Goldschmidt-Stiftung

Private foundation · Grantmaker EIN: 98-1106015

Goldschmidt-Stiftung is a private foundation. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $821K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $10K.

Goldschmidt-Stiftung at a glance

In short: Goldschmidt-Stiftung gave $35K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $4K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,386
-7.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,423
+4.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,536
Total assets
$820,788
+12.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Goldschmidt-Stiftung funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 61 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Woods Hole

How Goldschmidt-Stiftung gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). 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

$0$20K$40K$60K9 grants2020 16 grants2021 13 grants2022 15 grants2023 9 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2020) to $55K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
8 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$35,386
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$820,788$60,864$52,763$35,3868—$10,014
2024$728,312$98,924$53,580$38,2829—$6,413
2023$733,028$50,098$80,977$54,62615$80,977$6,830
2022$732,172$48,914$51,181$39,50213$51,181$6,707
2021$777,647$51,045$59,362$51,69716$59,735$2,079
2020$521,225$53,656$56,548$29,4379—$2,324

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Goldschmidt-Stiftung is led by Stephan Goldschmidt, CEO & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephan Goldschmidt

    CEO & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Edeling

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Solveig Goldschmidt-Sax

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Edeling

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Schneider

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Georg Peters (2020–2023) — Vice CEO & Vice Secretary
  • Former: Henning Sulitze (2020–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Bettina Breithaupt (2021–2023) — Vice Chairwomen
  • Former: Hans Jannasch (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Hans Jochen Goldschmidt (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nora Beckmann (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sabrina Edeling (2020) — Board Member

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 Goldschmidt-Stiftung

How much does Goldschmidt-Stiftung give each year?

Goldschmidt-Stiftung gave $35K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 9 grants.

What is Goldschmidt-Stiftung's typical grant size?

Goldschmidt-Stiftung's median grant in 2025 was $4,536, and its average grant was $4,423, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Does Goldschmidt-Stiftung give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Goldschmidt-Stiftung's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (8 grants).

How large is Goldschmidt-Stiftung?

Goldschmidt-Stiftung reported $821K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $61K.

Where does Goldschmidt-Stiftung operate?

Goldschmidt-Stiftung has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Goldschmidt-Stiftung's EIN?

Goldschmidt-Stiftung's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-1106015. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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