Private foundation · EIN 47-2104551 · Glenbrook, Nevada · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Goal Foundation Giving Opportunities for Advancement in L

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (ROLLING) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 38 grants paid, $225K total, median $1,000. 8% of grants stayed in Nevada. Stated restrictions: Individuals who are too impoverished, and whose legal guardians are too impoverished, to pay the expenses of the applicant attending an educational institution, trade school or training program to enhance a particular…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
38
$225K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NV
8%
of grants
Deadline
ROLLING
Assets
$4.9M

How to apply

A scholarship application is completed and submitted with a copy of transcripts, applicant's personal statement and a hardship letter from the parents. Information is obtained regarding the applicants career goals, colleges, expenses, income, work experience, clubs/activities involvement and voluteer work. The parents financial situation is reviewed for hardship. All applicants should apply online at https://givingopportunity.org/scholarship Contact: Steve Foulke, 1438 Pittman Terrace, Glenbrook, Nv, 9495007637, SCHOLARSHIP@GOAL-FOUNDATION.ORG Deadlines: ROLLING Restrictions: Individuals who are too impoverished, and whose legal guardians are too impoverished, to pay the expenses of the applicant attending an educational institution, trade school or training program to enhance a particular skill, without suffering financial hardship.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 18 of 38 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, CAEducational scholarship$51K
Epic Church San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAReligious services$30K
Segerstrom Center for the ArtsCosta Mesa, CASupport the arts$25K
Mammoth Mountain Community FoundationMammoth Lakes, CASupport youth athletics$18K
Ccemc Dual EnrollmentStockton, CAEducational scholarship$10K
Alzheimers FoundationOrange, CAResearch donation$10K
Tahoe Rim TrailStateline, NVSupport trail advocacy$10K
Good Dirt CollectiveCarson City, NVCommunity services$5,000
Dog Is My CopilotJackson, WYSupport animal rescue$2,000
Tahoe Arts ProjectSouth Lake Tahoe, CAEducation$1,500
Rennervation FoundationAuburn, CACommunity services$1,270
Ventura High SchoolVentura, CAEducational scholarship$1,000
Youth With a MissionGarden Valley, TXCommunity services$585
Christian Union - StanfordStanford, CAEducational scholarship$500
Mhs BoostersMammoth Lakes, CASupport youth athletics$500
SF Food BankSan Francisco, CASupport nutritional assistance$407
South Tahoe High SchoolSouth Lake Tahoe, CAEducation$300
Crazy Love MinisSan Francisco, CAEducational scholarship$100

By state: California 33 · Nevada 3 · Wyoming 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Goal Foundation Giving Opportunities for Advancement in L is a private grantmaking foundation in Glenbrook, Nevada, administered in care of Maria Foulke, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Goal Foundation Giving Opportunities for Advancement in L accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. A scholarship application is completed and submitted with a copy of transcripts, applicant's personal statement and a hardship letter from the parents. Deadlines: ROLLING.

How much does Goal Foundation Giving Opportunities for Advancement in L give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $225K across 38 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Goal Foundation Giving Opportunities for Advancement in L give?

California (33 grants), Nevada (3 grants), Wyoming (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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