Fred and Mary Godley Family Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the way in, and a charity should only apply once it has been invited.
• Its grants go to children's and educational services, civil liberties, reproductive health, environmental conservation, refugee and immigrant services, public media, food assistance and humanitarian relief, so check that your work sits in one of these areas.
• Typical grants fall between $10,000 and $100,000, and half of its 53 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, so a request near the $20,000 median is the realistic size to plan around, although the largest grant was $200,000.
• The filing shows 72% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it is worth finding a route to an invitation rather than applying cold.
• No geographic focus is stated; its grants are mainly in Connecticut, Texas, New York and the District of Columbia, but that record describes past giving, not a limit on who may apply.

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

• Friends Center for Children · General
  $200,0002024 tax year
• LEAP · General
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Aclu Foundation · General
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Crosby Fund for Haitian Education · General
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Earthjustice · General
  $75,0002024 tax year
• Planned Parenthood Of South Ne · General
  $50,0002024 tax year
• NPR CPTV WNPR · General
  $25,0002024 tax year
• World Central Kitchen · General
  $20,0002024 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.