The Goodman Family Operating Foundation

• The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity without an existing invitation should not send a cold application.
• If an introduction is possible, a modest request fits its typical giving: about 8 in 10 of its 41 grants fall between $2,500 and $15,000, with a median of $6,000, though its largest grant was about $33,500.
• Most of its grant dollars, 72%, went to organisations it had funded before, so the approach is relationship-led and a first grant may be hard to win.
• Its stated theme is independent and assisted living, and the filing shows grants mainly in Minnesota and New York, but no geographic focus is stated, so these are patterns rather than rules for who may apply.

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

• Barrier Free Golf · Works with golf courses and municipalilties to create access pathways to fun golf for all.
  $33,3332023 tax year
• Mayo Clinic · Provides expertise in patient care and innovative research to meet the needs of patients and medical education to the health care workforce.
  $25,0002023 tax year
• Childrens Cancer Research · Support research across the country which makes the greatest impact on children fighting cancer. fund resources and programs that help kids and families as they navigte the cancer treatment and survivorship.
  $15,0002023 tax year
• Folds of Honor Minnesota · Provides scholarships to families of america's fallen or disabled military and responders
  $15,0002023 tax year
• Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Transform the lives of the young men and women of the idf through empowering educational, financial, well-being, and cultural initiatives.
  $10,0002023 tax year
• Pacer Center · Provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities.
  $10,0002023 tax year
• Salvation Army Minneapolis Central Worship and Service Center · Accesses the needs of each community and builds programs designed to offer immediate relief.
  $10,0002023 tax year
• Childrens Health Care Foundation · Champion the health needs of children and families.
  $10,0002023 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.