,000 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007?

Its 2025 filing lists Lawrence B Cohen Co Nixon Peabody (Trustee), Jay D Rosenbaum Co Nixon Peabody (Trustee), Howard M Goodman (Trustee) and Deborah S Goodman (Trustee).

What does Howard M & Deborah S Goodman Charitable Trust Dated 12/17/2007 fund?

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

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