Alvin Goldfarb Foundation
The Alvin Goldfarb Foundation is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 grants supported organizations and projects including community services, housing development, capital campaigns, and education.
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation at a glance
In short: Alvin Goldfarb Foundation gave $27.9M across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $2.5M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,857,298
- +102.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,532,482
- +28.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $37,515
- Total assets
- $290,791,223
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Alvin Goldfarb Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6349 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117-1808
Phone: (314) 725-7765
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alvin Goldfarb Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Impact Network ($23.2M across 3 grants). Together the top 8 received $27.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 30 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri and 7% to recipients in Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
How Alvin Goldfarb Foundation gives
- Giving grew 309% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 149% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.7M (2021) to $27.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $27.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Impact Network Saint Louis, MO | Manage Network of 80 nonprofitsto provide services and funding in a definedlow income minority neighborhood | $11,657,932 |
| Community Impact Network St. Louis, MO | Infrastructurefunds for singlefamily home development | $11,015,500 |
| NCJW St. Louis, MO | Capital Campaign forresale shop and endowment | $2,592,529 |
| Historical Assn Of South Haven South Haven, MI | Endowed fundsand funds forcapital campaign | $2,000,000 |
| Community Impact Network St. Louis, MO | Infill housingand infrastructurePagedale, MO | $500,000 |
| Beyond Housing St. Louis, MO | New HomesIniative Payments | $37,515 |
| NCJW St. Louis, MO | Art work forresale shop | $31,250 |
| Star Saint Louis, MO | Early ChildhoodEducators | $12,497 |
| Miriam Switching Post St. Louis, MO | Furniture forresale shop | $5,575 |
| St Louis Symphony St. Louis, MO | General Operations | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $290,791,223 | $23,976,654 | $28,753,635 | $27,857,298 | 11 | $27,408,061 | $23,887,676 | $18,422,853 |
| 2024 | $293,464,504 | $158,974,700 | $16,473,778 | $13,778,305 | 7 | $14,253,805 | $158,914,027 | $15,244,598 |
| 2023 | $146,723,477 | $5,228,317 | $15,516,971 | $13,385,751 | 3 | $14,383,101 | $6,922,367 | $15,244,303 |
| 2022 | $154,808,268 | $3,587,308 | $7,485,283 | $6,804,350 | 4 | $8,329,578 | $3,480,709 | $14,885,375 |
| 2021 | $159,737,670 | $4,042,006 | $7,163,249 | $6,670,142 | 5 | $7,154,353 | $4,033,403 | $15,399,223 |
| 2020 | $163,153,979 | $57,119,434 | $9,507,725 | $8,879,146 | 9 | — | $22,035,670 | $11,116,974 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alvin Goldfarb Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included funding for a nonprofit network serving a defined low-income minority neighborhood, single-family home development and infrastructure, a resale shop and endowment, early childhood educators, and youth education.
One grantee, Community Impact Network, describes its mission as addressing community inequity and displacement in the Denver Metro area through community data and resident conversations. Beyond Housing describes its work as helping communities become better places to live, beginning with homes and housing preservation and also working in defined geographies. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $27,857,298. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $11,657,932, with a median of $37,515.
The largest reported grants were $11,657,932 and $11,015,500 to Community Impact Network for, respectively, managing a network of 80 nonprofits providing services and funding in a defined low-income minority neighborhood, and infrastructure funds for single-family home development. Other notable grants included $2,592,529 to NCJW for a resale shop capital campaign and endowment, and $2,000,000 to the Historical Association of South Haven for endowed funds and a capital campaign.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Goldfarb as trustee and Jean M Cody CPA as trustee/manager.
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jean M Cody CPA
Trustee & Manager
On filings since 2020
60 hrs/week
$240K (2020) → $283K (2025)
Robert Goldfarb
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $283K, to Jean M Cody CPA (Trustee/Manager).
Frequently asked questions about Alvin Goldfarb Foundation
How much does Alvin Goldfarb Foundation give each year?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation gave $27.9M across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13.8M across 7 grants.
What is Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's typical grant size?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $37,515, and its average grant was $2,532,482, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Alvin Goldfarb Foundation give grants?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Michigan (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Saint Louis, MO (10 grants).
Does Alvin Goldfarb Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 9% of Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's largest grantees?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Community Impact Network ($23,173,432 across 3 grants), NCJW ($2,623,779 across 2 grants) and Historical Assn Of South Haven ($2,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Alvin Goldfarb Foundation?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation reported $290.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Alvin Goldfarb Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included funding for a nonprofit network serving a defined low-income minority neighborhood, single-family home development and infrastructure, a resale shop and endowment, early childhood educators, and youth education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alvin Goldfarb Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's EIN?
Alvin Goldfarb Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1621937. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Alvin Goldfarb Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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