The Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund concentrates its giving on major support for a single Jewish congregation in San Francisco, providing large, multi-year installments for institutional priorities. Their grants indicate a focus on sustaining and advancing Congregation Emanu-El’s capital or programmatic initiatives, suggesting interest in high-impact investments in core Jewish communal institutions in the Bay Area.
The Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund’s most distinctive recent pattern is a sustained series of multimillion-dollar awards to Congregation Emanu-el in San Francisco, including $2,000,000 in 2024 for general operating support and another $2,000,000 in 2025 for the second installment of Emanu-El Next. That level of support points to a funder willing to back major institutional priorities over time rather than only discrete projects. The same pattern appears in its backing of the San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco, which received $1,000,000 in 2023 for general operating support and another $1,000,000 in 2025 for Golden Gate Park Teknis Center Phase II. The fund also makes large grants to Bay Area civic, cultural, and Jewish organizations, including the University of California Berkeley Fdn and the Jewish Community Relations Council. Across the record provided, the foundation gives at a scale that reaches from five-figure operating support to seven-figure commitments, with a clear preference for established institutions and multi-year continuity. Its grantmaking shows repeated investment in organizations that shape Jewish communal life, civic participation, parks, and arts institutions in California and beyond.
Jewish communal institutions are a central thread in the fund’s recent giving. In 2025, the Jewish Community Relations Council received $250,000 for responding to twin crises and elevating Jewish identity, while Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc received $205,000 in 2025 for PEF LDAN Fund #129. The foundation also supported religious infrastructure through Congregation Emanu-el’s $2,000,000 awards. Civic and democratic participation is another visible area: the National Redistricting Foundation received $200,000 in 2023 for general operating support, and Media Matters for America received $150,000 in 2024 for general operating support. Arts and culture appear as well, with the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums receiving $250,000 in 2025 for exhibition support and another $250,000 in 2025 for the Legion 100 Gifts of Art campaign for acquisition of Portrait of Bianca degli Utili Maselli and Her Children by Lavinia Fontana. Reproductive freedom organizations also appear in the grant record, including Planned Parenthood Northern California, Midwest Access Coalition, Brigid Alliance Inc, and Red Tent Fund.
$10.9M
$277.4M
$16.5M
$15.2M
Most grants fall between $3K and $60K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$60K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 892 | $41.4M | 99.8% |
| 2 | Canada |
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Highly concentrated: very few but very large grants, repeat funding to the same grantee (installment payments), focused locally on a single flagship organization.
Notable grantees: Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco)
Typical grants cluster around a $15,000 median, with a $2,500 25th percentile and a $60,000 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes repeated six- and seven-figure awards for selected institutions. The pattern suggests a blended approach: many operating grants at moderate levels, plus large, repeated commitments to a small set of organizations. Recipients recur across multiple years, especially Congregation Emanu-el, San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco, University of California Berkeley Fdn, The Barack Obama Foundation, Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums, and several reproductive freedom organizations. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it makes grants to individuals. The data provided does not include an application process.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in California, which accounts for 63% of recipients in the data and is also the top state by grant count. San Francisco appears repeatedly through Congregation Emanu-el, the San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums, and Stern Grove Festival Association. Berkeley and Concord also appear among California recipients. Outside California, recent grants land in Chicago, Washington, DC, Arlington, VA, and New York, NY. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 892 grants in the United States and 2 in Canada.
The recent record includes Jewish communal organizations, civic and election-related groups, reproductive freedom organizations, arts institutions, and legal or policy organizations. Examples include the Jewish Community Relations Council, the National Redistricting Foundation, Planned Parenthood Northern California, the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums, and Media Matters for America.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Congregation Emanu-el, San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco, University of California Berkeley Fdn, The Barack Obama Foundation, Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums, Midwest Access Coalition, Planned Parenthood Northern California, and Brigid Alliance Inc.
The typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $60,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent giving also includes larger commitments, including $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 awards.
California is the top state by grant count, and 63% of grants go to recipients in California. San Francisco is a frequent recipient city, with additional California grants in Berkeley and Concord.
