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Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust at a glance

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Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$255k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$90k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

International$804kEducation$335kScience & Tech$175kReligion$165kYouth Development$120kHealth$90kFood & Nutrition$65kHuman Services$63kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k11 grants · $165k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $90k
$15,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC$90,000
UNIV OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION$30,000
UCLA JONSSON COMPCANCER CENFOUNDATION$30,000
NATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM INC$15,000
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE$15,000
MUSICIANS FOR EDUCATION INC$15,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL$10,000
PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL$10,000
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$10,000
JERUSALEM FOUNDATION INC$10,000
P R I D E BOOSTER CLUB INC PAUL REVERE MIDDLE SCHOOL$10,000
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ISRAELI GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $18k → 6%ISRAELI GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 6%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 6%ISRAELI GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 6%ISRAELI GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 6%GOOD DOG AUTISM COMPANIONS: $5k → 11%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 18 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against -15% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$1.0M
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
-15%

Still filing today

72%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterHealthOther
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

  • University of Arizona Foundation
    6× · 2020–2025 · $175k · revenue +54%
  • MF
    MUSICIANS FOR EDUCATION INC DBA STREET OF DREAMS
    6× · 2020–2025 · $90k · revenue +10%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $65k · revenue +101%

Funded once

  • SK
    STONY KNOLL YOUTH SERVICES
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • US
    UNIVERSITY SYNAGOGUE
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
  • EC
    EAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -15%
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
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc

To support cancer research in israel, for the benefit of israel and all mankind.

—
2
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
3
Darchei Noam Inc

To enhance jewish education for children in israel by developing advanced educational methods, focusing on the building of personal relationships with the students to ensure that the needs of each individual are met. every child can be…

—
4
The Shalem Foundation

To promote and foster the creation of a zionist intellectual infrastructure for the state of israel, the development of a jewish national culture, and the establishment and promotion of intellectual and economic liberty.

Crime & Legal
5
Israel Education Resource Center Inc

To catalyze excellence in the professional field of israel education by supporting the development of educators, pioneering new educational approaches, and relentlessly promoting a relational and learner-centered philosophy.

Religion
6
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…

—
7
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
8
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

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

—
9
The Israel Institute Inc

The israel institute, inc. (the institute) enhances knowledge about modern israel by ensuring that more students have access to courses about israel during their time on campus.

International
10
Irvine Hebrew Day School

Ihds utilizes a dual general and judaic studies curriculum. the judaic studies curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of hebrew reading, writing and speaking, jewish history, holidays, jewish values, torah, the jewish life cycle, the land…

—
11
American Friends of Oseh Chayil

To further jewish education in israel

Religion
12
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation

To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc; the most unlike its peers is Good Dog Autism Companions. 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

18 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. 18 of the 26 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)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $739,000 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $65,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INCUCLA JONSSON COMPCANCER CENFOUNDATION: $175,000 · OtherUCLA JONSSON COMPCANCER CEN…WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $75,000 · OtherWILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLEPRIDE BOOSTER CLUB: $50,000 · OtherPRIDE BOOSTER CLUBJUST IN TIME FOR YOUTH: $25,000 · OtherJUST IN TIME FOR YOUTHSTONY KNOLL YOUTH SERVICES: $25,000 · OtherSTONY KNOLL YOUTH SERVICESBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VISTA INC: $20,000 · Other+7 more: $85,000 · Other+7 moreUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $175,000 · EducationUniversity of Arizon…MUSICIANS FOR EDUCATION INC DBA STREET OF DREAMS: $90,000 · EducationMUSICIANS FOR EDUCAT…PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $60,000 · EducationPALISADES CHARTER HI…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationNATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN: $75,000 · ReligionJERUSALEM FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · InternationalJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND (JERUSALEM) INC: $10,000 · InternationalThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,300 · InternationalISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $58,000 · Human ServicesGOOD DOG AUTISM COMPANIONS: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Philanthropy$804,000Other$455,000Education$335,000Religion$75,000International$65,300Human Services$63,000Public Safety & Disaster$50,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $739,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $175,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMUSICIANS FOR EDUCATION INC DBA STREET OF DREAMS: $90,000 over 6y, 10% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM IN: $75,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $58,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJERUSALEM FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF VISTA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAUL REVERE PRIDE BOOSTER CLUB: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetPEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND (JERUSALEM) INC: $10,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $5,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD DOG AUTISM COMPANIONS: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% 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.

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.

Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO5.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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 · 0–15%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Trust?

    Find your warmest path to Joseph and Dorothy Goldberg 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 26 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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