Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation

• The foundation gives to a broad mix of charitable organisations, including universities and schools, food-assistance groups, arts and cultural institutions, youth groups and social-service organisations, so a small charity's work may fit if its activities match one of these.
• The filing states no geographic focus; its grants have mostly gone to organisations in Illinois, the District of Columbia, California and Missouri, but that reflects where grants have gone, not a rule about who may apply.
• Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $700 and $60,000, and half are $3,000 or less, so a request in that range is realistic, although its largest grant has been about $255,000.
• The filing shows that 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so the foundation appears relationship-led, and a charity with no prior connection may find a first written request harder to place.
• The filing accepts applications but gives no deadlines, so the timing of a written request is not set out there.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Northwestern University · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $253,5002024 tax year
• Food & Friends · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Chicago Public Media · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Greater Chicago Food Depository · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Washington University In Stlouis · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $175,0002024 tax year
• Writers Theatre · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Hyde Park Art Center · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $85,0002024 tax year
• Sabew · Activities of the organization to which money was donated
  $83,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.