Joe and Cindy Goldberg Family Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyGuilford, Connecticut · EIN 45-5388089 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$161K
Organizations funded106
Typical grant$500
Total assets$3.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $2,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
24% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Foundation | Guilford, CT | Support youth advisory group programs | $35,000 |
| Connecticut Food Bank Connecticut Foodshare | New Haven, CT | Assist in feeding the state's hungry | $6,000 |
| Community Foundation for Greater New Haven-Basic Needs Fund | New Haven, CT | Support community endowment. | $5,000 |
| Horizons at Foote | New Haven, CT | Independently run summer programs held on the campuses of independent schools and colleges across the country. | $4,250 |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen | New Haven, CT | General use | $3,000 |
| Guilford Art Center | Guilford, CT | Support of the arts through community outreach programs | $3,000 |
| Guilford Community Fund | Guilford, CT | Annual campaign to help support 20 local non- profit organizations | $3,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | Provide social and human services throughout the greater New Haven area. | $3,000 |
| Shoreline Soup Kitchens | Essex, CT | Provides food and fellowship to those in need | $3,000 |
| Sound Life Connections Inc | Guilford, CT | To help people with disabilities by providing social skills and life skills instruction. | $3,000 |
| The Cove | Meriden, CT | Programs that support grieving children | $3,000 |
| Closer to Free Ride | New Haven, CT | General use | $2,800 |
| Jewish Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement | Woodbridge, CT | Helping to welcome refugee families to the New Haven area | $2,610 |
| Boston University Annual Fund | Boston, MA | General use | $2,500 |
| Guilford Land Conservation Trust | Guilford, CT | Support acquisition & protection of open space in Guilford, CT | $2,500 |
| Mauro Sheridan School | New Haven, CT | General use | $2,500 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Rescuing holocaust evidence, confront hatred, and prevent genocide. | $2,500 |
| YAG-Guilford Foundation | Guilford, CT | Enabling donors to contribute to the projects and efforts in our community that they care about the most. | $2,500 |
| Zinn Education Project | Washington, DC | General use | $2,500 |
| Jewish Family Services of Greater NH | New Haven, CT | General use | $2,300 |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | For refugees and displaced people across the globe. | $2,000 |
| Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | General use | $2,000 |
| Guilford A Better Chance | Guilford, CT | Provide opportunity to women of color to attend Guilford High School | $2,000 |
| Guilford Food Bank-Guilford Interfaith Volunteers | Guilford, CT | Assist in feeding the hungry | $2,000 |
| JCC Send a Kid to Camp | Woodbridge, CT | Provides scholarships to send children to summer camp. | $2,000 |
| Leap | New Haven, CT | Tutoring and leadership development for students | $2,000 |
| Saint Michaels College | Colchester, VT | To educate the next generation of students who will innovate, lead from service and grow our communities. | $2,000 |
| Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | To sustain historic performance center and the programs & communities it serves | $1,500 |
| CAPA-The Shubert Theater | New Haven, CT | Present and produce artistic programming of the highest quality to serve and educate diverse audiences and feature renowned artists of all… | $1,500 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | To support the central synagogue community. | $1,500 |
| Columbus House | New Haven, CT | Provide shelter to the homeless and those at risk of being homeless | $1,500 |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigration Services | New Haven, CT | Support & services for refugee families who arrive from overseas. | $1,500 |
| Meals on Wheels Guilford Interfaith Volunteers | Guilford, CT | Assist Guilford residents in need | $1,500 |
| Sandy Hook Promise | Newtown, CT | General use | $1,500 |
| Temple Beth Tikvah Ewducator's Discretionary Fund | Madison, CT | General use | $1,500 |
| Temple Israel Westport CT | Westport, CT | Funding for youth music and drama programs. | $1,500 |
| The Legacy Theatre | Branford, CT | Provide the operating and programmatic funding needed for this theater. | $1,500 |
| Apostle Immigrant Service | New Haven, CT | Support immigrants in improving their educational skills | $1,000 |
| CMHC Foundation CT mental Health Center | New Haven, CT | Helping those with mental health & substance abuse disorders. | $1,000 |
| Guilford Free Library Books & More Fund | Guilford, CT | Funding to buy books & materials for the library | $1,000 |
| Guilford Welfare Fund | Guilford, CT | Support families in need in Guilford, CT | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity for Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | General use | $1,000 |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund | New Haven, CT | General use | $1,000 |
| Kids Konnection | Clinton, CT | General use | $1,000 |
| Marrakech | Woodbridge, CT | Support programs for persons with disabilities | $1,000 |
| Move to Heal CT | Branford, CT | Helps people in recovery with health life activities in a group-based environment | $1,000 |
| Robert F Kennedy Human Rights | Washington, DC | Advocate for human rights issues at home and around the world | $1,000 |
| Roots 4 Relief | Guilford, CT | General use | $1,000 |
| ST Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Working to cure neuroblastoma and other childhood cancers | $1,000 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital | New Haven, CT | General use | $1,000 |
| Goodspeed Musicals | East Haddam, CT | General use | $600 |
| A Place Called Hope | Killingworth, CT | General use | $500 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | General use | $500 |
| Bikes for Kids | Centerbrook, CT | Acquire & repair bikes for needy children | $500 |
| Brain Aneurysm Foundation | Hanover, MA | Funding to help brain aneurysm awareness, education, support, advocacy, and research funding. | $500 |
| Branford Community Foundation | Branford, CT | To connect people who care with causes that matter, for the purpose of preserving and promoting the quality of life in branford | $500 |
| Branford Food Pantry | Branford, CT | General use | $500 |
| Committee on Temporary Shelter | Burlington, VT | Provide shelter & programs for homeless families | $500 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Supports national, state, and local efforts to strengthen our democracy. | $500 |
| Community Nursery School | Guilford, CT | Support the nature programs at a community cooperative preschool that values learning outdoors and qualitytime in nature. | $500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 106 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $160,955 | 106 |
| 2024 | $144,003 | 106 |
| 2023 | $124,250 | 101 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 25, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202642379349100509
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 45-5388089
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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