About Richard W Goldman Family Foundation
The Richard W Goldman Family Foundation directs most of its grant dollars through donor-advised vehicles and a small set of repeat recipients, while also making multi-year, sizable gifts to early childhood advocacy. Its giving pattern suggests the foundation acts both as a vehicle for family-directed philanthropy (via DAFs) and as a strategic funder of early childhood systems and policy work. Grants are concentrated among a few organizations and often recur across years.
Focus Areas
Early childhood policy and systems advocacy (e.g., childcare and early learning advocacy groups)Family-directed philanthropy via donor-advised funds and charitable vehiclesGeneral operating support for nonprofit capacity (especially within early childhood sector)
Who They Fund
families with young children (0-5)mothers and perinatal parentsimmigrant and dual-language-learner (DLL) familiesfamily, friend, and neighbor caregivers (informal providers)state-level early childhood systems and advocacy organizations
About Richard W Goldman Family Foundation
A defining feature of the Richard W Goldman Family Foundation is the scale of its repeated support for child care and early childhood systems work, alongside a large stream of donor-advised grants. Across recent years, the foundation has backed national advocacy and field-building organizations, often returning to the same recipients with multiyear general operating support and program support. One prominent example is Alliance for Early Success, which received $450,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including support for Child Care Next. Another recurring recipient is Start Early, which received $300,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for combinations of Educare, home visiting, and the First Five Years Fund. The foundation also funds maternal and family supports, immigrant family policy work, and early childhood infrastructure. Its grantmaking pattern shows a mix of strategic early childhood investments and donor-advised vehicle grants to charitable funds, reflecting both institutional priorities and family-directed philanthropy.
What Richard W Goldman Family Foundation Funds
In child care systems work, the foundation gave $225,000 to Third Sector New England for general operating support for Raising Child Care Fund under the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, signaling support for collaborative advocacy infrastructure. In early childhood data and research, it gave $100,000 to Child Trends to support state data systems work, linking its funding to the field’s information capacity. For family and perinatal health, it awarded $150,000 to Robin Hood Foundation for the Moms Program and $150,000 to Centering Healthcare Institute for general operating support. It also supported immigrant-family policy at a national level with $150,000 to the Center for Law and Social Policy for family-friendly immigration policy advocacy, and $100,000 to Tides Center for Abriendo Puertas.
How Richard W Goldman Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is $100,000 at both the 25th percentile and median, with a 75th percentile of $187,500. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in early childhood advocacy and service infrastructure. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and also routes substantial dollars through donor-advised vehicles, including Schwab Charitable Fund and Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in its active programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.9M
Total Assets
$83.4M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$5.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $188K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$188K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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