Gold Family Foundation
Gold Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Burbank, California. Its 2025 grants were reported under the purpose “cultural and educational advancement,” and supported organizations including schools, colleges, Jewish campus organizations, and cultural and media organizations.
Gold Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gold Family Foundation gave $338K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in California. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $338,000
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,533
- -15.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (3 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Gold Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says there is no special form and that applications are for organizations only; individuals are not eligible. It lists Stanley P. and Ilene Gold as contacts and states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Contact
Application contact: Stanley P And Ilene Gold
Mailing address: 3500 West Olive Ave Ste 790, Burbank, CA 91503
Phone: (818) 845-4444
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gold Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was USC Gould School of Law ($250K). Together the top 10 received $329K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 61 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, California recipients received 93% of grant dollars. The remaining reported shares went to recipients in Washington, DC (3%), New York (2%), Connecticut (1%), and New Jersey (0%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Gold Family Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 15 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $27K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $321K (2024) to $773K (2020). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $338K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| USC Gould School of Law Los Angeles, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $250,000 |
| Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown Charitable Foundation Beverly Hills, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $25,000 |
| J Street Educational Fund Washington, DC | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $10,000 |
| Windward School Los Angeles, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $10,000 |
| PEF Israel Endowment New York, NY | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $7,000 |
| Coachart Los Angeles, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $6,500 |
| Hillel at UCLA Los Angeles, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $5,000 |
| John Thomas Dye School Los Angeles, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $5,000 |
| KCRW Foundation Inc Santa Monica, CA | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $5,000 |
| Westover School Middlebury, CT | Cultural and Educational Advancement | $5,000 |
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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 | — | $322,875 | $346,559 | $338,000 | 15 | $342,056 | $170,955 | — |
| 2024 | $19,698 | $346,275 | $330,459 | $321,000 | 12 | $323,838 | $282,273 | — |
| 2023 | $3,882 | $517,632 | $515,560 | $509,500 | 16 | $512,425 | $258,916 | — |
| 2022 | $1,810 | $381,225 | $393,150 | $379,500 | 7 | $383,038 | — | $451 |
| 2021 | $13,735 | $482,039 | $474,225 | $456,000 | 11 | — | $450,721 | — |
| 2020 | $5,921 | $770,887 | $772,835 | $772,750 | 27 | — | $511,647 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grant purposes listed in the filing are “cultural and educational advancement.” Grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported: Windward School describes itself as a college-preparatory school; KCRW Foundation says it delivers NPR and local news, music, and culture; and Hillel at UCLA describes programs in Jewish life, learning, Israel, social action, and culture and the arts.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 15 grants totaling $338,000. Awards ranged from $1,500 to $250,000, with a median of $5,000. Among the largest grants were $250,000 to USC Gould School of Law, $25,000 to Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown Charitable Foundation, and $10,000 each to J Street Educational Fund and Windward School. Other listed recipients included PEF Israel Endowment ($7,000), CoachArt ($6,500), and Hillel at UCLA ($5,000). Occidental College also received $1,500 in 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ilene C. Gold as president; Stanley P. Gold as vice president, treasurer, and secretary; and Charles D. Gold as assistant secretary.
Gold Family Foundation is led by Ilene C. Gold, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ilene C. Gold
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles D. Gold
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stanley P. Gold
Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary
Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/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.
Frequently asked questions about Gold Family Foundation
How much does Gold Family Foundation give each year?
Gold Family Foundation gave $338K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $321K across 12 grants.
What is Gold Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Gold Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $22,533, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gold Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Gold Family Foundation give grants?
Gold Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (9 grants).
Does Gold Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Gold Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Cultural and Educational Advancement" (15 grants).
Who are Gold Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Gold Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include USC Gould School of Law ($250,000), Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown Charitable Foundation ($25,000) and J Street Educational Fund ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Gold Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grant purposes listed in the filing are “cultural and educational advancement.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gold Family Foundation?
The filing says there is no special form and that applications are for organizations only; individuals are not eligible. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Gold Family Foundation's EIN?
Gold Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4076113. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 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 June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 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 June 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Gold Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/gold-family-foundation-morg_b78ae99a2f574f29b597e993cf20f0c5
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