Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation

• This foundation funds work supporting children and their families during a child's early years, including evidence-based services, policy advocacy, early childhood data systems, early care and education, and research, so it is likely to be a good fit only if your work sits within early childhood development.
• Its geographic focus is national level, and it funds by invitation only, stating that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative approach is unlikely to succeed.
• A realistic request would be modest: about 8 in 10 of its 69 grants to organisations fall between $50,000 and $415,000, the median grant was $100,000, and half of its 69 grants across its recent filings were $100,000 or less.
• The foundation appears relationship-led rather than open to new applicants on spec, as 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its two previous filings, so cultivating a connection before expecting funding would be wise.
• Given the invitation-only approach, organisations without an existing relationship or a clear fit with early childhood development should not submit unsolicited requests.

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

• Alliance for Early Success · General operating support ($150,000) & general operating support for childcare next ($300,000)
  $450,0002024 tax year
• Schwab Charitable Fund · Daniel and corinne goldman charitable fund
  $415,0002024 tax year
• Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · The connecticut street foundation daf
  $415,0002024 tax year
• Schwab Charitable Fund · Alice and ben reiter charitable fund
  $415,0002024 tax year
• Start Early · Support educare learning network, essentials of home visiting, and the first five years fund
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Third Sector New England · General operating support for raising child care fund under the early childhood funder's collaborative
  $225,0002024 tax year
• ParentChild · General operating support
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Robin Hood Foundation · General support for the moms program
  $150,0002024 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.