The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should look for an introduction or another route in before writing a proposal, and should not send a cold request.
- If your work falls in health, education, social support, environment or civic causes, it fits the broad portfolio the filings describe.
- Where an invitation is given, a request in the typical band of $3,000 to $35,000 matches most grants, though the median was $6,000 and the largest grant was $300,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- In the most recent filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups the foundation had also funded in one of the two filings before, which suggests existing relationships carry weight.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia and Maryland.
Overview
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation is a US private foundation based in Studio City, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Recorded grants went to universities and medical research centres, science and education organisations, advocacy groups, child- and family-service organisations, and charities addressing poverty, homelessness and food insecurity. Their stated purposes include consumer advocacy and free, science-based nutrition education, alongside medical research, science education and education. Other supported work spans student development and mentoring, adoption, mental health and substance-abuse services, environmental protection, disease prevention through nutrition, civic participation and protection of natural systems. The record also includes organisations offering public-interest information and cultural resources. It shows a broad portfolio across health, education, social support, environment and civic causes, rather than one narrowly defined field.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia and Maryland.
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 597 grants to organisations were $6,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 205 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- NutritionFacts.org · Support in providing free education regarding non-commercial science-based public nutrition research.$200,0002024 tax year
- Public Citizen · Support of consumer advocacy$150,0002024 tax year
- Internet Archive · Support for the creation of a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form$135,0002024 tax year
- California Science Center Foundation · Support of science education$112,9502024 tax year
- Csun · Support of education$101,5352024 tax year
- UCLA Foundation · Support of Medical Research$88,5002024 tax year
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine · Support of medical research for chronic disease treatment through lifestyle changes and therapeutic means$75,0002024 tax year
- Posse Foundation · Support of high school students with academic & leadership potential$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Karen Schiffer — Trustee
- Howard Gold — Trustee
- Jeff Gold — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,165,430 | $3,090,800 | $67,218,191 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,348,072 | $3,264,474 | $68,660,168 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,633,025 | $3,511,760 | $69,876,125 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Studio City, CA