Isabel T Goss Fund
Isabel T Goss Fund is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $588K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $29K. Net investment income was $50K.
Isabel T Goss Fund at a glance
In short: Isabel T Goss Fund gave $29K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $28,511
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,504
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,337
- Total assets
- $588,267
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Isabel T Goss Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tyburn Academy ($19K). Together the top 3 received $29K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Isabel T Goss Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $33K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $29K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tyburn Academy Auburn, NY | For Isabel T. Goss | $18,674 |
| United Way of Cayuga Auburn, NY | Unrestricted General | $9,337 |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Auburn, NY | Library & Audio Visual | $500 |
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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 | $588,267 | $64,548 | $52,766 | $28,511 | 3 | $37,456 | $50,352 | $33,171 |
| 2024 | $576,305 | $61,551 | $39,290 | $27,150 | 3 | $31,620 | $53,542 | $31,548 |
| 2023 | $554,623 | $18,871 | $30,420 | $20,024 | 3 | $23,945 | $10,557 | $28,894 |
| 2022 | $566,433 | $-7,846 | $46,236 | $33,063 | 3 | $36,932 | $4,898 | $29,759 |
| 2021 | $620,491 | $131,871 | $36,528 | $23,837 | 3 | $28,391 | $123,716 | $33,215 |
| 2020 | $524,446 | $45,271 | $32,299 | $21,314 | 3 | — | $38,478 | $28,297 |
| 2019 | $510,766 | $31,608 | $38,953 | $27,779 | 4 | — | $27,133 | $27,660 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Isabel T Goss Fund reported a distributable amount of $33K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Isabel T Goss Fund's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$10K (2021) → $10K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Isabel T Goss Fund
How much does Isabel T Goss Fund give each year?
Isabel T Goss Fund gave $29K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 3 grants.
What is Isabel T Goss Fund's typical grant size?
Isabel T Goss Fund's median grant in 2025 was $9,337, and its average grant was $9,504, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Isabel T Goss Fund give grants?
Isabel T Goss Fund gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Auburn, NY (3 grants).
Does Isabel T Goss Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Isabel T Goss Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Isabel T Goss Fund?
Isabel T Goss Fund reported $588K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $33K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Isabel T Goss Fund's EIN?
Isabel T Goss Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 15-6018109. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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