William Goldman Foundation
Radnor, PA · EIN 23-6266261. Reported 268 grants totalling $569,550 to 79 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. William Goldman 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $29,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $75,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Dental School | Philadelphia, PA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School | Philadelphia, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philadephia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | Philadelphia, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Cary Law School | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Politz Hebrew Academy | Philadelphia, PA | $8,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Caron Treatment Services | Wernersville, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gratz College | Melrose Park, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Police Athletic League of Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's Church | Ardmore, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Penn Vet | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abramson Senior Care | Blue Bell, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardiovascular Institute of Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eldernet of Lower Merion & Narberth | Bryn Mawr, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geisel Medical School | Lebanon, NH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust & Humanity Center | Cincinnati, OH | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI-Pa Main Line Chapter | Merion Station, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA | Havertown, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Weitzman Natl Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women Organized Against Rape | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Semper Fi Fund | Oceanside, CA | $3,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Pennsylvania | Norristown, PA | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston, TX | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mighty Writers | Philadelphia, PA | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Front Line Critical Care Alliance | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| USO of Pennsylvania & Southern Nj | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Association | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Curtis Institute of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Walnut Street Theatre | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society of Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $2,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access Matters | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League of Phila | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Federation Housing Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Service Dogs | Engelwood, CO | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial | Shanksville, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Homes | Bryn Mawr, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monroe-Meyer Institute | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAMI of Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Homefront Pa & De | Doylestown, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Positive Aging in Lower Merion | Ardmore, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rosemont College | Rosemont, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Positive Aging in Lower Merion Palm | Ardmore, PA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation | King of Prussia, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Menorah Park Foundation | Beachwood, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of Teachers of Family Medicine | Leawood, KS | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Veterans Group | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Golden Slipper Center for Seniors | Wynnewood, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Haverford Township Free Library | Havertown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Medical Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough T1D | King of Prussia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stmf Foundation | Leawood, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Radnor Ambulance | Wayne, PA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
72 of 79 (91%) 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 91%, 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 133 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 | $139,700 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 69 | $142,900 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $142,400 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $144,550 | $1,000 |
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. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 $1,000. 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 William Goldman 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: 290 King of Prussia Road 104, Radnor, PA, 19087. 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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