Goecke Family Foundation
The Goecke Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. It reported 13 grants totaling $26,500 in 2025, including support for charitable organizations and educational institutions.
Goecke Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Goecke Family Foundation gave $27K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,500
- -25.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,038
- -31.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,387,461
- +9.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Goecke Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Goecke Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Care for Friends ($15K). Together the top 10 received $25K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 69 grants of 70 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 60% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois, 26% to Ohio, 8% to Florida, and 6% to Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Goecke Family Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 37% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2025) to $108K (2020). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Care for Friends Chicago, IL | Capital Campaign | $15,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland Cleveland, TN | Charitable Event | $1,500 |
| Westlake Chinese Culture Association Westlake, OH | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Fish of Sanibel-Captiva Inc Sanibel, FL | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL | FOR Arupe College | $1,000 |
| Ohio State University Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rocky River Historical Society Rocky River, OH | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Inc Sanibel, FL | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,387,461 | $158,529 | $38,468 | $26,500 | 13 | $37,668 | $69,055 | $103,044 |
| 2024 | $1,266,400 | $45,772 | $46,844 | $35,750 | 12 | $46,699 | $26,775 | $91,418 |
| 2023 | $1,267,472 | $192,225 | $54,085 | $42,250 | 18 | $52,985 | $51,310 | $68,266 |
| 2022 | $1,129,332 | $125,367 | $51,590 | $39,800 | 16 | $50,325 | $38,285 | $60,860 |
| 2021 | $1,055,555 | $272,977 | $111,918 | $103,250 | 11 | $111,748 | $91,249 | $60,454 |
| 2020 | $894,496 | $339,182 | $116,008 | $107,750 | 11 | — | $62,376 | $37,280 |
| 2019 | $671,322 | $164,588 | $98,681 | $92,150 | 10 | — | $81,510 | $33,008 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Goecke Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $103K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose work, as described by the grantees, includes food, clothing, and healthcare programs for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness; housing; higher education; social services; and coastal ecosystem protection. These examples describe the grantees’ work, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $26,500 through 13 grants. Grants ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median grant of $1,000. The largest award was $15,000 to Care for Friends in Chicago for a capital campaign. Other awards included $1,500 each to Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland for a charitable event and Westlake Chinese Culture Association for general and unrestricted purposes. Case Western Reserve University, Loyola University of Chicago, Ohio State University, and the University of Dayton each received $1,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Adam Goecke, Alec Goecke, and Andrew Goecke as directors; Thomas R Goecke as director and president; and Susan Gragel as director, secretary, and treasurer.
Goecke Family Foundation is led by Thomas R Goecke, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas R Goecke
Director & President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Goecke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alec Goecke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Goecke
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Gragel
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Goecke Family Foundation
How much does Goecke Family Foundation give each year?
Goecke Family Foundation gave $27K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $36K across 12 grants.
What is Goecke Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Goecke Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,038, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Goecke Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Goecke Family Foundation give grants?
Goecke Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (26%) and Florida (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants), Sanibel, FL (2 grants) and Cleveland, OH (2 grants).
Does Goecke Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 69% of Goecke Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Goecke Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Goecke Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Care for Friends ($15,000), Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland ($1,500) and Westlake Chinese Culture Association ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Goecke Family Foundation?
Goecke Family Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $103K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Goecke Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Goecke Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Goecke Family Foundation's EIN?
Goecke Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4530249. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Goecke Family 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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