Alvin Goldfarb Foundation
The Alvin Goldfarb Foundation is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2024 grants supported organizations and projects involving home infrastructure and housing development, research, youth education, women’s businesses, and early-childhood education.
Key facts about Alvin Goldfarb Foundation
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.
- EIN
- 43-1621937
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $27,857,298
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- Average grant
- $2,532,482
- Median grant
- $37,515
- Total assets
- $290,791,223
- Primary geography
- Missouri (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to apply
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$290.8M
-0.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$27.9M
+102.2% YoY
Grant Count
11
+57.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$2.5M
+28.7% YoY
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.
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.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2024 grant purposes included coordinating grants and distributing funds for new-home infrastructure, computational biology research, purchasing lots for single-family home development, a new-homes initiative, youth education, women’s businesses, and early-childhood educators.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the types of organizations supported. Beyond Housing describes its work as community development, including housing preservation and efforts to help communities become better places to live. The Beyond Housing Capital Fund says it supports Beyond Housing’s programs and mission, including efforts addressing poverty, unemployment, neighborhood tensions, and community deterioration. The Legacy Center describes its programs as providing health and wellness support to older adults with disabilities or cognitive impairments and underserved populations.
Grantmaking
The foundation made 7 grants totaling $13,778,305 in 2024. Grant amounts ranged from $2,117 to $11,413,425, with a median of $154,400. It made 3 grants totaling $13,385,751 in 2023 and 4 grants totaling $6,804,350 in 2022.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All 2024 grant dollars were reported for recipients in Missouri.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 11 itemized 2025 grant dollars.
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
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 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total grants | Grant count |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,778,305 | 7 |
| 2023 | $13,385,751 | 3 |
| 2022 | $6,804,350 | 4 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $290,791,223 | $293,464,504 | $146,723,477 |
| Revenue | $23,976,654 | $158,974,700 | $5,228,317 |
| Expenses | $28,753,635 | $16,473,778 | $15,516,971 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $27,408,061 | $14,253,805 | $14,383,101 |
| Net Investment Income | $23,887,676 | $158,914,027 | $6,922,367 |
| Distributable Amount | $18,422,853 | $15,244,598 | $15,244,303 |
Data update history
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
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 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
Contact
Mailing address: 6349 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117-1808
Phone: (314) 725-7765
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 is provided. The 2024 grant purposes included coordinating grants and distributing funds for new-home infrastructure, computational biology research, purchasing lots for single-family home development, a new-homes initiative, youth education, women’s businesses, and early-childhood educators. The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the types of organizations supported. Beyond Housing describes its work as community development, including housing preservation and efforts t…
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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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