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David B and Edward C Goodstein Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

David B and Edward C Goodstein Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$116k
Granted FY2023
4
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$714kArts & Culture$312kHealth$16kHuman Services$5kCivil Rights$4kFood & Nutrition$2kEnvironment$1kSocial Science$1kOther$0
02FY2023 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $1k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$40,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$31k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Clark Art Institute$50,000
Santa Catalina School$40,000
Music at Menlo - Menlo School$25,000
UC Berkeley Foundation$1,000
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 (FY22–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Peninsula Volunteers Inc: $4k → 7%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$975k · 7 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +87% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 4 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
21

Total granted

$975k
$79k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+87%
+25%

Still filing today

71%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalAnimalsHealthOther
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

  • SA
    STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE
    6× · 2017–2023 · $300k · revenue +84%
  • MS
    MENLO SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2023 · $250k · revenue +90%
  • Williams College
    4× · 2017–2020 · $240k · revenue +87%

Funded once

  • MH
    Mercy High School
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • UB
    UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • MA
    Music at Menlo School
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…

Arts & Culture
3
Pomona College

Throughout its history, pomona college has educated men and women of exceptional promise. we gather individuals, regardless of financial circumstances, into a small residential community that is strongly rooted in southern california yet…

Education
4
Masters School

The masters school celebrates active participation, deep understanding, and meaningful connection. a community of diverse individuals, we gather to learn, to strive, to dare, to do - to be a power for good in the world.

—
5
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
6
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
7
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
8
Mark Day School

Innovative and full of heart, mark day school nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.

—
9
The Seven Hills School

The institution provides educational instruction and activities to students ranging from preschool through 8th grade.

—
10
Phillips Exeter Academy

Unite goodness and knowledge and inspire youth from every quarter to lead purposeful lives. [text in quotations is taken from the academy's deed of gift, drafted in 1781] knowledge and goodness "above all, it is expected that the attention…

Education
11
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
12
The Trustees of Grinnell College

To educate students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas.when grinnell college framed its charter in the iowa territory of the united states in 1846, it set forth a mission to educate its students "for…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Menlo School; the most unlike its peers is Spectrum Institute. 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

16 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. 16 of the 29 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
14/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Williams College: $240,000 · EducationWilliams CollegeSANTA CATALINA SCHOOL: $160,000 · EducationSANTA CATALINA SCHOOL+3 more: $9,500 · EducationMENLO SCHOOL: $250,000 · OtherMENLO SCHOOLMercy High School: $15,000 · OtherUCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals: $15,000 · OtherRedwood City Public Library: $13,500 · Other+12 more: $34,700 · Other+12 moreSTERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE: $300,000 · Arts & CultureSTERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART …+2 more: $6,500 · Arts & CulturePENINSULA VOLUNTEERS INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesAIM HIGH: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE 1990 INSTITUTE: $4,000 · InternationalCAMINAR: $1,000 · HealthMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Animals
Education$409,500Other$328,200Arts & Culture$306,500Human Services$4,500International$4,000Health$1,000Animals$1,000

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 budgetSTERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE: $300,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMENLO SCHOOL: $250,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWilliams College: $240,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA CATALINA SCHOOL: $160,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRONALD C WORNICK JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $8,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE 1990 INSTITUTE: $4,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWOLFEBORO CAMP SCHOOL INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPENINSULA VOLUNTEERS INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStanford Jazz Workshop: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAMINAR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPECTRUM INSTITUTE: $1,000 over 1y, 6.7% 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 STERLING AND FRANCINE CLARK ART INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds MENLO SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Williams College ↗
  • Who funds SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds RONALD C WORNICK JEWISH DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE 1990 INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds WOLFEBORO CAMP SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds PENINSULA VOLUNTEERS INC ↗
  • Who funds MANHATTANVILLE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Stanford Jazz Workshop ↗
  • Who funds AIM HIGH ↗
  • Who funds CAMINAR ↗
  • Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SPECTRUM INSTITUTE ↗

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.

Jewish Community Fede…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Connie and Bob Lurie …Koret FoundationThe David and Lucile …Silicon Valley Commun…Ibm International Fou…Morgan Stanley Global…United Way WorldwideGe Aerospace Foundati…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaCA15× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc · Koret Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · United Way Worldwide · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

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 David B and Edward C Goodstein Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David B and Edward C Goodstein Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Williams College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 29 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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