Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund

• This Fund supports work in Democracy & Civil Liberties, Civic Education, Environment, Jewish Community and Reproductive Health & Rights, with Health & Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area Institutions & Projects, and Special Projects & Initiatives considered only by invitation; its geographic focus is given as nationally, internationally, California, and the San Francisco Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and 6 more counties in California.
• A modest request fits best: about 8 in 10 of its 894 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $100,000, and the median grant was $15,000, though the largest grant was $2,000,000.
• Start with an initial letter of inquiry rather than a full proposal, as a formal proposal is only invited after a favourable response; there are no deadlines, so requests can be submitted on an ongoing basis.
• It leans relationship-led, since 80% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two prior filings, so new applicants should expect real competition for the remaining share.
• Do not apply for deficit budgets, grants to individuals, academic research, events, conferences, podcasts, or documentaries and films, as the Fund states it does not fund these.

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

• Congregation Emanu-El · Second installment emanu-el next
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco · Golden gate park teknis center phase ii
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• University of California Berkeley Foundation · Gspp
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · Legion 100 gifts of art campaign for the acquisition of portrait of bianca degli utili maselli and her children by lavinia fontana
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Jewish Community Relations Council · Responding to twin crises and elevating jewish identity
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Barack Obama Foundation · General operating support
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · Exhibition support
  $250,0002024 tax year
• PEF Israel Endowment Funds · Pef ldan fund #129
  $205,0002024 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.