The Goldberg Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6039556
Arts and cultureEducationSports and recreation

The Goldberg Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.2M. Net investment income was $1.6M.

Key facts about The Goldberg Family Foundation

In short: The Goldberg Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $288K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
04-6039556
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,153,945
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$288,486
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$21,001,474
Primary geography
Massachusetts (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$21.0M

+2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+1.9% YoY

Grant Count

4

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$288K

+52.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Goldberg Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Goldberg Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonBrooklineHyannisBarnstableChestnut HillPutneyFalmouthFranklinMedfordWalthamDennisSouth Hadler

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M20 grants2020 17 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $1.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $989KCombined Jewish Philanthropies$989KCongregation Kehillath Israel: $70KCongregation Kehillath Israel$70KPutney School: $50KPutney School$50KAssociation to Preserve Cape Cod: $45KAssociation to Preserve CapeCod$45K

The largest 2025 recipient was Combined Jewish Philanthropies ($989K). Together the top 4 received $1.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K8$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 37 (51%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Combined Jewish Philanthropies Boston, MACharitable$988,945
Congregation Kehillath Israel Brookline, MACharitable$70,000
Putney School Putney, VTCharitable$50,000
Association to Preserve Cape Cod Dennis, MACharitable$45,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$21,001,474$20,452,428$20,343,019
Revenue$1,876,633$1,382,892$759,145
Expenses$1,327,587$1,273,483$1,295,615
Qualifying Distributions$1,156,679$1,134,572$1,173,451
Net Investment Income$1,626,138$1,246,981$636,981
Distributable Amount$1,240,925$1,156,239$1,134,903

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Goldberg Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah B. Goldberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evan L. Goldberg Winter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua R. Goldberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meredith S. Goldberg Winter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 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 The Goldberg Family Foundation

How much does The Goldberg Family Foundation give each year?

The Goldberg Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 6 grants.

What is The Goldberg Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Goldberg Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $288,486, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Goldberg Family Foundation give grants?

The Goldberg Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The Goldberg Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Goldberg Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is The Goldberg Family Foundation?

The Goldberg Family Foundation reported $21.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (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 Goldberg Family Foundation?

The Goldberg Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Boston, MA. It holds $21.0M in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Goldberg Family Foundation's EIN?

The Goldberg Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6039556. 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.

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