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Betty and Leon Goldstein Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$845k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$844k
Largest
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$1.0MReligion$80kCivil Rights$40kHuman Services$25kHealth$11kRecreation & Sports$5kEducation$5kCrime & Legal$5kOther$0
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $2k
  • $250k+1 grant · $844k
$843,569
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF ATLANTA$843,569
JEWISH FEDERATION OF ATLANTA$1,681
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 14%MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $1k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES: $550 → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES: $550 → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES: $500 → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES: $250 → 14%WEINSTEIN HOSPICE: $500 → 13%WEINSTEIN HOSPICE: $100 → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 34 repeat orgs$13k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 33 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
13

Total granted

$1.2M
$13k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
+162%

Still filing today

44%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesCivil RightsHealthCrime & LegalHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • MJ
    MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $19k · revenue +54%
  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    4× · 2017–2020 · $12k · revenue +116%
  • JC
    Justice Center of Atlanta Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $5k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CP
    Chastain Park Conservancy Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +162%
  • FX
    FRAGILE X ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $4k · revenue +43%
  • AC
    ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +50%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators Foundation Inc
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2
The William Breman Jewish Home Inc

Provide facilities and services for those elderly and disabled who need long- and short-term physical, psychological, and/or social care in a manner consistent with Jewish values; serve as one of the professional resources to the community…

Health
3
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Inc

The museum is dedicated to connecting people to jewish history, culture, and arts.

Arts & Culture
4
Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service is a nonprofit social service organization that supports people of all faiths as they navigate through lifes's challenges - illness, aging , finanical uncertainty, mental health concerns, family problems, or personal…

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5
JewishColumbus

Make Jewish life vibrant, accessible and secure in Columbus, Israel and around the world.

Religion
6
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta's mission is to protect and promote the civil and human rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in Georgia and the Southeast through policy advocacy, legal services,…

Human Services
7
The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School Inc

The weber school prepares its students for success in college and in life, inspiring them to be knowledgeable, thinking, responsible jewish adults, by weaving together: the pursuit of academic excellence; a commitment to jewish values, the…

Education
8
Jewish Childrens Museum

To further jewish historical education among youths

Arts & Culture
9
Charleston Jewish Federation Inc

The mission of the Charleston Jewish Federation is to build, secure and sustain Jewish life in Charleston, Israel, and around the world.

Philanthropy
10
Jewish Senior Life

To enhance the quality of life, health, and well-being of jewish older adults, their families, and others in our community, consistent with the values and traditions of our jewish heritage.

Religion
11
Atlanta Jewish Academy Inc

Atlanta jewish academy is a college preparatory, co-educational, preschool-12th grade, independent jewish day school, guided by modern orthodox values and principles. we embody the ideals of community, tradition, individual development and…

Education
12
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Inc

The organization's mission is to manage a continuum of senior care business lines that consistently provide high-quality compassionate care while focusing on the development of innovative programs and services that enable individuals to…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc; the most unlike its peers is Fragile X Association of Georgia Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 47 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
22/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF ATLANTA: $1,034,850 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF ATLANTAAHAVATH ACHIM SYNAGOGUE: $79,410 · OtherAHAVATH ACHIM SYNAGOGUE+35 more: $54,784 · OtherMARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC: $18,696 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $1,850 · Human Services+1 more: $600 · Human ServicesAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $12,000 · Civil Rights+1 more: $400 · Civil RightsJustice Center of Atlanta Inc: $5,000 · Crime & LegalChastain Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsJewish Home Life Communities Inc: $4,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATION: $1,400 · HealthJASON CUNNINGHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $100 · Health
Other$1,169,044Human Services$21,146Civil Rights$12,400Crime & Legal$5,000Recreation & Sports$5,000Housing & Shelter$4,000Health$1,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC: $18,696 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJustice Center of Atlanta Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChastain Park Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetJewish Home Life Communities Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRAGILE X ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA INC: $4,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $1,850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND INC: $1,710 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATION: $1,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vi and Milton Weinstein Hospice Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $534 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ATLANTA OPERA INC: $468 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFernbank Inc: $444 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN JEWISH RESOURCE NETWORK INC: $400 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHillels of Georgia Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPiedmont Park Conservancy Inc: $250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $220 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $184 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCity Springs Theatre: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJASON CUNNINGHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MARCUS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ATLANTA INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds Justice Center of Atlanta Inc ↗
  • Who funds Chastain Park Conservancy Inc ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Home Life Communities Inc ↗
  • Who funds FRAGILE X ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATIONAL FRAGILE X FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds The Vi and Milton Weinstein Hospice Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ATLANTA OPERA INC ↗
  • Who funds Fernbank Inc ↗
  • Who funds COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN JEWISH RESOURCE NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds Hillels of Georgia Inc ↗
  • Who funds Piedmont Park Conservancy Inc ↗
  • Who funds ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds City Springs Theatre ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable TrustDE19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Cooper Family Foundation Inc · Rosenberg Family Foundation Inc · The Allan & Melanie Nelkin Foundation Inc · Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc · The Zaban Foundation Inc · Hms Foundation Inc · Horowitz Family Foundation Inc · Hertz Douglas J Family Foundation · The Selig Foundation Inc · The Frank Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Betty and Leon Goldstein Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Betty and Leon Goldstein Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Betty and Leon Goldstein Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Betty and Leon Goldstein Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 47 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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