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Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation

Accepts applications Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 237913889

Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,500 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $7,000. 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 $36,500 the year before.

0% 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$44,80011$562,915
2024$36,5009$575,727
2025$35,5008$608,222

How to apply

ContactPeter F Marvin Esq
618 W Hartwell Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone or email(215) 290-4222
What to submitThe foundation has no required form on which application should be submitted; however, all pertinent information should be included.
DeadlinesSubmissions will be considered whenever received
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards, other than they be for a qualified use.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania8$35,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
General support$7,000
United Way
Philadelphia, PA
General support$6,000
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
General support$5,000
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
General support$5,000
Federation Jewish Appeal
Philadelphia, PA
General support$5,000
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
General support$5,000
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, PA
General support$2,000
Congregation Keneseth Israel
Elkins Park, PA
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submissions will be considered whenever received.

How much does Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation give?

$35,500 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Peter F Marvin Esq (Counsel) and Carol A Kirshner (Trustee).

What does Goldsmith-Weiss Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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