Private foundation · EIN 13-3997780 · New York, New York · International affairs

Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New York. The foundation accepts applications (N/A) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 83 grants paid, $6.1M total, median $10K. 61% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: N/A

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
83
$6.1M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
61%
of grants
Deadline
N/A
Assets
$24M

How to apply

Written application with details on proposals Contact: Michael Sonnenfeldt, C/O Bonadio 1040 6th Ave 3rd Fl, New York, Ny, 2126002854, RGANER@BONADIO.COM Deadlines: N/A Restrictions: N/A

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 83 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
AabguNew York, NYEducational and charitable$1.0M
The Jewish Climate TrustPalm Beach, FLEducational and charitable$1.0M
MITCambridge, MAEducational and charitable$1.0M
EarthjusticeNew York, NYEducational and charitable$350K
Center for New American SecurityWashington, DCEducational and charitable$300K
The Whitney MuseumNew York, NYEducational and charitable$233K
Turnout ActivismCambridge, MAEducational and charitable$200K
National Breast CancerDallas, TXEducational and charitable$200K
Harlem Village AcademiesNew York, NYEducational and charitable$148K
JCC of ManhattanNew York, NYEducational and charitable$125K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYEducational and charitable$100K
Yellow Dot StudiosLos Angeles, CAEducational and charitable$100K
New York Presbyterian FundNew York, NYEducational and charitable$100K
United Jewish Appeal FederationNew York, NYEducational and charitable$100K
American Friends of Tel Aviv UniversityNew York, NYEducational and charitable$100K
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYEducational and charitable$100K
The American Independent FoundationWashington, DCEducational and charitable$75K
Met OperaNew York, NYEducational and charitable$50K
Our Children's TrustEugene, OREducational and charitable$50K
Japancraft21Kyoto, JAEducational and charitable$50K
American Friends of Yahad-In UnumNew York, NYEducational and charitable$36K
EcoamericaWashington, DCEducational and charitable$36K
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NYEducational and charitable$28K
Aperture FoundationNew York, NYEducational and charitable$25K
Ohr Hatzafun (hidden Light Institute)Greenwood Village, COEducational and charitable$25K
Asia SocietyNew York, NYEducational and charitable$25K
Climate CentralPrinceton, NJEducational and charitable$25K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYEducational and charitable$25K
RmiBoulder, COEducational and charitable$25K
Save the SoundNew Haven, CTEducational and charitable$25K
USC Shoah FoundationLos Angeles, CAEducational and charitable$25K
YaleNew Haven, CTEducational and charitable$25K
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYEducational and charitable$25K
Brotherhood SistersolNew York, NYEducational and charitable$22K
Hide & Seek FoundationLong Beach, CAEducational and charitable$18K
Brightright Israel FoundationNew York, NYEducational and charitable$18K
JCC on the PalisadesTenafly, NJEducational and charitable$18K
American Alyn HospitalNew York, NYEducational and charitable$18K
Footsteps DonationNew York, NYEducational and charitable$18K
Climate Changes for All EducatorsNew Canaan, CTEducational and charitable$15K
Urban GlassBrooklyn, NYEducational and charitable$10K
Jgive - Friend of AsorLakewood, NJEducational and charitable$10K
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MAEducational and charitable$10K
ADL - New EnglandBoston, MAEducational and charitable$10K
Nat'l Institute for Reproductive HealthNew York, NYEducational and charitable$10K
Citizens Climate EducationCoronado, CAEducational and charitable$10K
Visual Arts FoundationNew York, NYEducational and charitable$10K
Community Security ServiceWoodbury, NYEducational and charitable$10K
The Washington InstituteWashington, DCEducational and charitable$10K
National Center for Learning DisabilitiesWashington, DCEducational and charitable$10K
NolsDriggs, IDEducational and charitable$10K
Hampton Community OutreachBridgehampton, NYEducational and charitable$10K
GmhcNew York, NYEducational and charitable$10K
Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NYEducational and charitable$9,400
CareNew York, NYEducational and charitable$5,000
2164New York, NYEducational and charitable$5,000
The Shefa SchoolNew York, NYEducational and charitable$5,000
IsefNew York, NYEducational and charitable$5,000
Temple Emanu-ElNew York, NYEducational and charitable$5,000
The Investigative ProjectWashington, DCEducational and charitable$5,000

By state: New York 51 · Massachusetts 5 · Florida 1 · District of Columbia 8 · Texas 1 · California 4

About this foundation

Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Ganer & Ganer, tax-exempt since 2000. 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 Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written application with details on proposals Deadlines: N/A.

How much does Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $6.1M across 83 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc give?

New York (51 grants), Massachusetts (5 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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