Goodman Family Supporting Foundation
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About Goodman Family Supporting Foundation
The Jewish Federation Bay Area empowers people to create lasting and meaningful impact in the Jewish community; the Goodman Family Supporting Foundation is a supporting foundation/DAF held at the Federation to advance philanthropic goals locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Focus Areas
Jewish community supportCommunity securityEducationHuman servicesClimate / environmentArts and cultureImpact investing
Who They Fund
refugees and Afghan women scholarship recipientsIsraeli communities and emergency beneficiariessexual assault survivors (Tel Aviv, Negev/Maslan centers)media organizations and press outletsstudents and school communities (education monitoring)
About Goodman Family Supporting Foundation
A $1,000,000 grant to Israaid (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc for its Israel emergency fund is one of the clearest signals in the Goodman Family Supporting Foundation’s recent grant record: the funder backs urgent humanitarian response, Jewish community needs, and Israel-related work at a substantial scale. Another $1,000,000 award went to University of the People for scholarship support for refugees and Afghan women, accreditation costs, and new program development, showing that the foundation also funds education access tied to specific populations. The foundation’s recent grants include large, repeated commitments to organizations working in Jewish life, community security, crisis response, and social services, alongside support for advocacy, research, media, conservation, and cultural programming. Its grant history also includes multi-installment pledges, such as payments to American Israel Education Foundation under the AIPAC Tomorrow Pledge, which points to a structured, recurring approach rather than only isolated awards. Across the recent sample, the foundation uses grants both to meet immediate needs and to sustain longer-running priorities in Jewish and broader public-interest work.
What Goodman Family Supporting Foundation Funds
Humanitarian relief appears prominently in the recent record. In 2024, the foundation gave $1,000,000 to Israaid (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc for IsraAID’s Israel emergency fund, and it also supported Israel Emergency Alliance dba Stand With Us with $50,000 for general support. Education is another clear thread: University of the People received $1,000,000 for scholarship support for refugees and Afghan women, plus accreditation and new program development. Environmental protection is present as well, with a $1,000,000 grant to Save the Redwoods League for the Forever Forest Campaign and a separate $215,000 grant to American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel Inc dba Nature Is for environmental protection and the Eilat Bird Observatory. The foundation also funded press and monitoring work, including $50,000 to Report Inc for NGO Monitor and $60,000 to Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc for Tazpit Press Services.
How Goodman Family Supporting Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent record also includes seven-figure awards and multi-installment pledges. The pattern shows both recurring recipients and one-off gifts: American Israel Education Foundation, Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc, Eis Council, Fuente Latina, United Nations Watch - USA, and Report Inc all appear more than once across 2023 and 2024. The foundation is a regular funder housed at Jewish Federation Bay Area, and the grant list includes general support, project support, scholarship funding, and pledge installments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted through the active grant programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3M
Total Assets
$25.6M
Total Revenue
$8.6M
Total Expenses
$3.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICHARD GOODMAN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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