Private foundation · EIN 62-6039604 · Memphis, Tennessee

Goldsmith Family 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: 87 grants paid, $542K total, median $4,000. 20% of grants stayed in Tennessee.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
87
$542K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in TN
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.7M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 87 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memphis Botanic Garden FoundationMemphis, TNAnnual support$60K
Church Health CenterMemphis, TNAnnual support$40K
Memphis Jewish FederationGermantown, TNAnnual support$40K
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art IncMemphis, TNAnnual support$20K
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNAnnual support$19K
Impact Forum FoundationEncino, CAAnnual support$15K
Jewish Federaton of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GAAnnual support$15K
Jewish Federaton of Greater DallasDallas, TXAnnual support$15K
Temple Emanu-ElDallas, TXAnnual support$15K
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation IncMonterey, CAAnnual support$14K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYAnnual support$10K
Culver Educational FoundationCulver, INAnnual support$10K
Jewish Family and Childen's ServiceSan Francisco, CAAnnual support$10K
Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkManhattan Beach, CAAnnual support$10K
St Johns Sheriffs Office Special Teams AssociationSt Augustine, FLAnnual support$10K
Table Ministries IncCarrboro, NCAnnual support$10K
Temple IsraelMemphis, TNAnnual support$10K
Thomistic InstituteWashington, DCAnnual support$10K
Temple Shalom of NewtonWest Newton, MAAnnual support$8,300
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston MaBoston, MAAnnual support$7,500
Metropolitan Inter-Faith AssociationMemphis, TNAnnual support$7,500
Mid-South Food BankMemphis, TNAnnual support$7,500
Parish EpiscopalDallas, TXAnnual support$7,500
Temple SinaiHouston, TXAnnual support$6,800
Daily's FoundationJacksonville, FLAnnual support$6,000
Highland Park Cheerleading Booster ClubDallas, TXAnnual support$6,000
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNAnnual support$6,000
Yad ChessedWaltham, MAAnnual support$6,000
Palms Presbyterian ChurchJacksonville, FLAnnual support$5,500
Brentfield Elementary PTADallas, TXAnnual support$5,000
Cantor Fitzgerald Relief FundNew York, NYAnnual support$5,000
Charlotte Day SchoolCharlotte, NCAnnual support$5,000
Friends of Texas Holocaust and Genocide CommissionHouston, TXAnnual support$5,000
Harvard Catholic ForumCambridge, MAAnnual support$5,000
Highland Park High School PTADallas, TXAnnual support$5,000
Memphis Jewish HomeCordova, TNAnnual support$5,000
Parker SchoolKamuela, HIAnnual support$5,000
Protect Our AquiferMemphis, TNAnnual support$5,000
Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FLAnnual support$5,000
Sarasota-Manatee Jewish FederationSarasota, FLAnnual support$5,000
The William Breman Jewish HomeAtlanta, GAAnnual support$5,000
All Faiths Food Bank Foundation IncSarasota, FLAnnual support$4,500
Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota County IncSarasota, FLAnnual support$4,000
Jewish Family & Childrens Service of Sarasota-Manatee IncSarasota, FLAnnual support$4,000
Newton Food PantryNewton, MAAnnual support$4,000
Temple Israel - MemphisMemphis, TNAnnual support$3,500
Christ the King Lutheran ChurchMemphis, TNAnnual support$3,000
Cjp - the Miriam FundBoston, MAAnnual support$3,000
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyCanton, MAAnnual support$3,000
The Community FoundationJacksonville, FLAnnual support$3,000
Community Human Services of Monterey CountyMonterey, CAAnnual support$2,500
National Ability CenterPark City, UTAnnual support$2,500
Pace AcademyAtlanta, GAAnnual support$2,500
Plantation Foundation IncVenice, FLAnnual support$2,500
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYAnnual support$2,000
FIRST Baptist Church of Jacksonville Fl IncJacksonville, FLAnnual support$2,000
Jewish Housing Council Foundation IncSarasota, FLAnnual support$2,000
National Brain Tumor SocietyNewton, MAAnnual support$2,000
One Can HelpWaban, MAAnnual support$2,000
Pine Street InnBoston, MAAnnual support$2,000

By state: Tennessee 17 · Texas 9 · Florida 17 · California 8 · Massachusetts 12 · Georgia 4

About this foundation

Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, tax-exempt since 1944. 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 Goldsmith Family 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 Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $542K across 87 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc give?

Tennessee (17 grants), Texas (9 grants), Florida (17 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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