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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1621937

Alvin Goldfarb Foundation

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $27.9 million 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

    $27,857,298

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $290,791,223
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,778,305

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $293,464,504
  • Tax year 2023

    $13,385,751

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $146,723,477
  • Tax year 2022

    $6,804,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $154,808,268
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,670,142

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $159,737,670
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,879,146

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $163,153,979
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,791,680

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $115,758,491
  • Tax year 2018

    $26,059,430

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $122,673,249

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Impact NetworkSaint Louis, MO

    Manage Network of 80 nonprofitsto provide services and funding in a definedlow income minority neighborhood

    $11,657,932
  2. Community Impact NetworkSaint Louis, MO

    Infrastructurefunds for singlefamily home development

    $11,015,500
  3. NCJWSt Louis, MO

    Capital Campaign forresale shop and endowment

    $2,592,529
  4. Historical Assn Of South HavenSouth Haven, MI

    Endowed fundsand funds forcapital campaign

    $2,000,000
  5. Community Impact NetworkSaint Louis, MO

    Infill housingand infrastructurePagedale, MO

    $500,000
  6. Beyond HousingSaint Louis, MO

    New HomesIniative Payments

    $37,515
  7. NCJWSt Louis, MO

    Art work forresale shop

    $31,250
  8. StarSaint Louis, MO

    Early ChildhoodEducators

    $12,497
  9. Miriam Switching PostSt Louis, MO

    Furniture forresale shop

    $5,575
  10. St Louis SymphonySt Louis, MO

    General Operations

    $2,500
  11. The Legacy CenterSt Louis, MO

    Youth EducationCenter

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $23,173,432100% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $37,515<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri10 grants $25,857,298
  2. Michigan1 grant $2,000,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robert GoldfarbTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jean M Cody CPATrustee/Manager Hours 60Pay $283,333

The return

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