Charles & Barbara Goodman Foundation
Private foundation · San Rafael, CA · EIN 20-3802636 · reported 2023–2025
55grants reported
$11Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$921Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
134 Paul Dr Ste 102 # 4
San Rafael, CA 94903-2029
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marin County Board of Education (cte) RESTRICTED FUND | San Rafael, CA | $110,000 |
| Vivalon GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND | San Rafael, CA | $55,000 |
| Vivalon GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 |
| Marin County Board of Education (cte) RESTRICTED FUND | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 |
| Dominican University of California (nursing Program) | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 |
| Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| Schools Rule Marin | San Rafael, CA | $28,000 |
| Dominican University of California (nursing Program) | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Abrams Family Fund for Myotonic Dystrophy Research | Rochester, NY | $25,000 |
| Acd Museum CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Auburn, IN | $25,000 |
| Schools Rule Marin | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Vivalon GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Marin County Board of Education (cte) RESTRICTED FUND | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Melissa Prandi Children Institute (uganda) | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Schools Rule Marin | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 |
| Msa Foundation (novato HS Arts Program) | Novato, CA | $24,000 |
| Msa Foundation (novato HS Arts Program) | Novato, CA | $22,000 |
| Marin IJ Giving Marin | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Abrams Family Fund for Myotonic Dystrophy Research | Rochester, NY | $20,000 |
| Marin IJ Giving Marin | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 |
| Msa Foundation (novato HS Arts Program) | Novato, CA | $15,200 |
| Melissa Prandi Children Institute (uganda) | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Marin County Office of Education (van) | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Dominican University of California (library Fund) | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Shifting Gears USA | San Rafael, CA | $13,500 |
| Shifting Gears USA | San Rafael, CA | $11,000 |
| Acd Automobile Museum RESTRICTED FUND | Auburn, IN | $10,000 |
| Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum Gallery RESTRICTED FUND | Auburn, IN | $10,000 |
| Myotonic Dystrophy | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| BY the Bay Health | Larkspur, CA | $10,000 |
| Acd Automobile Museum RESTRICTED FUND | Auburn, IN | $10,000 |
| Desire to Inspire Studios Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $6,000 |
| Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab & Adoption | Petaluma, CA | $5,000 |
| Melissa Prandi Children Institute (uganda) | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 |
| Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab & Adoption | Petaluma, CA | $5,000 |
| San Rafael City Schoolssan Pedro Elementary RESTRICTED FUND | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 |
| Kentfield Greenbrae Historical Society | Kentfield, CA | $5,000 |
| Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue | Menlo Park, CA | $5,000 |
| Marinlink & Marinarts | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 |
| New Israel Fund (family of Prisoners of Gaza) | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| San Rafael City Schoolssan Pedro Elementary RESTRICTED FUND | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 |
| Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab & Adoption | Petaluma, CA | $5,000 |
| Mission High School Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Mission High School Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Marin Art & Garden Center | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Ross Property Owners Association | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Marin Art & Garden Center | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Ross Property Owners Association | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Marin Art & Garden Center | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Ross Property Owners Association | Ross, CA | $1,000 |
| Marin Council Bsa | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $500 |
| North Bay Childrens Center | Novato, CA | $250 |
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