Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wellesley, MA EIN: 45-6011859

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wellesley, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $426K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $13K.

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation at a glance

In short: Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+100.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
+100.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$425,554
-0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lahey Hospital Medical Center: $20KLahey Hospital Medical Center$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lahey Hospital Medical Center ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BostonFargoBurlingtonFalmouth

How Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $39K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lahey Hospital Medical Center Burlington, MAGeneral Support$20,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$425,554$23,391$26,359$20,0001$21,050$13,414$24,892
2024$428,522$27,513$19,014$10,0001$13,255$21,559$23,943
2023$450,881$32,617$47,893$39,0004$42,030$27,629$23,420
2022$435,299$47,460$46,558$38,0004$41,031$42,383$25,173
2021$434,397$41,579$39,634$31,0003$33,726$35,921$26,563
2020$432,452$-18,457$29,792$21,5003—$13,033$24,137

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fredrick Goldberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Landfield Klivans

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc E Goldberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray A Goldberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 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 Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation

How much does Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation give each year?

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation?

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation reported $426K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (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.

Where does Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation operate?

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, North Dakota.

What is Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation's EIN?

Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6011859. 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.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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