The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to get far; an introduction through someone who already knows the foundation or its directors is the more sensible first step.
- Its grants are mostly for general operations and cover a broad mix of fields, so a clear, direct link between your work and its giving will carry more weight than a match to one category.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $20,000 and $250,000, and half are $60,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was $2,500,000.
- Most grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before (83% in the filing), so a first grant is less common than renewed support, and no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule you out.
Overview
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filed grant rows, support went to a broad mix of charitable organisations, including cultural and performing-arts institutions, universities and schools, hospitals and health organisations, youth and family services, legal and civil-rights groups, environmental organisations, journalism projects and international organisations. The recorded purposes are chiefly general operations, with additional grants described as special projects or special purposes. Taken together, the recipients work across varied fields rather than forming one dominant kind of organisation. The returns report grants to organisations across numerous states, as well as outside the United States.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and Connecticut.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 827 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Israel, Canada, Switzerland).
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 284 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $72,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- National Constitution Center · General operations$850,0002024 tax year
- Tipping Point Community · General operations$750,0002024 tax year
- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · Special purpose$750,0002024 tax year
- Jerusalem Foundation · General operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Yale School of Management · Special purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- American Journalism Project · General operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Beginnings Fund · General operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Opera · General operations$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Samuel Slaughter — Director
- Hannah M Jocelyn — Director
- Joseph W Slaughter — Director
- R James Slaughter — Managing Director (Secretary)
- Charles L Slaughter — Managing Director (CFO & Treasurer)
- William A Slaughter — Managing Director (CEO)
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $40,177,248 | $33,439,333 | $650,924,619 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $32,084,823 | $31,917,333 | $753,425,740 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $36,429,652 | $31,953,334 | $826,373,173 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- New York, NY