Goodman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Goodman Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, and the only route its filings describe is an invitation, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its stated priority is the Chicago Area, and its described activity is annual grants for drug abstinence programmes at Chicago-area high schools; its materials do not set out other subject priorities.
- About 8 in 10 of its 18 grants fall between $15,000 and $240,000, with a median of about $170,000 and a largest grant of about $260,000, so the band describes typical grants and is not a ceiling.
- Since 94% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, the foundation appears to be relationship-led, and no application deadline is given.
Overview
Goodman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Glenview, IL.
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 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its direct charitable activity as funding annual grants for drug abstinence programmes at Chicago-area high schools. Its grant records identify drug-prevention programmes, general support and exhibits as purposes. Recorded recipients include high schools, a museum and public charities; some recipient rows do not name individual organisations and instead refer to various public charities. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The materials reviewed do not set out broader subject priorities, types of eligible organisation or public application steps.
Themes
- Drug abstinence programmes
Geographic Focus
Priority: Chicago Area.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% 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 18 grants to organisations were about $170,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Goodman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Israel).
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $115k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Chicago Area High Schools · Drug Prevention Programs$262,0002024 tax year
- Youth Guidance · General Support$183,0002024 tax year
- Illinois Holocaust Museum · Various Exhibits$181,5002024 tax year
- Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · General Support$48,0002024 tax year
- La Plata Youth Services · General Support$25,0002024 tax year
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · General Support$15,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert Lopatin — President
- Nancy Goodman — Secretary
- Gary Goodman — Vice President
- Sharyn Johnson — Vice President, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,426,138 | $1,214,500 | $22,184,905 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,749,720 | $1,361,900 | $23,074,973 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,465,484 | $1,153,500 | $24,223,086 | 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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- Glenview, IL