Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker West Palm Beach, FL EIN: 65-0779801

Support social welfare programs.

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc gave $175K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$175,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
-14.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$2,380,225
-5.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County: $60KJewish Federation of PalmBeach County$60KAnti-Defamation League: $25KAnti-Defamation League$25KDaughters of Sarah Foundation: $25KDaughters of Sarah Foundation$25KFerd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service Inc: $25KFerd & Gladys Alpert JewishFamily Service Inc$25KJewish Federations of north America: $20KJewish Federations of northAmerica$20KKavod-Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors: $10KKavod-Ensuring Dignity forHolocaust Survivors$10KBeth Israel Congregation: $10KBeth Israel Congregation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County ($60K). Together the top 7 received $175K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 21 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWest Palm BeachAlbanyDenverPasadenaPlattsburgh

How Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 872% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2022) to $175K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $175K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FLSocial Welfare$60,000
Anti-Defamation League New York, NYSocial Welfare$25,000
Daughters of Sarah Foundation Albany, NYSocial Welfare$25,000
Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service Inc West Palm Beach, FLSocial Welfare$25,000
Jewish Federations of north America New York, NYSocial Welfare$20,000
Kavod-Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors Denver, COSocial Welfare$10,000
Beth Israel Congregation Plattsburgh, NYSocial Welfare$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,380,225$45,533$192,895$175,0007$45,533
2024$2,527,587$79,351$192,408$175,0006$79,351
2023$2,640,644$39,827$141,899$120,0007$39,827
2022$2,742,716$42,702$46,742$18,0001$42,702
2021$2,746,756$142,317$17,686——$142,317
2020$2,622,125$2,077,514$9,223——$52,139
2019$553,834$438,211$2,869——$15,632

About Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in West Palm Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $175K. Net investment income was $46K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc is led by Edwin Goldsmith, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edwin Goldsmith

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Bankier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Hope Silverman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Sanders

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Holmes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Weiss

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Shulman Pertnoy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Weiss

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hoffman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Kohner

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kathy Sigall (2019–2024) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc

How much does Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc gave $175K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $175K across 6 grants.

What is Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's top state is Florida, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were New York (46%) and Colorado (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were West Palm Beach, FL (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Social Welfare" (7 grants).

Who are Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County ($60,000), Anti-Defamation League ($25,000) and Daughters of Sarah Foundation ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $46K.

What is Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Evelyn & Bernard Woolman Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0779801. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 17, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 27, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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