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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2371917

Robert I Goldman Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $525,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $13,960,820
  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $12,576,080
  • Tax year 2022

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $12,384,577
  • Tax year 2021

    $685,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $13,507,131
  • Tax year 2020

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $12,343,531

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FL

    Poverty

    $220,000
  2. The Museum of Polo and Hall of FameLake Worth, FL

    Sports

    $100,000
  3. Polo Training FoundationLxhtchee GRVS, FL

    Sports

    $75,000
  4. Isef FoundationNew York, NY

    Education

    $35,000
  5. Sunset Polo InternationalWellington, FL

    Sports

    $35,000
  6. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Health

    $15,000
  7. Kings AcademyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Education

    $10,000
  8. AscpaWashington, DC

    Animal welfare

    $5,000
  9. Palm Beach County Food BankLK Worth BCH, FL

    Poverty

    $5,000
  10. Polo Players Support Group IncWellington, FL

    Sports

    $5,000
  11. The Miami Project to Cure ParalysisMiami, FL

    Health

    $5,000
  12. Work to Ride IncPhiladelphia, PA

    Sports

    $5,000
  13. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Veterans

    $5,000
  14. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Poverty

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation2 grants $80,00057% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $35,00025% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida7 grants $380,000
  2. New York2 grants $110,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $15,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $5,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Olexa CelineDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leonardo A MandelbaumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard S RothbergDIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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