New York · Private foundation
The Robert D Goldfarb 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.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2017
- 6
- Grants FY2017
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2017
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100% of The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Independent Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $2M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $1,607,453
- States reached, FY2017
- 2
- Total assets, FY2017
- $41M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carnegie Hall Corporation | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wnet | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hudson Review Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Inc | $5,905 | 3 | n/a |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($3.3M), not named here.
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About The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation
- How much does The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation give?
- The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $1,689,953 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (77%), Science & Tech (21%), Arts & Culture (2%).
- Who are The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Carnegie Hall Corporation ($250k), New York Shakespeare Festival ($10k), Wnet ($10k).
- Does The Robert D Goldfarb 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.
- Where is The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation based?
- The Robert D Goldfarb Foundation is based in NY.
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