John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
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About John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
The John and Marcia Goldman Foundation gives heavily in the San Francisco Bay Area to a mix of Jewish communal institutions, arts organizations, and children’s health/science causes. A clear throughline is support for major civic and cultural anchors—synagogues, symphony/performing arts, museums, and local education initiatives—alongside targeted investments in medical research and child well-being. The foundation also shows a values-driven interest in climate communications, immigrant support, and youth development, often backing organizations with long-standing ties to the community.
Focus Areas
Jewish communal institutions in San FranciscoBay Area performing arts and cultural institutionsChildren’s health and pediatric researchLocal arts education and youth access to the artsClimate communications and environmental actionImmigrant and refugee support organizations
Who They Fund
young children and early intervention recipients (autism)K–12 students and teachers (including STEAM/arts teachers)
About John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
A single $1.655 million grant to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health to create the Goldman Autism Fund stands out in the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation’s recent record. That gift was aimed at supporting the Stanford Early Intervention Program for Autism, and it sits alongside other large awards for autism services, children’s health, and Bay Area institutions. The foundation also made a $1.4 million general support grant to EPACENTER in East Palo Alto, showing that its giving is not limited to health alone. Recent grants point to a pattern of sizeable, targeted institutional support rather than broad small-dollar grantmaking. The foundation’s portfolio includes endowment building, annual grant support, and unrestricted or general support for selected organizations. In the arts and civic sphere, it has backed the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the San Francisco Symphony, and Congregation Emanu-El. In youth and community work, it has supported educational and social-service partners in the Bay Area, with a clear emphasis on children, youth, and family-serving organizations. The foundation also appears in health-related work beyond autism, including support for Bay Area cancer and mental health organizations.
What John and Marcia Goldman Foundation Funds
Autism and children’s health are central themes. In 2025, the foundation gave $1.655 million to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health to create the Goldman Autism Fund for the Stanford Early Intervention Program for Autism, and another $502,000 to the same grantee for the Early Support Program for Autism. Youth development and education show up in grants to local nonprofits. EPACENTER received $1.4 million in general support, while Redwood City Education Foundation was awarded $75,000 for mental health and social-emotional learning programs. Ravenswood Education Foundation received $75,000 for certificated arts teachers and a teacher talent initiative for RCSD. The foundation also supports arts and civic life. It gave $500,000 to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Together for the Arts endowment campaign and $250,000 to the San Francisco Symphony for the DSH renovation and Treasure Island concept.
How John and Marcia Goldman Foundation Gives
The only disclosed grant-size distribution is highly concentrated: p25, median, and p75 are all $6,604,787, which reflects very few very large grants. The recent record also includes a single $6.604 million payment listed as grants paid, reinforcing that this is a large-check funder rather than a broad small-grants shop. Grantmaking is mainly recurring to selected institutions, with multiple awards in 2025 to the same health and community partners and repeated annual support to several organizations. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Some giving is by invitation, while a youth-development track accepts unsolicited proposals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.7M
Total Assets
$335.2M
Total Revenue
$24M
Total Expenses
$15.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $50K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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