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Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications St Paul, Minnesota · EIN 276289593

Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in St Paul, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,600 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $375 and the largest $5,000. 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 $35,000 the year before.

11% of its 2025 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
2023$26,25038$593,028
2024$35,00034$662,219
2025$27,60036$731,416

How to apply

ContactThomas D Goldstein
87 N Milton St Unit 3, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone or email(651) 644-8558
What to submitLetter of solicitation
RestrictionsQualified 501(c)(3) charity

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota11$8,550
District of Columbia7$7,950
Maryland4$6,000
Massachusetts3$2,000
Pennsylvania2$1,000
New Hampshire3$850
New York3$600
Texas1$500
Virginia1$100
Iowa1$50

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
College Tracks
Silver Spring, MD
General funding$5,000
Public Citizen Foundation
Washington, DC
General funding$3,500
MN Center for Environmental Advocac
St Paul, MN
General funding$2,500
Neighborhood Housing
St Paul, MN
General funding$2,500
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General funding$2,500
Land Stewardship Project
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$1,500
Food & Water Watch
Washington, DC
General funding$1,000
Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, MA
General funding$1,000
Afsc Development
Philadelphia, PA
General funding$500
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
Washington, DC
General funding$500
B-Cc Educational Foundation
Chevy Chase, MD
General funding$500
FCNL Education Fund
Etna, NH
General funding$500
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
St Paul, MN
General funding$500
Jewish Historical Society
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$500
Project Citizenship
Boston, MA
General funding$500
Raices
Sam Antonio, TX
General funding$500
Rosenberg Fund for Children
Easthampton, MA
General funding$500
Sentencing Project
Pittsburgh, PA
General funding$500
Brennan Center for Justice
Etna, NH
General funding$250
Doctors Without Borders USA
Hagerstown, MD
General funding$250
Human Rights Watch
New York, NY
General funding$250
International Rescue Committee
Albert Lea, MN
General funding$250
Keystone Community Services
St Paul, MN
General funding$250
Martha's Table
Washington, DC
General funding$250
Physicians for A Nat'l Health Progr
St Paul, MN
General funding$250
Physicians for Human Rights
New York, NY
General funding$250
Shepards Table
Silver Spring, MD
General funding$250
A Wider Circle
McLean, VA
General funding$100
American Jewish World Service
Etna, NH
General funding$100
Amnesty International USA
New York, NY
General funding$100
Center for Victims of Torture
St Paul, MN
General funding$100
Hias
Washington, DC
General funding$100
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$100
Nat'l Trust for Historic Preservati
Washington, DC
General funding$100
St Paul Neighborhood Network
St Paul, MN
General funding$100
Charity Navigator
Harlan, IA
General funding$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation give?

$27,600 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $375.

Who runs Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas D Goldstein (President).

What does Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and human services.

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