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Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust at a glance

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Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$531k
Granted FY2019
16
Grants FY2019
7
States reached
$509k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Jewish Community Foundation Of Los Angeles, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust named its own grantees at scale: 14 organizations, $531k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

26
’17
13
’18
14
’19
3
’20
0
’21

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2021.

Philanthropy$5.9MEducation$600kArts & Culture$55kCivil Rights$35kReligion$10kHuman Services$9kHealth$8kHousing & Shelter$3kOther$0
02FY2019 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k14 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $250k+1 grant · $509k
$500
Median grant
7
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN$509,212
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION$10,000
VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES$4,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC$1,000
CONCERN FOUNDATION$1,000
THE MUSIC CENTER$1,000
FRIENDS OF THE BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY$500
BALBOA ISLAND MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY$500
HEAL THE BAY$500
LARC INC$200
FOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL INC$120
THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC$100
ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER$75
EARTH JUSTICE$50
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $4k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR: $4k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $96 → 14%NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA: $3k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR: $1k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $40 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $35 → 14%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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
IN
CT
CA
VA
MD
DC
LA
GA
FL
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 96% of Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 99% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 3%.

Goldsmith Family Charitable Trustlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 7.6% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.
$672k · 13 repeat orgs$58k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2019, 5 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call). Read against FY2019, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
35

Total granted

$672k
$53k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+44%

Still filing today

69%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalAnimalsEducationOther
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

  • OC
    OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
    3× · 2017–2019 · $597k · revenue +51%
  • VD
    VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
    3× · 2017–2019 · $9k · revenue +19%
  • CF
    CONCERN FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • WA
    WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +71%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -40%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
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
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
4
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
5
For the Fishes

To address, educate, coordinate, and enhance enforcement capacity to end teh trade in coral reef wildlife for household and other small display aquariums. our supply and demand side strategies are directed locally and globally to…

Animals
6
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
7
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
8
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
9
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
10
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Chartered by a unanimous act of congress, the museum is america's national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and education of holocaust history and serves as our country's memorial to the victims of the holocaust.…

Arts & Culture
11
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
12
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of the Earth; the most unlike its peers is The National World War Ii Museum Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 59 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/40
Grantees still filing
29/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $5,927,303 · PhilanthropyJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES+1 more: $2,250 · PhilanthropyOTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $596,712 · EducationOTIS COLLE…+1 more: $50 · EducationWALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $30,000 · Arts & CultureAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: $8,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $1,400 · Arts & CultureWILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $9,620 · OtherTHE MUSIC CENTER: $8,150 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,500 · OtherLARC FOUNDATION: $3,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY: $2,000 · OtherNATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM: $1,700 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $1,500 · Other+31 more: $10,913 · OtherPEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION: $32,000 · Civil RightsVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $8,500 · Human ServicesREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $2,500 · Human Services+3 more: $171 · Human ServicesHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $2,500 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $150 · International+1 more: $50 · International
Philanthropy$5,929,553Education$596,762Arts & Culture$44,400Other$40,383Civil Rights$32,000Human Services$11,171International$2,700

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 budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $5,927,303 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetOTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN: $596,712 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION: $32,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $2,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY: $2,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetNRDC ACTION FUND INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBHPOA BENEVOLENT FUND: $1,025 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHEAL THE BAY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBALBOA ISLAND MUSEUM: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VENICE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS ASSN INC: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLARC INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INC: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL INC: $120 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTIGER PRESERVATION CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $96 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEW LAKE VIEW ALUMNI ASSOC: $50 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRO ENGLISH: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare: $31 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOAST GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $15 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

California Community …Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA12× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Larc Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–40%
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 Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Goldsmith Family Charitable Trust 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 59 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2022) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2019, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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