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The Goldstein Axelman Family Foundation at a glance

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The Goldstein Axelman Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$103k
Granted FY2024still arriving
18
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$156kHuman Services$112kCivil Rights$71kHealth$50kYouth Development$25kEducation$20kInternational$12kRecreation & Sports$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k16 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $58k
$3,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDREN FIRST PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH$40,140
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA$18,000
PALS PROGRAMS$7,000
Individual grant recipient$5,072
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE ANNUAL FUND$5,000
KIDS SMILES$5,000
THE RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION$3,600
WE THE VILLAGE$3,500
FIGHT TO LEARN PROGRAM$3,000
SIMON'S HEART$3,000
MAGIC FOR MADDIE$2,500
FRIENDS OF OFANIM INC$1,800
JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE OPTIONS$1,000
NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION (NEDA)$1,000
PAWS AND AFFECTION$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $99k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 72% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%PA COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH: $3k → 10%PALS PROGRAMS: $7k → 6%PA COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH: $100 → 10%PALS PROGRAM: $5k → 6%PALS PROGRAMS: $5k → 6%JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $5k → 7%JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $2k → 7%PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH: $31k → 22%JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $2k → 7%JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE OPTIONS: $1k → 7%PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH: $20k → 22%Public Citizens for Children and Youth: $15k → 22%PAWS AND AFFECTION: $1k → 7%Public Citizens for Children and Youth: $2k → 22%Public Citizens for Children and Youth: $1k → 22%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

WA
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
MD
NC
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$252k · 24 repeat orgs$58k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +81% since the first grant, against +62% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
38

Total granted

$252k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+81%
+62%

Still filing today

67%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesInternationalArts & CultureEducationCivil RightsOther
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

  • CF
    Children First PA
    5× · 2017–2022 · $69k · revenue +359%
  • PP
    PALS Programs
    3× · 2021–2024 · $17k · revenue +168%
  • KS
    KIDS SMILES INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $17k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • TF
    THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHIA REGION INC
    one grant, 2021 · $13k · revenue 0%
  • AO
    ATHLETES OF PROMISE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUEgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +78%
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
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
2
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
3
Physicians for Palestine
Health
4
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Health
5
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
6
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
7
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
8
Beth Israel Hospital & Children's Hospital Medical Care Corporation

Pediatric healthcare, education & research

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9
Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media

Philadelphia jewish film and medias mission is to educate and engage diverse philadelphia communities, jewish and non-jewish alike, by presenting world-class film premieres, repertory cinema, and associated programs that are inspired by…

Human Services
10
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
11
Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center

The mission of the peal center is to educate and empower families to ensure that children, youth and young adults with disabilities and special health care needs lead rich, active lives as full members of their schools and communities.

Education
12
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health; the most unlike its peers is The Renfrew Center Foundation. 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

44 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. 44 of the 71 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/44
Grantees still filing
32/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $154,500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELP…+2 more: $3,860 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN FIRST PUBLIC CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH: $60,140 · OtherCHILDREN FIRST PUBLIC CITIZENS FO…BRYN MAWR COLLEGE ANNUAL FUND: $15,900 · OtherBRYN MAWR COLLEGE ANNUAL FUNDTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHIA REGION INC: $12,700 · OtherTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHI…NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION (NEDA): $12,500 · OtherNATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIA…Individual grant recipient: $5,072 · OtherATHLETES OF PROMISE INC: $5,000 · Other+34 more: $27,601 · Other+34 moreChildren First PA: $69,100 · Human ServicesChildren First PAPALS Programs: $17,000 · Human ServicesPALS ProgramsJEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $8,600 · Human ServicesJEWISH RELIEF AGENCY+3 more: $4,600 · Human ServicesKIDS SMILES INC: $16,700 · HealthKIDS SMILES…THE RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION: $13,300 · HealthTHE RENFREW…SIMON'S FUND: $4,000 · HealthSIMON'S FUN…THE MAGICAL MILA FOUNDATION: $4,000 · HealthTHE MAGICAL…MAGIC FOR MADDIE INC: $2,500 · HealthMAGIC FOR M…+10 more: $5,750 · Health+10 moreFIGHT TO LEARN PROGRAM: $9,500 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBI INC: $4,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF OFANIM INC: $1,800 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,500 · InternationalThe Foundation for Education in Honduras: $1,000 · InternationalANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,500 · Civil RightsAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $2,250 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$158,360Other$138,913Human Services$99,300Health$46,250Youth Development$9,500International$8,300Civil Rights$4,750

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 FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $154,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetChildren First PA: $69,100 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetPALS Programs: $17,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetKIDS SMILES INC: $16,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATION: $13,300 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHIA REGION INC: $12,700 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFIGHT TO LEARN PROGRAM: $9,500 over 6y, 34% of budgetJEWISH RELIEF AGENCY: $8,600 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSIMON'S FUND: $4,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE MAGICAL MILA FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBI INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWE THE VILLAGE: $3,500 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA COALITION FOR ORAL HEALTH: $2,600 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUTREACH UNITED RESOURCE CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACADEMY IN MANAYUNK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAGIC FOR MADDIE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF OFANIM INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOLF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTemple University Hospital Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS AND AFFECTION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGROWING SMILES FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetJewish Adoption and Family Care Options Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation for Education in Honduras: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHAVERFORD SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHILADELPHIA JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME INC: $500 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetWellesley College: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS OF WAR INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNSELING IN SCHOOLS INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPKD Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLE ATLANTIC BLIND GOLF ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhilabundance: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKELLY MUSIC FOR LIFE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREASTFEEDING RESOURCE CENTER: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $100 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.

The Gordon Charter Fo…Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The Wawa Foundation I…The Snider FoundationJewish Federation of …The William Penn Foun…The Philadelphia Foun…Carp Family FoundationTzedakah FoundationPhillies Charities IncChubb Charitable Foun…Lincoln Financial Fou…
The Gordon Charter FoundationPA15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Gordon Charter Foundation · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The Wawa Foundation Inc · The Snider Foundation · Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · The William Penn Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · Carp Family Foundation · Tzedakah Foundation · Phillies Charities Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

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 The Goldstein Axelman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Goldstein Axelman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wellesley College: 1% 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 · 0–15%
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.
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How do I get to The Goldstein Axelman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Goldstein Axelman 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 71 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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