Funding search · EIN 137048279 · New York, NY
The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Wnet3 grants · $320,000
- The Center for Jewish History1 grant · $200,000
- The Voter Participation Center1 grant · $100,000
- Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence1 grant · $100,000
- Temple Emanu-El2 grants · $70,000
- Bowdoin College3 grants · $65,000
- Anti-Defamation League1 grant · $50,000
- Drake University - Agricultural Law Center1 grant · $50,000
- Smithsonian Institution1 grant · $50,000
- The Jewish Museum1 grant · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $200,000
The Center for Jewish History · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
- $120,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
The Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $50,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Drake University - Agricultural Law Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $40,000
Temple Emanu-El · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
The Jewish Museum · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
United Jewish Appeal · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $30,000
Temple Emanu-El · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Educational
- $25,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024
Educational
- $20,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Educational
- $20,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $20,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Center for Independence of the Disabled in Ny · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Georgetown College · Georgetown, KY · 2022
Educational
- $20,000
Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership (Leap) · New Haven, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
New Eyes for the Needy · Short Hills, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Pet Resq · Tenafly, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky · Harrodsburg, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
The Redwoods a Community of Seniors · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Throckmorton Theatre · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $12,000
Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation · Valley Cottage, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Jewbelong · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corp · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Museum of the American Revolution · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Museum of the American Revolution · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Bellevue Literary Review · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
English Speaking Union of the United States · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
Voices From the Heart of Medicine · New Rochelle, NY · 2024
Charitable
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