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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3791086

The Goodfriend Foundation

A private foundation in Knoxville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $726,750 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

    $726,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,104,943

  • Tax year 2024

    $485,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,391,070

  • Tax year 2023

    $434,325

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,177,919

  • Tax year 2022

    $337,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,316,316

  • Tax year 2021

    $592,600

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,724,057

  • Tax year 2020

    $707,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,223,976

  • Tax year 2019

    $852,200

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,769,361

  • Tax year 2018

    $712,400

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,159,571

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN

    Support business school at twu

    $387,500
  2. Univ of Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TN

    Goodfriend tennis reno

    $110,000
  3. United Way of Greater KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN

    General support for mission

    $50,000
  4. East Tennessee Children's Hospital East Tennessee Childrens HospitalKnoxville, TN

    Buildings/imprvt to facilities

    $50,000
  5. Knoxville Jewish AllianceKnoxville, TN

    General support for mission

    $36,000
  6. Jewish Federation of the DesertRancho Mirage, CA

    General support for mission - religi

    $25,250
  7. Rancho Mirage Writers FestivalRancho Mirage, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  8. United Way of McMinnmeigs Counties United Way of McMinn/meigs CoAthens, TN

    General support for mission

    $17,500
  9. Temple Beth-ElKnoxville, TN

    Gen support for mission - religious

    $15,000
  10. Lady Vol Booster Club IncKnoxville, TN

    General purposes

    $10,000
  11. Rancho High SchoolRancho Mirage, CA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  12. Sinatra Children's CharityRancho Mirage, CA

    General mission

    $2,000
  13. The Koinonia FoundationKnoxville, TN

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $443,50090% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee9 grants $677,000
  2. California4 grants $49,750

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Robert M GoodfriendDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy S GoodfriendDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey A GoodfriendDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stacey G HodulichDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harold I ApoliskyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leigh A KaylorDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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