Yes. The funder’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, alongside grants to organizations in Jewish life, civic engagement, arts, reproductive freedom, and legal pipeline work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $100K |
0.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATION EMANU-EL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | SECOND INSTALLMENT EMANU-EL NEXT |
| SAN FRANCISCO PARKS ALLIANCE - TENNIS COALITION OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GOLDEN GATE PARK TEKNIS CENTER PHASE II |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FDN | BERKELEY, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GSPP |
| CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | EXHIBITION SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | RESPONDING TO TWIN CRISES AND ELEVATING JEWISH IDENTITY |
| CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | LEGION 100 GIFTS OF ART CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PORTRAIT OF BIANCA DEGLI UTILI MASELLI AND HER CHILDREN BY LAVINIA FONTANA |
| THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $205,000 | 2025 | PEF LDAN FUND #129 |
| BRIGID ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RED TENT FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $175,000 | 2025 | START-UP SUPPORT |
| HILLEL - UNIV OF CA BERKELEY | BEREKELEY, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | ISRAEL AND ANTISEMITISM EDUCATION |
| MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | PATH TO THE BENCH |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | RUTH'S REVOLUTION |
| ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY | BOULDER, CO | $125,000 | 2025 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM |
| NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | PLAN C'S GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM |
| STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PROGRAMMING/ARTIST FEES 2024 |
| ABORTION COALITION FOR TELEMEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| GLOBAL IMPACT-GOVACT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM ALLIANCE |
| CENTER FOR COUNTERING DIGITAL HATE | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | COUNTERING THE PROLIFERATION OF ONLINE ANTISEMITISM |
| STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PROGRAMMING/ARTIST FEES 2024 |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND | RICHMOND, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | A TEAM TECH |
| CIVIC NATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | WHEN WE ALL VOTE |
| AMERICAN OVERSIGHT | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS PROJECT |
| ICIVICS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| MAYDAY MEDICINES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VOTO LATINO | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| CONGREGATION EMANU-EL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | RABBI BETH AND RABBI JONATHAN SINGER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUND |
| THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ICIVICS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FOR CIVIC EDUCATION (YEAR ONE) |
| WINDWARD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | HEARTLAND |
| LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMM CENTERS | LA JOLLA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| JUST THE PILL | SAINT PAUL, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | JUST THE PILL |
| THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUND | BELLEVUE, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | MOMSVOTE |
| NEXTGEN EDUCATION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | MARSHALL - PAYMENT 9 OF 10 |
| NCGA FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | YOUTH ON COURSE |
| WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ASSIST PROJ | SANTA MONICA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FUND AND CAPACITY BUILDING |
| DEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | VOTESHIELD |
| WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTIONS PROGRAM |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY GIFT PROC CENTER | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNDER ONE UMBRELLA |
| SD FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | VOTING RIGHTS LAB |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | POOLED FUND |
| CANOPY PLANET FOUNDATION | VANCOUVER, BR | $90,000 | 2025 | PACK4GOOD |
| THE HOMETOWN OUTREACH FUND INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PROJECT UNLOADED INC | JEFFERSON, OH | $75,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
CONGREGATION EMANU-EL
$2,000,000SECOND INSTALLMENT EMANU-EL NEXT
GOLDEN GATE PARK TEKNIS CENTER PHASE II
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
$250,000RESPONDING TO TWIN CRISES AND ELEVATING JEWISH IDENTITY
LEGION 100 GIFTS OF ART CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PORTRAIT OF BIANCA DEGLI UTILI MASELLI AND HER CHILDREN BY LAVINIA FONTANA
RED TENT FUND
$175,000START-UP SUPPORT
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY
$150,000PATH TO THE BENCH
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC
$150,000RUTH'S REVOLUTION
ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
$125,000CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$100,000CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PROGRAMMING/ARTIST FEES 2024
GLOBAL IMPACT-GOVACT
$100,000REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM ALLIANCE
COUNTERING THE PROLIFERATION OF ONLINE ANTISEMITISM
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$100,000CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PROGRAMMING/ARTIST FEES 2024
CONGREGATION EMANU-EL
$100,000RABBI BETH AND RABBI JONATHAN SINGER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUND
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM FOR CIVIC EDUCATION (YEAR ONE)
LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMM CENTERS
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
JUST THE PILL
$100,000JUST THE PILL
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NCGA FOUNDATION
$100,000YOUTH ON COURSE
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FUND AND CAPACITY BUILDING
WILLIAM J BRENNAN JR CENTER
$100,000VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTIONS PROGRAM
CANOPY PLANET FOUNDATION
$90,000PACK4GOOD
THE HOMETOWN OUTREACH FUND INC
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PROJECT UNLOADED INC
$75,000CAPACITY BUILDING
Current and upcoming funding from Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The current project’s grant period must be complete and the required Grant Report must have been submitted. Organizations cannot apply while they have an active grant.
Deadline: No deadline stated; renewal applications are available after completion of the grant period and submission of the required report.
Who can apply: Applicants must fit the Fund's eligibility questionnaire and current Interests & Priorities. Organizations without Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status must apply through a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. Organizations may submit only one request per year and cannot apply while they have an active grant. Requests for renewed support must be submitted after the current grant period ends.
Deadline: No deadlines; requests are accepted on an ongoing basis. One request per organization per year.
Who can apply: Organizations should fit the Fund’s current interests and priorities; requests are reviewed through the online grant application process. Geographic focus varies by program area.
Deadline: No deadlines; accepted on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Organizations should fit the Fund’s current interests and priorities; requests are reviewed through the online grant application process. Geographic focus varies by program area.
Deadline: No deadlines; accepted on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Organizations should fit the Fund’s current interests and priorities; requests are reviewed through the online grant application process. Geographic focus varies by program area.
Deadline: No deadlines; accepted on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Organizations should fit the Fund’s current interests and priorities; requests are reviewed through the online grant application process. Geographic focus varies by program area.
Deadline: No deadlines; accepted on an ongoing basis.
Who can apply: Organizations should fit the Fund’s current interests and priorities; requests are reviewed through the online grant application process. Geographic focus varies by program area.
Deadline: No deadlines; accepted on an ongoing basis.
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