Jw & Hm Goodman Family Charitable Foundation

About Jw & Hm Goodman Family Charitable Foundation

Jw & Hm Goodman Family Charitable Foundation gives in a clearly regional pattern, with grants concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and Portland, Oregon. Its recent awards show a foundation that supports both institutions and people: general operating support for nonprofits, paid internships and fellowships for students, and multi-year or project support for environmental and aging-in-place work. The largest recent grants in the data are recurring $20,000 awards to organizations such as Pepperwood Foundation, 1000 Friends of Oregon, Curry Senior Center, and Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center. Those grants point to a funder that uses relatively small but steady awards to support organizations working on quality-of-life issues. The foundation’s recent history also shows a particular interest in workforce development. It funded a graduate student trainee at Compass Family Services, two graduate student interns at Point Reyes Bird Observatory, and law clerk internships at Aids Legal Referral Panel. In arts and culture, it supports Asian art and culture organizations as well as classical music and performance groups. Across the portfolio, the emphasis is on practical support for nonprofits serving local communities.

What Jw & Hm Goodman Family Charitable Foundation Funds

Education grantmaking includes paid internships and trainee roles. The foundation gave $16,266 to Compass Family Services to fund an internship stipend for a graduate student trainee, and $16,000 and $15,000 to Point Reyes Bird Observatory for two graduate student interns in separate years. It also supported Upward Scholars with $12,000 to fund an intern. In arts and culture, the foundation backed culturally specific and performance-based work. It gave $15,000 to Chinese Historical Society of America for general operating support, $16,500 to San Jose Taiko Group Inc for general support, and $15,000 and $12,000 to Portland Playhouse for two projection apprenticeships. Environment grants focus on land and water stewardship. The foundation awarded $20,000 to Mid Klamath Watershed Council for general support and $20,000 to Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center for general support, both in 2024 and 2025. It also gave $20,000 to 1000 Friends of Oregon for program support.

How Jw & Hm Goodman Family Charitable Foundation Gives