Funding search · EIN 113813663 · New York, NY

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

Name: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

9,951
grants reported: $854.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community enrichment outreach educational student financial scholarships medical

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Scholarships and financial aid at elite private universities
Educational programs and student services, including K-12 independent schools
Community outreach and enrichment: arts, Jewish federations, NYC social services
Medical and scientific research at NYC academic hospitals
Capital campaigns, disaster relief, and environmental programs in small volume

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000, with the middle half falling between $10,000 and $60,000. The seven-figure checks go almost entirely to named universities (Duke, Columbia, Penn, Syracuse, Brown, Princeton) for scholarships or student programs, plus a few large intermediaries like Charities Aid Foundation America and the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. With 9,951 grants to 3,769 recipients over four years, most institutions receive multiple grants across years, so repeat giving is the norm rather than the exception.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID”
“EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC”
“COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS”
“MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & PROGRAMS”
“GENERAL SUPPORT”

Positioning adjacent work

Route medical work through an established NYC academic center; NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, and NYU all draw seven figures.
Frame research budgets as 'medical/scientific research & programs' and expect $25,000 to $60,000 unless a major donor is behind it.
Attach student training or scholarship components; the largest dollars consistently follow financial aid and student services.
Cultivate individual Goldman-affiliated donors directly. Institutional relationship, not proposal quality, determines whether a check appears.

Worth knowing: This is a donor advised fund vehicle, not a foundation with staff-set priorities, so every grant reflects an individual account holder's choice rather than a program strategy. Giving is heavily concentrated in New York (4,034 of 9,951 grants) and in the alma maters and hospitals of Goldman Sachs employees and clients, which means the path in is through a donor, not through the fund.

6 grants matching “irish” · $173,998

$20,000
The Irish American Partnership · Boston, MA · 2024
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$37,666
Irish American Endowment for Education · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$25,000
The Irish American Partnership · Boston, MA · 2023
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$37,666
Irish American Endowment for Education · New York, NY · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$16,000
The Irish American Partnership · Boston, MA · 2022
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$37,666
Irish American Endowment for Education · New York, NY · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Charities Aid Foundation America9 grants · $37.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York15 grants · $14.6M
Duke University13 grants · $14.2M
Brown University of Providence17 grants · $14.2M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania19 grants · $13.9M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny14 grants · $12.0M
Yale University14 grants · $11.8M
Trustees of Dartmouth College19 grants · $9.7M
Georgetown University20 grants · $8.6M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University18 grants · $8.4M

Giving over time

$225.4M

2021

$188.3M

2022

$212.0M

2023

$229.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 9,951 grants.

$18.6M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
$17.8M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General support
$5.3M
Schwab Charitable Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$5.2M
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$3.7M
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$3.7M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$3.6M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$3.5M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$3.3M
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$3.3M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$3.2M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny · New York, NY · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$2.7M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.6M
Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$2.5M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny · New York, NY · 2024
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$2.5M
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.4M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny · New York, NY · 2023
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$2.4M
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$2.3M
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$2.3M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny · New York, NY · 2022
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$2.2M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.2M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.2M
Boston College Trustees · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$2.2M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.2M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.1M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.1M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2021
International humanitarian programs
$2.1M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$2.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.9M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.9M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.9M
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.9M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.9M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.8M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.8M
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.8M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.8M
Atlantic Council of the U S · Washington, DC · 2022
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.8M
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.7M
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.7M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.7M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.7M
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.6M
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.6M
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.6M
Gofundme Org · Los Altos, CA · 2021
International humanitarian programs
$1.6M
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.6M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$1.6M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2021
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.5M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.5M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.5M
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2021
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.5M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.4M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.4M
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.4M
World Trade Center Performing Arts Center · New York, NY · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.4M
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.4M
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.4M
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated · Wallingford, CT · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.4M
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.4M
Boston College Trustees · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.4M
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.4M
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.4M
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
Nanjing University Education Foundation US · Wilmington, DE · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
Atlantic Council of the U S · Washington, DC · 2023
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.3M
New York-Presbyterian Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.3M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.3M
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.3M
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.3M
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.3M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesvle, VA · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.2M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.2M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Atlantic Council of the U S · Washington, DC · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.2M
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.2M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Community outreach & enrichment programs
$1.2M
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022
Medical/scientific research & programs
$1.2M
White House Historical Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Nightingale-Bamford School · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.2M
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.2M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.1M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.1M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships & financial aid
$1.1M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.1M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.1M
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Educational programs & other student svc
$1.1M
Trustees of Hamilton College · Clinton, NY · 2023
Scholarships & financial aid

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.