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The Goldstone Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
141
Grants FY2024
122
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,071
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
74 to 122
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$26M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations The Goldstone Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $160k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving137$1.1M18%
FY2023122$1.0M25%
FY2022110$975k12%
FY202194$669k21%
FY2020102$845k22%
FY201991$948k15%
FY201888$605k31%
FY201774$588kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$1.8MEducation$1.3MHealth$1.2MYouth Development$731kHousing & Shelter$532kRecreation & Sports$435kHuman Services$295kEmployment$216kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
NE
VA
MD
AZ
DC
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 129 grantees
All grantees of The Goldstone Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$510,00080%
Housatonic Habitat for Humanity$340,985813%
Groove With Me Inc$328,500817%
Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment Inc$191,04081%
Cobbosseecontee Yacht Club$152,0006n/a
Cobbosseecontee Lake Association$150,000214%
The Center For Empowerment And Education Inc$120,75084%
The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc$119,50081%
Ridgefield Library Association Inc$98,50080%
Marc Community Resources Inc$95,00050%
Keeler Tavern$93,50083%
St Luke's Foundation Inc$90,00050%
Ridgefield Historical Society Inc$76,656818%
Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts Inc$73,000627%
Royal Family Productions Inc$65,000316%
The Studios of Key West$60,00061%
Fleming Street Faith Center Inc$50,00014%
The Center for Impact Communications Inc$50,000164%
Socrates Sculpture Park Inc$47,50081%
Understood for All Inc$40,00030%
Mahler Foundation$36,40066%
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce$34,50056%
Bard College$28,00080%
Center for Advancement in Cancer Education$23,25081%
Rides for Ridgefield Inc$23,000611%
Open Door Inc$21,0002n/a
Dickinson College$20,55060%
Film Independent$20,00010%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$20,00030%
Upstream USA Inc$20,00040%
Ridgefield Independent Film Festival$19,500712%
The Taft School Corporation$19,35080%
A Better Chance in Ridgefield Inc$13,15082%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$13,00060%
Reading Is Fundamental Inc$12,50050%
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc$10,50081%
Ridgefield Youth Service Bureau Inc$10,00019%
Monroe County Education Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Active Minds Inc$10,00040%
Connor Sheehan Fund Inc$10,0002n/a
The Kennebec Land Trust$9,92581%
The Theater at Monmouth$9,00081%
Anns Place Inc$8,65060%
United Way of Kennebec Valley$8,00080%
The Ridgefield Chorale$8,00072%
Daily Bread An Ecumenical Food Pantry Inc$8,00020%
Ridgefield Guild of Artists$8,00081%
Thrown Stone Theatre Company$8,00047%
Women for Afghan Women Inc$8,00030%
Grace Farms Foundation Inc$7,00070%
Whidbey Island Nourishes$7,00080%
The Conscious Kid$7,00030%
Ability Beyond Disability Inc$7,00070%
Kindness Over Muscular Dystrophy Inc$6,00021%
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance Inc$6,00050%
University of Miami$6,00030%
Rvnahealth Inc$5,51510%
Harbor Camps Inc$5,50030%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$5,30080%
Wesley House Family Services Inc$5,25020%
The Audre Lorde Project Inc$5,00040%
Trevor Project Inc$5,00040%
Cartie Corp$5,00022%
Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh$5,00020%
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Inc$5,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$5,00050%
Racquet Up Detroit$5,00010%
Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders Inc$5,00050%
Ridgefield Babe Ruth Baseball Inc$5,0001n/a
Heart of the Hamptons Ltd$5,00010%
N Street Village Inc$5,00010%
Inner Compass Initiative Inc$5,00018%
Creative Time Inc$5,00010%
Ali Forney Center Inc$5,00040%
Direct Relief Foundation$5,00010%
Rotary Club of Ridgefield$4,50035%
Gettysburg College$4,50010%
Arts Business Collaborative$4,32040%
Kids in Crisis Inc$4,25080%
Creative Capital Foundation$4,00080%
Saint Ann's School$4,00080%
Northern Westchester Hospital Association$4,00080%
Food Bank for New York City$4,00040%
Tourette Association of America Inc$3,50020%
Family Reentry Inc$3,00080%
Fringe Theater of Key West Inc$3,00021%
Meals on Wheels Inc$2,50030%
New York City Ballet Inc$2,50080%
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc$2,50011%
Prep for Prep$2,50010%
Shelburne Museum Inc$2,25080%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$2,03220%
Allies in Arts$2,02920%
Red Hook Art Project Inc$2,00020%
The Connecticut Hospice Inc$2,00080%
Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc$2,00070%
St Johnland Nursing Center Inc$2,00080%
The Art Therapy Project Corporation$2,00020%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$1,79530%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$1,7507n/a
East 69th Street Association Inc$1,7507n/a
Tate Americas Foundation$1,62210%
Friends of Karen Inc$1,57730%
Ethel Walker School Inc$1,50060%
Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Dept$1,50011%
Americas Foundation$1,4581n/a
Food Allergy Research & Education Inc$1,25020%
Friends of the Ridgefield Library$1,25041%
The Lilly and Blair Foundation$1,08710%
City Harvest Inc$1,07110%
Animalkind Inc$1,05080%
Maine Cancer Foundation$1,00210%
The Horticultural Society of New York$1,00010%
Saint Pio Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Open Door Shelter Inc$1,00030%
Los Rios Colleges Foundation$97230%
Christopher Reeve Foundation$77220%
Cardigan Mountain School$75030%
American Cancer Society Inc$68840%
Christian Community Action Inc$51710%
