Funding search · EIN 566034757 · Salisbury, NC

The Goodman Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

264
grants reported
$2.5M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “gerdes · $5,000

  • $5,000

    Julie and Steve Gerdes Givings Fund · Houston, TX · 2023

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Top recipients

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

  • Carolina Resource Center for Eating4 grants · $266,200
  • Central United Methodist Church4 grants · $184,100
  • Homeward Bound Wnc1 grant · $100,200
  • Grandfather Mountain Stewardship4 grants · $70,000
  • North Carolina Veterinary Medical4 grants · $65,000
  • The North Carolina Public Televisio1 grant · $60,000
  • Ut Southwestern Medical Center4 grants · $60,000
  • The North Carolina Public1 grant · $60,000
  • Black Mountain Home for Children4 grants · $56,000
  • United Way of Asheville & Buncombe2 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$671,580
2022
$607,000
2023
$625,800
2024
$548,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 264 grants.

  • $100,200

    Homeward Bound Wnc · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $78,000

    Carolina Resource Center for Eating · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $70,200

    Carolina Resource Center for Eating · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $60,000

    Carolina Resource Center for Eating · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $60,000

    The North Carolina Public Televisio · Durham, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $60,000

    The North Carolina Public · Durham, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $58,000

    Carolina Resource Center for Eating · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $57,100

    Central United Methodist Church · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $55,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $50,000

    University of Texas Law School · Austin, TX · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $47,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Asheville, NC · 2022

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  • $40,000

    All Souls Counseling Center · Asheville, NC · 2024

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  • $35,000

    United Way of Asheville & Buncombe · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $28,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $26,000

    Black Mountain Home for Children · Black Mountain, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $25,000

    Alzheimers Association · Washington, DC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $25,000

    Central United Methodist Church · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $25,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2025

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  • $25,000

    The Fwcd Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

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  • $20,000

    Asheville Museum of Science · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Meals On Wheels · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Texas Christian Unviersity · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

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  • $20,000

    Unc Asheville Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Grandfather Mountain Stewardship · Linville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    United Way of Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Asheville Catholic School · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    Grandfather Mountain Stewardship · Linville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    North Carolina Veterinary Medical · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $20,000

    United Way of Asheville & Buncombe · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $19,820

    Asheville Art Musuem · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $16,000

    Meals On Wheels · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,200

    Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Black Mountain Home for Children · Black Mountain, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Grandfather Mountain Stewardship · Linville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    North Carolina Veterinary Medical · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Tarrant Area Food Bank · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Watauga Humane Society · Boone, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Acs Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Appalachian Regional Healthcare · Boone, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    North Carolina Veterinary Medical · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Appalachian Regional Healthcare · Boone, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Grandfather Mountain Stewardship · Linville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    North Carolina Veterinary Medical · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    French Broad River Academy · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    High Point University · High Point, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $15,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $13,000

    Watauga Humane Society · Boone, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $11,680

    Nc State Student Aid Association · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $11,680

    Nc State Student Aid Association · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $11,500

    Helpmate · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $11,000

    Cook Children'S Health Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $11,000

    Kimbell Art Museum · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

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  • $11,000

    Asheville Catholic School · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $11,000

    Watauga Humane Society · Boone, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $10,500

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    All Souls Counseling Center · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Asheville Catholic School · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Cook Childrens Health Foundation · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Educational First Steps · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Fort Worth Museum of Science and · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Highland Park Education Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    James L West Center for Dementia · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Kimbell Art Museum · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Nc State Annual Giving · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Annual Giving for Nc State · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Educational First Steps · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Fort Worth Museum of Science · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Helpmate Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    High Point University · High Point, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Highland Park Education Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Texas Christian Unviersity · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    The Fwcd Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Tunnel To Towers · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Unc Asheville Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Annual Giving for Nc State · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Black Mountain Home for Children · Black Mountain, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Catawba College · Salisbury, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    High Point University · High Point, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Highland Park Education Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Nc State University Annual Giving · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    St Andrews University · Laurinburg, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Texas Christian Unviersity · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    The Fwcd Fund · Fort Worth, TX · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Watauga Humane Society · Boone, NC · 2023

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Highland Park Education Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    Nc State University Annual Giving · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Charitable use

  • $10,000

    St Andrews University · Laurinburg, NC · 2022

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.