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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1635177

Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $2,962,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $32,263,712

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,953,915

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $34,814,944

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,170,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $38,310,865

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,835,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $40,780,226

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,062,815

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,053,609

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,886

  • Tax year 2017

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,168,424

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    General

    $1,715,000
  2. The Troy Andrews FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $310,000
  3. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    General

    $300,000
  4. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General

    $250,000
  5. New Orleans Center for Creative ArtsNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $100,000
  6. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $75,000
  7. Icivics IncCambridge, MA

    General

    $50,000
  8. Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  9. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $50,000
  10. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General

    $50,000
  11. Four Way BooksNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  12. Project LazarusNew Orleans, LA

    General

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $2,735,00096% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $2,100,000
  2. Louisiana3 grants $412,500
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $350,000
  4. California1 grant $50,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Barbra SiskinPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $215,187

The return

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