Goldrich Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its stated themes are Jewish causes and humanitarian causes, so work outside those areas is unlikely to fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $500 and $440,000, with a median of about $24,000, so a modest request in that middle range is typical, though the largest single grant was about $6,600,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- In the latest filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in an earlier filing, so its giving appears strongly relationship-led and new applicants should expect little room.
Overview
Goldrich Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Culver City, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (sfi.usc.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports Jewish and humanitarian causes worldwide. Its recorded grants include work on Jewish identity and community, education and youth summer programmes, Holocaust testimony and remembrance, and relief for people in Israel. Other grants support medical care and research, film and arts, disability mobility, and public safety. Recipients include charitable foundations and intermediaries, Jewish community bodies, educational and cultural organisations, medical organisations, and local public-safety groups. Its filings show both broad mission support and more specifically described charitable work, while its public description names broad causes rather than a detailed set of funding fields.
Themes
- Jewish causes
- Humanitarian causes
Geographic Focus
Worldwide. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 83 grants to organisations were about $24,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 66% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Goldrich Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 70% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $37,215 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cayton-Goldrich Family Foundation · Public support of organization mission$6,600,9362024 tax year
- Jewish Agency for Israel · To help secure a strong, resilient future for israel and the global jewish people$700,0002024 tax year
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · To provide relief and minister to the physical well-being of needy persons in israel$496,4672024 tax year
- Americans For Ben-Gurion University · To support and advance ben-gurion university by fostering excellence in education and research, nurturing the negev community, and sharing knowledge locally and globally$436,7552024 tax year
- USC Shoah Foundation · To collect, preserve, and share survivor testimonies to increase knowledge and understanding of the holocaust and to build a future for all that rejects antisemitism, hatred, dehumanization, and genocide$176,6502024 tax year
- American Friends of Tel Aviv University · Education support$150,0002024 tax year
- Ramah in the Rockies · To create and sustain excellent summer camps and israel programs that inspire commitment to jewish life and develop the next generation of jewish leaders$132,2552024 tax year
- Jewish Creativity International · To strengthen jewish identity and community by providing fiscal sponsorship services to independent projects in jewish arts, culture, and media$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Steve Choi — Controller
- David Rochkind — Secretary / CFO
- Melinda Goldrich — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,985,459 | $12,645,642 | $113,038,299 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,852,044 | $8,231,097 | $134,137,471 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $10,193,197 | $9,231,318 | $156,380,485 | 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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- Culver City, CA
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Contact
- Culver City, CA