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Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation 2 Inc

Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.3M
Granted FY2020
52
Grants FY2020
13
States reached
$650k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
01FY2020 · 52 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k9 grants · $31k
  • $10k–50k25 grants · $440k
  • $50k–250k17 grants · $1.2M
  • $250k+1 grant · $650k
$25,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EARTHJUSTICE$650,203
SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND$200,000
UJA$100,000
CNAS$100,000
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS (CAP$100,000
Individual grant recipient$100,000
ROSTOV MEDIA FOUNDATION$75,000
NEW ISRAEL FUND$50,000
PARRISH ART MUSEUM$50,000
BROWN UNIVERSITY$50,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
WILLIAMS COLLEGE$50,000
ECOAMERICA$50,000
COMMIT FOUNDATION$50,000
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS$50,000
02The need
02

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–20, $60k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%COMMIT FOUNDATION: $50k → 10%COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE: $10k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

ME
VT
MT
NY
MA
PA
CT
RI
CO
VA
MD
DC
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
2
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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3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York

Jcrc-ny builds relationships to advance the values, interests and security of the new york jewish community and to create a more interconnected new york for all.

Civil Rights
7
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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8
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
9
Ie New York College

(see schedule o)

Education
10
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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11
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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12
Sarah Lawrence College

At sarah lawrence college, our mission is to graduate citizens of the world who are diverse in every definition of the word, who take intellectual and creative risks, and who are able to focus exceptional intellectual discipline (continued…

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Israel Policy Forum Inc and the most unlike its peers is Degania Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 32 years old; the field is 18. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number19%0%<5yr14%6%5–10yr20%18%10–20yr20%33%20–35yr14%21%35–55yr14%21%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value19%0%<5yr14%3%5–10yr20%8%10–20yr20%16%20–35yr14%21%35–55yr14%52%55yr+

The field is 19% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 11% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/34
the rest of the field
11%
4,518/41,024

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
27/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

EARTHJUSTICE — $650,203 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICEECOAMERICA — $50,000 · EnvironmentECOAMERICA350ORG — $25,000 · Environment+1 more — $3,600 · EnvironmentIndividual grant recipient — $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUJA — $100,000 · OtherUJACNAS — $100,000 · OtherCNASROSTOV MEDIA FOUNDATION — $75,000 · OtherROSTOV MEDIA FOUNDATIONISSUE ONE (REBUILD CONGRESS) — $50,000 · OtherISSUE ONE (REBUILD CONGRESS)Individual grant recipient — $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWilliams College — $50,000 · OtherWilliams CollegeBROWN UNIVERSITY — $50,000 · OtherBROWN UNIVERSITYLEAP INC — $33,000 · Other+24 more — $306,114 · Other+24 moreSEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND — $200,000 · InternationalSEARCH FOR COMMON…THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC — $50,000 · InternationalTHE UNION OF CONC…NEW ISRAEL FUND — $50,000 · InternationalNEW ISRAEL FUNDISRAEL POLICY FORUM INC — $25,000 · InternationalISRAEL POLICY FOR…WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY — $20,000 · InternationalWASHINGTON INSTIT…+1 more — $10,000 · InternationalWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC — $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE JEWISH MUSEUM — $18,000 · Arts & CultureAUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — $10,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS — $100,000 · Civil RightsDEGANIA FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 · PhilanthropyBOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMIT FOUNDATION — $50,000 · Human ServicesCommunity Security Service — $10,000 · Human Services
Environment$728,803Other$914,114International$355,000Arts & Culture$128,000Civil Rights$100,000Philanthropy$60,000Human Services$60,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetEARTHJUSTICE — $650,203 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND — $200,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS — $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC — $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDEGANIA FOUNDATION INC — $50,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetECOAMERICA — $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetNEW ISRAEL FUND — $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWilliams College — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PARRISH ART MUSEUM INC — $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE COMMIT FOUNDATION — $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY — $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAP INC — $33,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetISRAEL POLICY FORUM INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget350ORG — $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY — $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JEWISH MUSEUM — $18,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JEWISH SPIRITUALITY INC — $18,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSHATTERPROOF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Security Service — $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject Kesher — $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTHE SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGETTING OUT AND STAYING OUT INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPECONIC LAND TRUST INC — $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGODDARD RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundGoldman-Sonnenfeldt F…The Harry and Jeanett…National Philanthropi…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Silicon Valley Commun…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Jewish Communal FundNY23.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation 2 Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%10%23%40%your share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation — 2% of income from government
  • Williams College — 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation 2 Inc?

Find your warmest path to Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation 2 Inc 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2021) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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