Wisconsin · Private foundation
Herbert Goldsten Trust
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.
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2023
- 7
- Grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
98% of Herbert Goldsten Trust’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Jewish Federation Of Omaha Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $2,246,425
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Herbert Goldsten Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $50k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $55k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $130k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $130k | 29% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $119k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth El Synagogue | $64,360 | 5 | n/a |
| Beth Israel Synagogue | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($408k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Carl Frohm Memorial Foundation · Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Herbert Goldsten Trust
- How much does Herbert Goldsten Trust give?
- Herbert Goldsten Trust reported 7 grants totaling $2,349,280 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Herbert Goldsten Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Human Services (4%), Religion (3%).
- Who are Herbert Goldsten Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Beth El Synagogue ($64k), Beth Israel Synagogue ($12k).
- Does Herbert Goldsten Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Herbert Goldsten Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Herbert Goldsten Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Carl Frohm Memorial Foundation, Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Herbert Goldsten Trust based?
- Herbert Goldsten Trust is based in WI.
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