Yellowhammer Fund$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue$5001n/a
Rare Village Foundation$31510%
Calvary Hospital Inc$25810%
The Children's Cancer Society of America Inc$25010%
Hope For The Warriors$25010%
Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association$15010%
Ruby's Rainbow$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 95 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Goldstone Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 121 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRoundabout Theatre Company Inc: $510,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHousatonic Habitat for Humanity: $340,985 over 8y, 13% of budgetGroove With Me Inc: $328,500 over 8y, 17% of budgetProspects Opportunity and Enrichment Inc: $191,040 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCobbosseecontee Lake Association: $150,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetThe Center For Empowerment And Education Inc: $120,750 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetThe Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc: $119,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetRidgefield Library Association Inc: $98,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMarc Community Resources Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKeeler Tavern: $93,500 over 8y, 3.3% of budgetSt Luke's Foundation Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRidgefield Historical Society Inc: $76,656 over 8y, 18% of budgetRidgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts Inc: $73,000 over 6y, 27% of budgetRoyal Family Productions Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetThe Studios of Key West: $60,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetFleming Street Faith Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetThe Center for Impact Communications Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 64% of budgetSocrates Sculpture Park Inc: $47,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetUnderstood for All Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMahler Foundation: $36,400 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetRidgefield Chamber of Commerce: $34,500 over 5y, 6.1% of budgetBard College: $28,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Advancement in Cancer Education: $23,250 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetRides for Ridgefield Inc: $23,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetDickinson College: $20,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFilm Independent: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUpstream USA Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRidgefield Independent Film Festival: $19,500 over 7y, 12% of budgetThe Taft School Corporation: $19,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetA Better Chance in Ridgefield Inc: $13,150 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetReading Is Fundamental Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra Inc: $10,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetRidgefield Youth Service Bureau Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetMonroe County Education Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetActive Minds Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Kennebec Land Trust: $9,925 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetThe Theater at Monmouth: $9,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAnns Place Inc: $8,650 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Way of Kennebec Valley: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Ridgefield Chorale: $8,000 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetDaily Bread An Ecumenical Food Pantry Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRidgefield Guild of Artists: $8,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThrown Stone Theatre Company: $8,000 over 4y, 7.4% of budgetWomen for Afghan Women Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Farms Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWhidbey Island Nourishes: $7,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 121.

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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.

Ridgefield Thrift Shop IncCT38.8× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Taylor-Zemo Foundation Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co LLP · Synchrony Foundation · Anne S Richardson Fund Xxxxx3004 · Patrick Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The New York Community Trust · The Barker Welfare 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.

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About The Goldstone Family Foundation

How much does The Goldstone Family Foundation give?
The Goldstone Family Foundation reported 141 grants totaling $1,149,547 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 74 and 122 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Goldstone Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (23%), Education (17%), Health (15%).
Who are The Goldstone Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Roundabout Theatre Company Inc ($510k), Housatonic Habitat for Humanity ($341k), Groove With Me Inc ($329k).
Does The Goldstone Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Goldstone Family Foundation 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 The Goldstone Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc, Connecticut Humanities Council Inc, Taylor-Zemo Foundation Inc.
Where is The Goldstone Family Foundation based?
The Goldstone Family Foundation is based in CT.

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 229 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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