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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-6519882

The Gottdenker Foundation

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $27,650 paid in grants.

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

    $27,650

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $577,666
  • Tax year 2024

    $46,490

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $557,935
  • Tax year 2023

    $45,190

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $551,243
  • Tax year 2022

    $56,953

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $570,428
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,325

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $610,885
  • Tax year 2020

    $123,810

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $648,073
  • Tax year 2019

    $101,308

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $759,912
  • Tax year 2018

    $89,250

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $837,412

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General fund

    $3,400
  2. Columbia CollegeNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  3. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    General fund

    $1,800
  4. Reformed University FellowshipLawrenceville, GA

    General fund

    $1,800
  5. Individual

    General fund

    $1,800
  6. Congregation Rodef SholomSan Rafael, CA

    General fund

    $1,800
  7. Individual

    General fund

    $1,800
  8. Individual

    General fund

    $1,800
  9. Aopa FoundationFrederick, MD

    General fund

    $1,800
  10. JCC Association of North AmericaNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. Temple Beth AmPinecrest, FL

    General fund

    $1,000
  14. Aspen Valley Land TrustCarbondale, CO

    General fund

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    General fund

    $950
  16. Individual

    General fund

    $540
  17. Individual

    General fund

    $500
  18. Bnai TzedekPotomac, MD

    General fund

    $360
  19. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    General fund

    $360
  20. Humane Society of MiamiN Miami Beach, FL

    General fund

    $360
  21. Aspen Jewish CongregationAspen, CO

    General fund

    $360
  22. Individual

    General fund

    $360
  23. Individual

    General fund

    $180
  24. North Shore Animal LeaguePort Washington, NY

    General fund

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,80036% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,80036% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,00020% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $3607% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $3,680
  2. Colorado3 grants $3,160
  3. Maryland2 grants $2,160
  4. California1 grant $1,800
  5. Georgia1 grant $1,800
  6. Florida2 grants $1,360
  7. Connecticut1 grant $360

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael I GottdenkerChairman Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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