The Goodwin Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on Israeli–Palestinian peacebuilding and cross‑community dialogue initiatives, primarily funding organizations that advance coexistence, grassroots reconciliation, and progressive Jewish education/advocacy. Its grants are focused and sizable, directed to a small set of specialized organizations that run programs, networks, and community institutions supporting Arab–Jewish cooperation and pragmatic engagement on Middle East issues.
Concentrated giving with a few large, repeat grants: the foundation repeatedly funds a small set of specialized grantees with multi‑award support rather than many one‑off, small grants.
The Goodwin Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Middle East Peace Dialogue Network: $130,000 in 2025 for charitable operations support. That award fits a broader pattern of backing organizations that work on Israeli–Palestinian peacebuilding, cross-community dialogue, and Arab–Jewish cooperation. The foundation’s recent grants also show sustained support for groups that connect grassroots peace organizations and fund educational or advocacy work around the conflict. Among the recurring recipients is Alliance for Middle East Peace (allmep), which received $50,000 in 2025 for charitable operations support after earlier $50,000 grants in 2024 and 2023. American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-salam also appears repeatedly, with $50,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023 for entity support and charitable operations support. The foundation’s portfolio includes other Middle East-focused organizations as well as a smaller set of health, humanitarian, and women’s advocacy grantees. Across the recent list, the grants are directed mainly to nonprofit organizations and charitable entities rather than individuals or program-related investments.
Middle East peacebuilding is the clearest through line in the foundation’s giving. The Goodwin Foundation gave $130,000 in 2025 to Middle East Peace Dialogue Network for charitable operations support, and it also made repeated grants to Alliance for Middle East Peace (allmep) for entity support and charitable operations support. Support for coexistence and bilingual community work appears in grants to American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-salam, including $50,000 awards in 2024 and 2023. The foundation also backed civic and educational work through J Street Education Fund, including $58,500 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024. Its grant list also includes infrastructure support for Jewish and human-rights-oriented institutions. New Israel Fund received $10,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Jewish Women’s Archive received grants in 2024 and 2023.
The Goodwin Foundation’s typical grant size is small relative to its largest awards: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. The recent list nevertheless includes a handful of larger operating grants in the $50,000 to $130,000 range. Its giving is recurring rather than one-off for several organizations: Middle East Peace Dialogue Network, Alliance for Middle East Peace, American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-salam, New Israel Fund, Jewish Women’s Archive, Doctors Without Borders, and Ovarian Cancer Circle all appear in multiple years. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs include unsolicited one-to-one and small-group coaching, but the grant program itself is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
$287K
$1.8M
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$413K
Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 1% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Middle East Peace Dialogue Network, American Friends of Neve Shalom‑Wahat al‑Salam, Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP), J Street Education Fund
The foundation gives nationally, with all recent grants going to recipients in the United States. New York is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Millsboro, Delaware. Recent grantees are clustered in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Washington, DC; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; and Atco, NJ. California also appears through Glendale, Los Angeles, and Auburndale-area recipients.
Its recent grantmaking is centered on Israeli–Palestinian peacebuilding, cross-community dialogue, and organizations that support coexistence and Arab–Jewish cooperation. The grant list also includes related educational and advocacy work, plus a smaller set of humanitarian, health, and women’s advocacy grants.
The distribution is relatively small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. A separate set of larger operating grants reaches $50,000 and above.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates it does not fund individuals; its recent grants go to nonprofit organizations and charitable entities.
The grant program is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests. Separate coaching offerings for nonprofit leaders do accept teams or individuals and use a waiting-list process.
Its grantmaking is national, and New York is the top state by grant count. In the recent list, recipient cities include Washington, DC; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Atco, NJ; Glendale, CA; and Los Angeles, CA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLE EAST PEACE DIALOGUE NETWORK | ATCO, NJ | $130,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM | GLENDALE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (ALLMEP) | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL ECHO LITIGATION CENTER | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| JEWISH WOMEN'S ARCHIVE | AUBURNDALE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENT'S CIRCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| JUST VISION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| HIAS | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | WOBURN, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| BRIGID ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| TRUAH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR GUN VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| BRADY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| ROCKING THE BOAT | BRONX, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FED SARASOTA-MANATEE | SARASOTA, FL | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| TANENBAUM CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| GIVAT HAVIVA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF ARAVA INSTITUTE | NEWTON CENTRE, MA | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| MIDDLE EAST PEACE DIALOGUE NETWORK | ATCO, NJ | $51,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (ALLMEP) | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM | GLENDALE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| J STREET EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL ECHO LITIGATION CENTER | LEWES, DE | $10,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| NEW ISRAEL FUND | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| JEWISH WOMEN'S ARCHIVE | BROOKLINE, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENT'S CIRCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,300 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| JUST VISION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,800 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| STUPID CANCER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,036 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| BRIGID ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| BRADY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| HIAS | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | WOBURN, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR GUN VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
| TRUAH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | ENTITY SUPPORT |
MIDDLE EAST PEACE DIALOGUE NETWORK
$130,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM
$50,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (ALLMEP)
$50,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
NEW ISRAEL FUND
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
GLOBAL ECHO LITIGATION CENTER
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
JEWISH WOMEN'S ARCHIVE
$10,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL
$3,600CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE
$2,500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$2,500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENT'S CIRCLE
$1,800CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
JUST VISION INC
$1,800CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
HIAS
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
BRIGID ALLIANCE
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
TRUAH
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
CENTER FOR GUN VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
BRADY CENTER
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ROCKING THE BOAT
$1,000CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
JEWISH FED SARASOTA-MANATEE
$500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
TANENBAUM CENTER
$500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
GIVAT HAVIVA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF ARAVA INSTITUTE
$500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
$500CHARITABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT
MIDDLE EAST PEACE DIALOGUE NETWORK
$51,000ENTITY SUPPORT
ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (ALLMEP)
$50,000ENTITY SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NEVE SHALOMWAHAT AL-SALAM
$50,000ENTITY SUPPORT
J STREET EDUCATION FUND
$30,000ENTITY SUPPORT
GLOBAL ECHO LITIGATION CENTER
$10,000ENTITY SUPPORT
NEW ISRAEL FUND
$10,000ENTITY SUPPORT
JEWISH WOMEN'S ARCHIVE
$10,000ENTITY SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$10,000ENTITY SUPPORT
OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE
$2,500ENTITY SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$2,500ENTITY SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PARENT'S CIRCLE
$2,300ENTITY SUPPORT
JUST VISION INC
$1,800ENTITY SUPPORT
STUPID CANCER
$1,036ENTITY SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
BRIGID ALLIANCE
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
BRADY CENTER
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
HIAS
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR GUN VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
TRUAH
$1,000ENTITY SUPPORT
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