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Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133216152

Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $8.0 million in 131 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $700,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $8.7 million the year before.

36% 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$8.7 million158$206 million
2024$8.0 million131$229 million

How to apply

Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York73$4.5 million
District of Columbia14$970,000
Missouri6$645,000
Massachusetts6$432,500
North Carolina6$423,000
Maryland7$305,000
California7$184,500
New Jersey2$160,000
Connecticut2$74,700
Ohio2$45,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 131 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Project support for the center for antisemitism research, the center on extremism, and the center for technology & society$700,000
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
Project support for the annual fund$600,000
Ajc
New York, NY
General operating support$400,000
Washington University in St Louis
St Louis, MO
Support for an endowed fund for the goldman fellows program at the gephardt institute for civic and community engagement$400,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Washington, DC
General operating support$350,000
UJA Federation of New York
New York, NY
Support for the annual fund$300,000
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
New York, NY
Support for the quiet capital campaign$250,000
Mem Global (Formerly Moishe House)
Charlotte, NC
General operating support$200,000
Ijs
New York, NY
General operating support$150,000
Reboot
Longmeadow, MA
General operating support$150,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Event support for the 31st anniversary northeast tribute dinner$150,000
Arnold P Gold Foundation
Fort Lee, NJ
Project support for the gala, annual conference, and 2023 planning over three years$135,000
Abortion Action Missouri Foundation
St Louis, MO
General operating support$130,000
Moment Magazine
Washington, DC
Project support for capacity-building$125,000
Urban School Food Alliance
Washington, DC
General operating support$125,000
18DOORS
Natick, MA
General operating support$100,000
2164
New York, NY
General operating support$100,000
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
New York, NY
General operating support$100,000
Ijs
New York, NY
Project support for ijs's growth plan$100,000
Onetable
New York, NY
General operating support$100,000
Trybal Gatherings Inc
Brookline, MA
General operating support$100,000
Upstart
Oakland, CA
General operating support$100,000
Avodah
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$80,000
Adamah
Reisterstown, MD
General operating support$75,000
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
New York, NY
General operating support for the kol nidre appeal$75,000
Innovation Africa
New York, NY
General operating support$75,000
National Coalition Building Institute
Silver Spring, MD
Project support to combat antisemitism on college campuses$75,000
National Coalition Building Institute
Silver Spring, MD
Project support to expand campus antisemitism program and new college paying for antisemitism training$75,000
Jewish Farmer Network
Fairview, NC
General operating support$65,000
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Brooklyn, NY
Project support for nycha resident training academy & ongoing work with public housing residents participating in other bwi skills training programs$56,800
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Project support for center for technology and society$52,500
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support$50,000
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
General operating support$50,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
Project support for the law, rights, and religion project's work on reproductive rights$50,000
Hillel International
Washington, DC
Project support for the hillel campus climate initiative$50,000
Itrek
New York, NY
General operating support$50,000
Lehrhaus
Somerville, MA
General operating support$50,000
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
New York, NY
Project support for the center for 20s + 30s and trybal gatherings partnership$50,000
Mem Global (Formerly Moishe House)
Charlotte, NC
Moishe house without walls growth$50,000
Mem Global (Formerly Moishe House)
Charlotte, NC
Base nyc$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc give?

$8.0 million in tax year 2024, across 131 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dorian Goldman (Director, President), Lloyd Goldman (Director, Treasurer), Katja Goldman (Director, Secretary) and Benjamin P Binswanger (Executive Director).

What does Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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