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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3541560

The Goodtreegordon Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Needham, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $50,180 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,180

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,214,706

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,147

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,576

  • Tax year 2023

    $54,720

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,161,192

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,880

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,073,926

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,460

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,301,331

  • Tax year 2020

    $52,160

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,224,286

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,220

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,353,106

  • Tax year 2018

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,199,761

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mass ChallengeBoston, MA

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $26,000
  2. Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MA

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $20,000
  3. Boston University HillelBoston, MA

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $1,000
  4. ItrekNew York, NY

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $1,000
  5. American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $1,000
  6. Solomon Schechter Day SchoolNewton, MA

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $1,000
  7. Friends of Arava InstituteNewton Center, MA

    Purpose designated by the recipient

    $180

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid1 grant $1,00046% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00046% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1808% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $48,180
  2. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • David GoodtreeTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Leslie GordonTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Aaron GoodtreeTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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