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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3215663

The Goodman Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $75,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,518

  • Tax year 2024

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $118

  • Tax year 2023

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $151

  • Tax year 2022

    $367,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $87

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $141

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,360

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $241

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ballard High School FoundationSeattle, WA

    2025 golf classic

    $25,000
  2. Ballard High School FoundationSeattle, WA

    2026 golf classic

    $25,000
  3. National Nordic MuseumSeattle, WA

    2025 northern lights auction sponsorship

    $10,000
  4. The MountaineersSeattle, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Ballard High School FoundationSeattle, WA

    2025 running of the beavers

    $2,500
  6. Ballard High School FoundationSeattle, WA

    2026 running of the beavers

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $55,00073% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $10,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington6 grants $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John A GoodmanPRES/TREAS/DIR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Shawn GoodmanSEC/DIR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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