Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
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About Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation concentrates on Jewish-related higher education and Jewish communal safety/anti‑hate work, directing most of its funding to Israeli university support and U.S.-based antisemitism research and extremism monitoring. Its recent giving shows targeted, large gifts to a small number of organizations focused on emergency/unrestricted support for Ben‑Gurion University and project funding for ADL research centers. The foundation appears mission-driven toward preserving and strengthening Jewish institutions and combating antisemitism and extremism.
Focus Areas
Emergency and program support for Israeli higher education (American Associates of Ben‑Gurion University)Funding centers that study antisemitism and extremist movements (ADL’s Center for Antisemitism Research; Center on Extremism)Support for technology and society initiatives addressing online hate and extremism (ADL’s Center for Technology & Society)
Who They Fund
Jewish communities (small and mid-size)medical students and health professions traineescollege students/campus communities (targeted for antisemitism interventions)
About Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
The Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc has backed a sustained set of large commitments to Jewish higher education, with the biggest recent grant going to American Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for emergency fund support. That same grantee also received a prior $770,000 award tied to a broader campaign that included dormitory housing, research, scholarships, and an endowed medical institute fund, showing a long-running relationship with the institution. The foundation’s recent giving also includes substantial support for the Anti-Defamation League’s research and extremism-monitoring work, including multiple centers focused on antisemitism, extremism, and technology. Alongside those priorities, it has funded Jewish communal institutions, medical and civic leadership initiatives, and selected cultural or health-related organizations through gifts that are often sizable and repeated over multiple years. The pattern points to a funder that uses both project support and operating support, with some awards tied to campaigns, annual funds, or endowed funds. Several grantees appear more than once across the recent record, suggesting continuing engagement rather than one-time transactions.
What Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Funds
In antisemitism research and extremism monitoring, the foundation gave $700,000 to the Anti-Defamation League for project support for the Center for Antisemitism Research, the Center on Extremism, and the Center for Technology & Society. It also made a $500,000 general operating support grant to the ADL, reinforcing that relationship beyond a single project. For Jewish communal infrastructure, it supported Uja Federation of New York with $390,000 for the annual fund in 2024 and $300,000 for the annual fund in 2025. In Jewish community life, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun received $290,000 for the Quiet Capital Campaign in 2024. The foundation also funded health and medical leadership work, including $165,000 to Arnold P Gold Foundation for the gala, annual conference, and 2023 planning over three years.
How Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $25,000 median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also shows six- and seven-figure awards. Giving is recurring: American Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Anti-Defamation League, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund, Uja Federation of New York, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Northwell Health Foundation, Washington University in St Louis, Reboot, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum each appear more than once. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it makes grants in the United States with a small number of recipient-country outliers in Canada. Applications are not accepted through unsolicited requests in the listed active programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8M
Total Assets
$229.1M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenses
$12.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional22 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 465 | $26.6M | 99.6% |
| 2 | Canada |
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