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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-6034757

The Goodman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Salisbury, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 52 grants and $548,500 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

    $548,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $12,975,303
  • Tax year 2024

    $625,800

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $11,428,466
  • Tax year 2023

    $609,000

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $13,574,478
  • Tax year 2022

    $671,580

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $11,932,120
  • Tax year 2021

    $547,050

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $14,224,730
  • Tax year 2020

    $500,250

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $12,314,703
  • Tax year 2019

    $492,600

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $11,009,075
  • Tax year 2018

    $426,570

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $9,067,542

Grants paid in 2025

52 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Carolina Resource Center for Eating DisordersAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $58,000
  2. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable use

    $25,000
  3. Central United Methodist ChurchAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $25,000
  4. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Charitable use

    $25,000
  5. The FWCD FoundationFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $25,000
  6. Asheville Museum of ScienceAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $20,000
  7. Meals on WheelsAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $20,000
  8. Texas Christian UnviersityFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $20,000
  9. UNC Asheville Foundation IncAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $20,000
  10. Black Mountain Home for ChildrenBlack MTN, NC

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  11. Grandfather Mountain Stewardship FoundationLinville, NC

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  12. Habitat for HumanityAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  13. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  14. North Carolina Veterinary Medical FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  15. Tarrant Area Food BankFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  16. UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  17. Watauga Humane SocietyBoone, NC

    Charitable use

    $15,000
  18. All Souls Counseling CenterAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  19. Asheville Catholic SchoolAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  20. Cook Childrens Health FoundationFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  21. Educational First StepsFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  22. Fort Worth Museum of Science and HistoryFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  23. Highland Park Education FoundationDallas, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  24. James L West Center for Dementia CareFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  25. Kimbell Art MuseumFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  26. NC State Annual GivingRaleigh, NC

    Charitable use

    $10,000
  27. North Carolina Arboretum SocietyAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $7,500
  28. Givens CommunitiesAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $6,000
  29. WNC Nature CenterAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $6,000
  30. Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture ProjectAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  31. Boys and Girls Club of AmericaAtlanta, GA

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  32. Coast Guard FoundationStonington, CT

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  33. Exchange Club Christmas FundForth Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  34. Gladney Center for AdoptionForth Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  35. Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  36. Haywood Street CongregationAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  37. Hospitality HouseBoone, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  38. Literacy TogetherAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  39. Mountain Child Advocacy CenterAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  40. Pisgah Legal ServicesAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  41. St Andrews Anglican ChurchFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  42. The Appalachian Institute for Healt WellnessBoone, NC

    Charitable use

    $5,000
  43. Buddies PlaceFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $3,000
  44. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable use

    $3,000
  45. Beloved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $2,000
  46. Leaf Global ArtsBlack Mountain, NC

    Charitable use

    $2,000
  47. Agricultural Development FundFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $1,000
  48. American Cancer SocietyCharlotte, NC

    Charitable use

    $1,000
  49. Grace Lutheran ChurchFort Worth, TX

    Charitable use

    $1,000
  50. Memory CareAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $1,000
  51. Scouting America Daniel Boone CounAsheville, NC

    Charitable use

    $1,000
  52. Smileonadg IncValle Crucis, NC

    Charitable use

    $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 $45,00024% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $35,00018% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $27,50015% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $25,00013% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $22,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina31 grants $340,500
  2. Texas17 grants $170,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $28,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  5. Georgia1 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.

  • Jeffrey V GoodmanPRES & TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dorothy G SettleSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Arthur L Hattaway JrASST. SECRET Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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