The Faith Golding Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3260491
Arts and culturePerforming artsMusicOperaMuseums

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $457K. Net investment income was $215K.

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Faith Golding Foundation Inc gave $457K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $57K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$456,726
+19.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$57,091
+33.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$37,113
Total assets
$5,587,001
-4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (95% 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 The Faith Golding Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

The Trustees of Columbia University: $150KThe Trustees of ColumbiaUniversity$150KWeill Cornell Medical College: $150KWeill Cornell Medical College$150KHospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc: $50KHospital for Special SurgeryFund Inc$50KMetropolitan Opera: $50KMetropolitan Opera$50KAmerican Friends of Covent Garden: $24KAmerican Friends of CoventGarden$24KKravis Center for Performing Arts: $13KKravis Center for PerformingArts$13KPalm Beach Opera: $10KPalm Beach Opera$10KSutton Place Parks Conservancy: $10KSutton Place Parks Conservancy$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Trustees of Columbia University ($150K). Together the top 8 received $457K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K11$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 43 (58%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWest Palm BeachRochesterHarlemHanoverNantucketQuantico

How The Faith Golding Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 24% 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$200K$400K$600K11 grants2019 7 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $213K (2020) to $457K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $457K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Trustees of Columbia University New York, NYGeneral Support$150,000
Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NYGeneral Support$150,000
Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc New York, NYGeneral Support$50,000
Metropolitan Opera New York, NYGeneral Support$50,000
American Friends of Covent Garden New York, NYGeneral Support$24,226
Kravis Center for Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FLGeneral Purpose$12,500
Palm Beach Opera West Palm Beach, FLGeneral Support$10,000
Sutton Place Parks Conservancy New York, NYGeneral Support$10,000
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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$5,587,001$265,488$548,423$456,7268$467,926$214,883$551,944
2024$5,869,936$5,273,309$436,318$383,6829$383,953$2,492,676$440,818
2023$3,367,240$506,290$409,877$355,1468$360,406$456,819$344,562
2022$3,270,827$105,803$397,629$369,0009$374,470$82,644$370,187
2021$3,562,653$295,273$390,855$357,3369—$267,434$386,337
2020$3,658,235$4,964$258,779$212,8607—$32,635$350,482
2019$3,912,050$180,415$463,778$391,12311—$154,530$349,322

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Faith Golding Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $552K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc is led by Faith Golding, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Faith Golding

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Perelman

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Linden

    Vice President & Secretary

    Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Terry Havel (2019–2020) — Secretary

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Faith Golding Foundation Inc

How much does The Faith Golding Foundation Inc give each year?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc gave $457K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $384K across 9 grants.

What is The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $37,113, and its average grant was $57,091, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Faith Golding Foundation Inc give grants?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants) and West Palm Beach, FL (2 grants).

Does The Faith Golding Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Trustees of Columbia University ($150,000), Weill Cornell Medical College ($150,000) and Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Faith Golding Foundation Inc?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $468K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $552K (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.

What is The Faith Golding Foundation Inc?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Faith Golding Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3260491. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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