Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation
Glencoe, IL · EIN 23-7410867. Reported 494 grants totalling $10.6M to 203 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Walter and Karla Goldschmidt 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $260,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Media | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $686,490 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $652,525 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Food & Friends | Washington, DC | $600,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Project Lifeline | Glencoe, IL | $445,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington University in Stlouis | St Louis, MO | $443,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, IL | $440,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Shasta | Mount Shasta, CA | $385,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Food Animals Concerns Trust | Chicago, IL | $273,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | Glencoe, IL | $251,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Wsan Gabriel Valley | Monterey Park, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Injustice Watch | Chicago, IL | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pritzker College Prep | Chicago, IL | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Federation of Youth Clubs | Orlando, FL | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Prepare Kids for Life | Port Hueneme, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Writers Theatre | Glencoe, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc | Chicago, IL | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Utmostu | Chicago, IL | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $171,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme | Oxnard, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley | Santa Paula, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of American Business Editors and Writers | Fountainview, PA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | Highland Park, IL | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura | Ventura, CA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noble Network of Charter Schools | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Selfhelp Home | Chicago, IL | $85,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Journalism Development Network | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of American Business Editing and Writing | Fountainview, PA | $83,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Experimental Sound Studio | Chicago, IL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Millennium Film Journal | New Nork, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Urbana, IL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Adoption Center of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chapter One Nfp | Evanston, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chapter One Nfp | Odessa, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Univeristy of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center | Mount Shasta, CA | $49,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Clara Valley | Santa Paula, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Innovations for Learning | Skokie, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| North Lawndale College Preparatory High School | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Threewalls | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Association of Urban Debate Leagues | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ravinia Festival | Highland Park, IL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ventura Botanical Gardens | Ventura, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harris Theater | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| NAMI Chicago | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas | Hartsdale, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Arts Council | Ventura, CA | $24,135 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Student Excellence Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Green Bay Trail | Glencoe, IL | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Goat in the Road Productions | New Orleans, LA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Printed Matter Inc | New York, NY | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cbo College Bound Opportunities | Riverwoods, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mt Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center | Mount Shasta, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sabew | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Silver Lining Foundation | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wfmt | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| George L Cannon II House of Hope for Girls | Philadelphis, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| South Side Community Art Center | Chicago, IL | $11,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Descendants Media Group Nfp Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greyhounds Only | Glen Ellyn, IL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| James Smithson Society | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kcrw | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAMI | Bltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Press Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sound Impact | Fairfax Station, VA | $9,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Journeys the Road Home | Palatine, IL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Peer Services Inc | Evanston, IL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Debate Commission | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $6,800 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Chesapeake Natives | Upper Marlboro, MD | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Architecture Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wolf Trap Foundation | Vienna, VA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Welfare League of Arlington Va | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Guest House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Help Hope Live | Radnor, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kcrw Membership Department | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Proof Media for Social Justice | Newburgh, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seejane - the Geena Davis Institute | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Bail Project | Venice, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ventura Audubon Society | Ventura, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wfmt Fine Arts Circle | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Air and Space Museum | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Potomac Conservancy | Silver Spring, MD | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $4,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Film Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society | Bladensburg, MD | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capitol Hill Village | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Humane Rescue Alliance | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Museum of the American Indian | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The National World War II Museum | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $3,350 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ballet Theater Foundation | New York, NY | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bowers Museum | Santa Ana, CA | $2,720 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fox Valley Patriotic Organization | Aurora, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Center of Photography | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Park Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter | Riverwoods, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $2,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| A Long Walk Home | Chicago, IL | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| DC Public Library Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adler Planetarium | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bellringer | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Checkbook | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Consumer Reports Foundation | Yonkers, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Service of Glencoe | Glencoe, IL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom Forum | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Hearst | Cedar Fall, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Spy Museum | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Karuna Center for Peacebuilding | Greenfield, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Building Museum | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Museum of African American History and Culture | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Wheels Foundation | Wheaton, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $1,700 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| I'll Make Me a World in Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Park Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Shore Senior Center | Northfield, IL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Philly Cure Hd Sponsorship | West Chester, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shedd Aquarium | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Smart Museum of Art | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Smithsonian American Art Museum | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington Checkbook | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Touchd By An Animal | Chicago, IL | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Place to Be | Middleburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bellringer | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital Hill Village | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Chess Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commemorative Air Force | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Consumer Reports Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Freedom Forum Institute | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the US Botanic Garden | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Usbg | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gives Purrs a Chance | Berkeley Springs, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hadley School for the Blind | Winnetka, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Air and Space Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Museum of African American History & Culture | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Naval Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Richard H Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yale Summer Cabaret | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Philatelic Society | Bellefonte, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caf | Topeka, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chip in Batavia | Batavia, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Impactisrael | Bethesda, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kemper Art Museum | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Public Television | Owings Mills, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Public Television | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | St Louis, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The National Wwi Museum and Memorial | Kansas City, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hadley | Winnetka, IL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Glencoe Public Library | Glencoe, IL | $230 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Selfhelp of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rails to Trails Consevancy | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
128 of 203 (63%) 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 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Shasta
ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH MONEY WAS DONATED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 321 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 137 | $2,551,125 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 117 | $2,686,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 126 | $2,585,500 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 114 | $2,817,975 | $2,750 |
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. 64% of this one's giving went to organizations in Illinois. 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 $2,500. 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 Illinois.
- 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 Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 465 Lakeside Terrace, Glencoe, IL, 60022. 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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