Goulder Family Foundation
Pennington, NJ · EIN 02-0268498. Reported 197 grants totalling $10.4M to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Goulder Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $4,307,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund | Providence, RI | $1,306,551 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siskiyou Mountain Club | Ashland, OR | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Columbia Gorge | Portland, OR | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Mission Inc | Savannah, GA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Governor's Academy (dummer Academy) | Byfield, MA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leach Botanical Garden | Portland, OR | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Plains Food Bank | Fargo, ND | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Wetlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | Laguna Hills, CA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Food Bank Inc | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mikeroweworks Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence Portland Medical Foundation | Portland, OR | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Library Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sandalwood Community Food Pantry | Hilton Head, SC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Malivai Washington Kids Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Hilton Head, SC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deschutes Basin Land Trust | Bend, OR | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Inc | Hilton Head, SC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project | Hilton Head, SC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mitchelville Preservation Project Inc | Hilton Head Island, SC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Clinic | Hilton Head, SC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lovable Paws Rescue | Ridgeland, SC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| WNET | New York, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Sports Council | Williamsburg, VA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogue Rescue & Sanctuary | Bluffton, SC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lahey Clinic Foundation Inc | Burlington, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hilton Head Island Recreation Assn | Hilton Head, SC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hilton Head Humane Association | Hilton Head, SC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Patrol | Hilton Head, SC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manna Foodbank | Mills River, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santiam Memorial Hospital | Stayton, OR | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of the Low Country Inc | Hilton Head Island, SC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Farm Animal Rescue | Islandton, SC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lungstrong Inc | Amesbury, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners in Health | Frederick, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Columbia Willamette Inc | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reading Results | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Helpings | Hilton Head Island, SC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trailkeepers of Oregon | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Share USA Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Huru International Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brightside Child and Family Advocacy Inc | Savannah, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malivai Washington Youth Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Savannah-Chatham County CASA | Savannah, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outside Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Portland Center Stage | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santiam Mem'l Hosp-Canyon Wildfire Fund | Stayton, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| WNET Channel 13 | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Columbia | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Forest Park Conservancy | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Clinic-Hilton Hd | Hilton Head Island, SC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agricultural Research Fdn | Corvallis, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Sports Council | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Buddiess International | Bedford, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curegrin Foundation | Boulder, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Food Collaborative | Macomb, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heroes on the Water | Allen, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopeful Horizons | Beaufort, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mrb Perfick Foundation | Amherst, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Hampshire Catholic Charities Inc | Manchester, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rogue Rescue & Santuary | Bluffton, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Dakota News Watch | Sioux Falls, SD | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Dakota Symphony Orchestra | Sioux Falls, SD | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund | Stayton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agricultural Research Fdn-Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation Inc | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
52 of 77 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 136 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $2,236,551 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $2,470,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $2,722,500 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 54 | $3,020,000 | $22,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 44% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Goulder Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1532 Aft, Pennington, NJ, 08534. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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