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Lori and Robert Goodman Family Foundation at a glance

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Lori and Robert Goodman Family 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.

$608k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

International$558kArts & Culture$350kReligion$240kCivil Rights$235kHealth$185kHousing & Shelter$155kCrime & Legal$125kEnvironment$80kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k10 grants · $233k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $125k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL$250,000
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART$75,000
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$50,000
LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER$40,000
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS$30,000
STEPHEN WISE TEMPLE$30,000
HOMEAID AMERICA INC$25,000
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER$25,000
WISE READERS TO LEADERS$20,000
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION$18,000
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICES INC$15,000
LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION$15,000
WESTCOAST SPORTS ASSOCIATES INC$15,000
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 (FY21–21, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $50k → 14%ST JOSEPH CENTER: $50k → 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.
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 16 repeat orgs$640k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
17

Total granted

$2.1M
$585k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+56%

Still filing today

81%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k 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
Arts & CultureCivil RightsHuman ServicesInternationalHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • HM
    HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA
    2× · 2021–2022 · $200k · revenue +14%
  • TM
    THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES
    3× · 2023–2025 · $200k · revenue +74%
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    3× · 2023–2025 · $150k · revenue +253%

Funded once

  • SJ
    ST JOSEPH CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +41%
  • SP
    SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +173%
  • TF
    THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
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
Washington Office On Latin America

To advance human rights and social justice in the americas.

International
2
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
3
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice

California latinas for reproductive justice (clrj) is a statewide organization committed to honoring the experiences of latinas to uphold our dignity, our bodies, sexuality, and families. we build latinas' power and cultivate leadership…

Health
4
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
5
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc

Simon wiesenthal center, inc. (the center) is a global jewish human rights activist organization that confronts anti-semitism, hate, stands with israel, defends the safety of jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the holocaust for…

Arts & Culture
6
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall

The organization is a non-partisan, membership based speakers' forum that connects business leaders, community members, and engaged individuals with shared interest in local, national, and global affairs. it provides an open and accessible…

International
7
The International Institute On Race Equality and Human Rights

The international institute on race, equality and human rights contributes to the promotion and defense of human rights, through training, technical assistance, advocacy, and strategic litigation conducted at the regional and international…

International
8
Hias Inc

Hias is the international jewish nonprofit that stands for a world in which forcibly displaced people find welcome, safety, and opportunity.(continued on schedule o)there have never been more people seeking safety and so few places willing…

International
9
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
10
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Inc

Bje enhances the quality of, increases access to, and encourages participation in jewish education throughout the jewish communities of greater los angeles. bje is an advocate, planner, catalyst, and creative leader for strengthening and…

Religion
11
New Israel Fund

The new israel fund (nif) helps israel live up to its founders' vision of a society that ensures complete equality to all its inhabitants. our aim is to advance liberal democracy, including freedom of speech and minority rights, and to…

International
12
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles; the most unlike its peers is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 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

31 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. 31 of the 37 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
17/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL: $750,000 · InternationalJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH …AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $40,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $36,000 · InternationalBET TZEDEK: $125,000 · OtherBET TZEDEKAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICES INC: $90,000 · OtherAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICES …STEPHEN S WISE TEMPLE: $80,000 · OtherSTEPHEN S WISE TEMPLETHE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $50,000 · OtherTHE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPU…LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $40,000 · OtherNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS GREATER LOS ANGELES CTY(NAMI GLAC): $30,000 · OtherA PLACE CALLED HOME: $30,000 · OtherCITY OF HOPE: $30,000 · OtherTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $30,000 · OtherUNITED WAY INC: $30,000 · OtherWISE READERS TO LEADERS: $50,000 · OtherWISE READERS TO LEADERSHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $40,000 · OtherSOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE: $30,000 · Other+6 more: $130,000 · Other+6 moreHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $200,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MUSEUM …THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES: $200,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MUSEUM OF CON…FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED…LOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $150,000 · Civil RightsANTI-DEFAMAT…THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $80,000 · Civil RightsTHE CENTER F…PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT: $50,000 · Civil RightsPROTECT DEMO…VOTERIDERS: $20,000 · Civil RightsVOTERIDERSHOMEAID AMERICA INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesST JOSEPH CENTER: $50,000 · Human ServicesSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesMOTHERS2MOTHERS UNITED STATES INC: $75,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $75,000 · HealthTHE DIGDEEP RIGHT TO WATER PROJECT: $50,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $30,000 · Environment
International$826,000Other$785,000Arts & Culture$440,000Civil Rights$300,000Human Services$200,000Health$150,000Environment$80,000

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 budgetJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL: $750,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $200,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES: $200,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBET TZEDEK: $125,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHOMEAID AMERICA INC: $100,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $80,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMOTHERS2MOTHERS UNITED STATES INC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JOSEPH CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWISE READERS TO LEADERS: $50,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetTHE DIGDEEP RIGHT TO WATER PROJECT: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE INC: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $36,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS GREATER LOS ANGELES CTY(NAMI GLAC): $30,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetUNITED WAY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA PLACE CALLED HOME: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTCOAST SPORTS ASSOCIATES INC: $25,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVOTERIDERS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLOS ANGELES NOMADIC DIVISION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetETGAR INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.6% 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 …Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA12.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Lori and Robert Goodman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lori and Robert Goodman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    9report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Lori and Robert Goodman Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Lori and Robert Goodman Family Foundation 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 37 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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