Private foundation · EIN 06-1180035 · N Palm Beach, Florida

Goergen Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 67 grants paid, $2.2M total, median $3,000. 15% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
67
$2.2M
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in FL
15%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$45M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 67 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of RochesterRochester, NYSupport of organization$1.1M
Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$131K
Lost Tree Village Charitable FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$125K
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PASupport of organization$120K
Quogue Wildlife RefugeQuogue, NYSupport of organization$101K
Adam J Lewis AcademyBridgeport, CTSupport of organization$100K
Matthew Gaffney FoundationStamford, CTSupport of organization$90K
YWCA GreenwichGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$52K
The Manhattan InstituteNew York, NYSupport of organization$50K
University of RichmondRichmond, VASupport of organization$50K
Aoki FoundationEncino, CASupport of organization$44K
Hoover Institution DevelopmentStandford, CASupport of organization$25K
The Drawing CenterNew York, NYSupport of organization$25K
The Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FLSupport of organization$25K
Friends of Aiglon College IncPrinceton, NJSupport of organization$25K
Center for Creative EducationWest Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$18K
Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NCSupport of organization$15K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJSupport of organization$13K
Greenwich Hospital FoundationGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$11K
Leadership InstituteArlington, VASupport of organization$10K
New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, NYSupport of organization$10K
Los Angeles Cleantech IncubatorLos Angeles, CASupport of organization$10K
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYSupport of organization$5,000
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MASupport of organization$5,000
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MISupport of organization$5,000
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PASupport of organization$5,000
Keep Memory AliveLas Vegas, NVSupport of organization$5,000
Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TNSupport of organization$5,000
Reverb IncPortland, MESupport of organization$5,000
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NYSupport of organization$5,000
Bruce MuseumGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$3,000
Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$3,000
CaramoorKatonah, NYSupport of organization$3,000
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NYSupport of organization$3,000
Alliance for Cancer Gene TherapyStamford, CTSupport of organization$2,500
Catholic Academy of BridgeportBridgeport, CTSupport of organization$2,500
Space for Giants USA IncNew York, NYSupport of organization$2,500
Quogue LibraryQuogue, NYSupport of organization$2,300
St Ann Place Outreach CenterWest Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$2,100
Keren HachesedBrooklyn, NYSupport of organization$2,000
Christ ChurchGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$2,000
Lost Tree Chapel IncNorth Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$1,700
Greenwich Land Trust IncGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$1,600
National Audubon SocietyGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$1,500
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FLSupport of organization$1,000
Independent InstituteOakland, CASupport of organization$1,000
Institute for JusticeArlington, VASupport of organization$1,000
Judical Watch IncWashington, DCSupport of organization$1,000
Musicians on CallNashville, TNSupport of organization$1,000
Pathways IncCorning, NYSupport of organization$1,000
The New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYSupport of organization$1,000
Allen-Chase FoundationDeerfield, MASupport of organization$1,000
The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NYSupport of organization$1,000
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYSupport of organization$1,000
Cambodian Children's FundSanta Monica, CASupport of organization$1,000
Especially Everyone IncGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$1,000
Red Sneakers for Oakley IncWest Palm Beach, FLSupport of organization$1,000
East End HospiceWest Hampton Beach, NYSupport of organization$600
National Legal and Policy CenterFalls Church, VASupport of organization$500
Breast Cancer AllianceGreenwich, CTSupport of organization$250

By state: New York 19 · Florida 10 · Connecticut 13 · Pennsylvania 2 · California 6 · Virginia 4

About this foundation

Goergen Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in N Palm Beach, Florida, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Goergen Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Goergen Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.2M across 67 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Goergen Foundation Inc give?

New York (19 grants), Florida (10 grants), Connecticut (13 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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