Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 13-3997780. Reported 350 grants totalling $15.0M to 219 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,840 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aabgu | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| MIT | Cambridge, MA | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | New York, NY | $1,054,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Climate Trust | Palm Beach, FL | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for New American Security | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation | New York, NY | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jcc of Manhattan | New York, NY | $435,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $411,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $401,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asia Society | New York, NY | $268,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harlem Village Academies | New York, NY | $258,140 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Whitney Museum | New York, NY | $232,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $226,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turnout Activism | Cambridge, MA | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Met Opera | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Breast Cancer | Dallas, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uja-Federation of New York | New York, NY | $198,860 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Search for Common Ground | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Yahad-in Unum | New York, NY | $108,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $103,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $102,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brotherhood Sistersol | New York, NY | $100,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Jewish Assistance & Relief | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | Somerville, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Target Als Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yellow Dot Studios | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $78,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Israaid | Palo Alto, CA | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aperture Foundation | New York, NY | $71,516 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ecoamerica | Washington, DC | $61,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | $61,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Head Count | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| JAPANCRAFT21 | Kyoto | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Children's Trust | Eugene, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Longhouse Reserve | East Hampton, NY | $43,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gmhc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nols | Driggs, ID | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Washington Institute | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Glass | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chronicle of a People Foundation | Tappan, NY | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hide & Seek Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Integrity First for America | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Figure Skating in Harlem | New York, NY | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Changes for All Educators | New Canaan, CT | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Footsteps Donation | New York, NY | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Isef | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rmi | Boulder, CO | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Climate Central | Princeton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Collaborative | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York Academy of Sciences | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Niskanen Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohr Hatzafun (hidden Light Institute) | Greenwood Village, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USC Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yale | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Center of Photography | New York, NY | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Town Jerusalem | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Getting Out and Staying Out | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goddard Riverside Community Center | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hayground School | Bridgehampton, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lupus Research Alliance | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Richard Tucker Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Investigative Project | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Israel Democracy Coalition | Wynnewood, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brightright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Ofanim | Wayne, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc on the Palisades | Tenafly, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Electorate Institute | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kivunim | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morton H Meyerson Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens' Committee for Children | New York, NY | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 3 Generations | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Security Service | Woodbury, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peconic Land Trust | Southampton, NY | $14,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Taxpa | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hampton Community Outreach | Bridgehampton, NY | $11,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality | New York, NY | $11,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 2164 | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adl - New England | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bomb Magazine | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgehampton Child Care & Rec Center | Bridgehampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Climate Education | Coronado, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commit Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Common Good | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fsh Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jgive - Friend of Asor | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nat'l Institute for Reproductive Health | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penumbra Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southhampton, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Morgan Library and Museum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visual Arts Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | Woods Hole, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | $9,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Photography at Woodstock | Kingston, NY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | New York, NY | $7,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gesherthe Bridge Shul | Bridgehampton, NY | $7,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Club | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 2164 Philanthropy | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broadway Cares | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center at West Park | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Reality Project | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eth Zurich Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Gender Specific Medicine | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Givepower Foundation | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Democracy Institute | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyc Empire Lacrosse | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Healthy Mind | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture | Tarrytown, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Emanu-El | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Isef Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Partnership for Responsible Growth | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Shefa School | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum of Arts and Design | New York, NY | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cspi | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Ocean Lab | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Adas Israel | Sag Harbor, NY | $3,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bam | Brooklyn, NY | $3,680 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Research Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Union College | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel | Washington, DC | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Actors Fund | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Psychiatry Alliance | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | $2,558 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dana-Farber Jimmy Walk Fund | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | $1,840 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arf Hamptons | East Hampton, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burn Pits 360 | Robstown, TX | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Mobilization Project | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Independent Artists | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of American Finance | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| NAMI Nyc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reporters Committee | Washington, DC | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $1,590 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Garrison Institute | Garrison, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Israel Advocacy Group | Springhouse, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Society | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fordham University Wfu | New York, NY | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wildlife Conservancy Society | Bronx, NY | $1,275 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Garden Conservancy | Garrison, NY | $1,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Arnold P Gold Foundation | Fort Lee, NJ | $1,070 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Actblue | Somerville, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adirondack Mt Club | Albany, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Large Landscape Conservation | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Water | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concern Worldwide Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emory Univesity | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families Saga | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Footprint Project | Eagan, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendsjimm | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenpeace | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grist | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higher Up Texas | Dickinson, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mcdowell Sonoran Conservancy | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | Sarasota, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Economic Education Delegation | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Natural Areas Conservancy | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Nexus | Los Angelles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nfg National Dance Ins | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Environment | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Drawdown | Woburn, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ocean Cleanup | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vertue Lab | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Harlem Enviornmental Action | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Isamu Noguchi Foundation | Queens, NY | $950 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr | Newark, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Assocociation | New York, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tsc Nyc Marathon | New York, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pledgeling | Venice, CA | $263 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgehampton Museum | Bridgehampton, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paddlers for Humanity | East Hampton, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wikimedia | San Francisco, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Haggadot | Saratoga Springs, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truah | New York, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scope | Los Angelles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
73 of 219 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Aabgu
EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 195 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | $1,887,850 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 79 | $3,061,164 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 86 | $3,942,764 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 83 | $6,087,394 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
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- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1040 6TH Avenue 3RD Floor, New York, NY, 10018. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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