Funding search · EIN 043369766 · Boston, MA

The Gold 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.

198
grants reported
$592,620
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
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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Top recipients

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  • The Trustees3 grants · $26,000
  • American Red Cross3 grants · $24,000
  • Southern Poverty Law Center4 grants · $23,000
  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston4 grants · $22,100
  • Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences1 grant · $20,000
  • Stanford University1 grant · $20,000
  • Stanford School of Humanities1 grant · $15,000
  • USA for Unhcr6 grants · $15,000
  • Wgbh2 grants · $14,000
  • Winchester Foundation for Education2 grants · $13,000

Giving over time

$100,500
2022
$176,750
2023
$225,420
2024
$89,950
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 198 grants.

  • $20,000

    American Red Cross · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Stanford School of Humanities · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $10,500

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    The Trustees · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    The Trustees · Boston, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Winchester Foundation for Education · Winchester, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Alley Cat Allies · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Mahpiya Luta Red Cloud School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    The Trustees · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $6,500

    Mspca Angell · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    The Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Winchester Community Music School · Winchester, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Winchester Foundation for Education · Winchester, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Mspca · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Mspca Angell · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Winchester Community Music School · Winchester, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alzheimers Association · Waltham, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Merrimac River Feline Rescue Society · Salisbury, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    The Uso · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence · Winchester, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Winchester Scholarship Foundation · Winchester, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $4,500

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $4,000

    Mercy Corps · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $4,000

    Planned Parenthood · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $4,000

    The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    Friends of Notre Dame De Paris · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    Friends of Winchester Library · Winchester, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,500

    National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Friends of Winchester Library · Winchester, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Americans United · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Feeding America · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Heifer Intl · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    National September 11 Memorial Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    National Trust · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Mspca Angel · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    The Peabody Essex Museum · Salem, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Toys for Tots Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Winchester Scholarship Foundation · Winchester, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Alley Cat Allies · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Care · Merrifield, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Cornell Lab of Orinthology · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Finca · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,520

    The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    The Uso · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Ms Society of America · Waltham, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross · Boston, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Americans United · Washington, DC · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Susan G Komen · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    American Kidney Fund · Rockville, MD · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Amnesty International · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Feeding America · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Fountain House · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Marine Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Merrimac River Feline Rescue Society · Salisbury, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Native American Heritage Association · Front Royal, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    St Judes Children'S Research Hospital · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

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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.