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The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust

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.

$917k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
5
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
5 to 24
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$10M
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 The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHealthPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementInternationalOther
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 arriving24$917k71%
FY20235$160k20%
FY202218$460k50%
FY202113$435k38%
FY202012$370k58%
FY201913$697k31%
FY201815$1.0M13%
FY201724$1.5Mn/a
99% 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$1.7MEducation$1.5MHealth$1.1MCivil Rights$470kEnvironment$215kFood & Nutrition$200kReligion$135kHuman Services$115kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
NY
WY
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
KY
DE
AZ
TN
DC
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 54 grantees
All grantees of The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wnet$920,00080%
Rhodes College$720,00040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$420,00030%
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center$400,00040%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$300,00030%
Bowdoin College$217,00080%
The Center for Jewish History Inc$200,00013%
Seed Savers Exchange Inc$150,00013%
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc$150,00031%
Gramercy Park Block Assoc Inc$125,00048%
Americans for Oxford Inc$120,00030%
Pen American Center Inc$100,00011%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$100,00011%
The Voter Participation Center$100,00010%
Georgetown College$90,00050%
Temple Emanu-El$70,0002n/a
Teach Kentucky Inc$55,00028%
Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley Inc$50,00011%
Smithsonian Institution$50,00010%
Anti-Defamation League$50,00010%
New Eyes for the Needy Inc$45,00032%
The Redwoods a Community of Seniors$40,00020%
Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc$40,00020%
Arm of Care Inc$35,000124%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$35,00020%
Theater Breaking Through Barriers Corp$30,00033%
The Jewish Museum$30,00010%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$30,00030%
Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools$25,0001n/a
Delaware Art Museum Inc$25,00010%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$25,00010%
National Outdoor Leadership School$25,00010%
Philadelphia Orchestra Association$25,00010%
The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Voyageur Outward Bound School$25,00011%
Marin General Hospital Foundation$20,00010%
Voices From the Heart of Medicine Inc$20,0003n/a
The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc$20,00011%
The Bay Park Conservancy Inc$20,00020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00010%
Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership Inc$20,00010%
Museum of the American Revolution$20,00020%
Achievement First Inc$20,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$20,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$15,00010%
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums$15,00010%
The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation Inc$12,000110%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10,00010%
Jewbelong Inc$10,00010%
American Friends of Natal Inc$10,00010%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$10,00010%
National Immigration Law Center$10,00010%
Judge David L Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law$10,00010%
Bellevue Literary Review Inc$5,00012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($495k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWnet: $920,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRhodes College: $720,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $420,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEnglewood Hospital and Medical Center: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBowdoin College: $217,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Jewish History Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSeed Savers Exchange Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGramercy Park Block Assoc Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetAmericans for Oxford Inc: $120,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPen American Center Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Voter Participation Center: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGeorgetown College: $90,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTeach Kentucky Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Eyes for the Needy Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetThe Redwoods a Community of Seniors: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShakertown at Pleasant Hill Kentucky Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetArm of Care Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTheater Breaking Through Barriers Corp: $30,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Art Museum Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Outdoor Leadership School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Orchestra Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Connecticut Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoyageur Outward Bound School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMarin General Hospital Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Bay Park Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Education and Athletics in Partnership Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMuseum of the American Revolution: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAchievement First Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCorporation of the Fine Arts Museums: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewbelong Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Natal Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSolomon R Guggenheim Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 51.

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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.

Amy P Goldman FoundationNY17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amy P Goldman Foundation · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Marin Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable 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.

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About The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust

How much does The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust give?
The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust reported 24 grants totaling $917,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Education (27%), Health (20%).
Who are The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wnet ($920k), Rhodes College ($720k), Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc ($420k).
Does The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lillian Goldman Charitable 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 The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amy P Goldman Foundation, The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Marin Community Foundation.
Where is The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust based?
The Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust is based in NY.

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 70 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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