Goodman Family Fund
Goodman Family Fund is a private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois. Its 2025 filing reports 23 grants totaling $45,925, with most grant dollars going to recipients in Illinois.
Goodman Family Fund at a glance
In short: Goodman Family Fund gave $46K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,925
- -20.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,997
- -27.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $344,915
- -4.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (11 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (85% 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 Goodman Family Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 790 Oak Knoll Drive, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: (847) 732-9770
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Goodman Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Evans Scholar Foundation ($13K). Together the top 10 received $43K.
Grant Size Distribution
112 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 112 grants of 112 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in Illinois and 11% to recipients in Indiana. Recipients in North Carolina and Colorado each received 2% of grant dollars; Kansas received 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Goodman Family Fund open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 23 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $382; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $150 first-time, $738 repeat.
- 39% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 151% of 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 $29K (2020) to $58K (2024). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $46K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evans Scholar Foundation Glenview, IL | General Support | $12,500 |
| Ravinia Festival Highland Park, IL | General Support | $12,500 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation Highland Park, IL | General Support | $5,250 |
| Kiwanis Foundation Indianapolis, IN | General Support | $5,000 |
| Family Focus Highland Park Highland Park, IL | General Support | $3,000 |
| Charlotte Jewsih Day School Charlotte, NC | General Support | $1,000 |
| Mullen Baseball Denver, CO | General Support | $1,000 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | General Support | $1,000 |
| Helping Hands Network Inc Northbrook, IL | General Support | $775 |
| The Art Center Highland Park Highland Park, IL | General Support | $700 |
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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 | $344,915 | $38,911 | $55,458 | $45,925 | 23 | $47,590 | $31,043 | $31,457 |
| 2024 | $361,462 | $27,696 | $67,897 | $57,500 | 21 | $59,015 | $20,216 | $31,035 |
| 2023 | $401,663 | $39,283 | $61,600 | $52,500 | 24 | $54,000 | $31,683 | $30,233 |
| 2022 | $423,980 | $-6,706 | $60,793 | $47,708 | 20 | $50,786 | $10,507 | $33,187 |
| 2021 | $491,479 | $45,740 | $50,530 | $40,400 | 24 | $42,050 | $36,871 | $33,441 |
| 2020 | $496,269 | $29,915 | $37,491 | $29,350 | 32 | — | $21,774 | $28,084 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Goodman Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $31K 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 include support for organizations working in areas such as higher education, college access, disability inclusion, early care and education, senior services, and drug-use awareness. For example, College Bound Opportunities says it mentors and empowers low-income, first-generation scholars to graduate college; The Nora Project says it promotes disability inclusion; and Tri-Con Child Care Center says it provides affordable early care and education for children from low-to-moderate-income families. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 23 grants totaling $45,925. Grants ranged from $100 to $12,500, with a median of $500. Its largest grants included $12,500 each to Evans Scholar Foundation and Ravinia Festival; $5,250 to Highland Park Community Foundation; $5,000 to Kiwanis Foundation; and $3,000 to Family Focus Highland Park. All were listed for general support.
Other 2025 recipients included Northwestern University ($1,000), Helping Hands Network Inc ($775), The Art Center Highland Park ($700), College Bound Opportunities ($500), The Nora Project ($500), Levy Senior Center Foundation Inc ($250), Francis W Parker School ($250), Tri-Con Child Care Center Inc ($250), and GPF Foundation ($250).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Marjorie G Conroy as president, Patricia G Pell as secretary, and Kenneth Pell as director.
Goodman Family Fund is led by Marjorie G. Conroy, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marjorie G. Conroy
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Pell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia G. Pell
Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Goodman Family Fund
How much does Goodman Family Fund give each year?
Goodman Family Fund gave $46K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $58K across 21 grants.
What is Goodman Family Fund's typical grant size?
Goodman Family Fund's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,997, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Goodman Family Fund that year got $382 on average.
Where does Goodman Family Fund give grants?
Goodman Family Fund gives mostly in Illinois: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Highland Park, IL (8 grants), Chicago, IL (5 grants) and Evanston, IL (2 grants).
Does Goodman Family Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Goodman Family Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (23 of 23) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Goodman Family Fund's largest grantees?
Goodman Family Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Evans Scholar Foundation ($12,500), Ravinia Festival ($12,500) and Highland Park Community Foundation ($5,250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Goodman Family Fund?
Goodman Family Fund reported $345K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Goodman Family Fund fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as higher education, college access, disability inclusion, early care and education, senior services, and drug-use awareness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Goodman Family Fund?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Goodman Family Fund's EIN?
Goodman Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4020126. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Goodman Family Fund 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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