Updated November 30, 2007
We are a small family foundation with roots in the 60's and a strong identification with the City of Rochester and County of Monroe in New York State. We also have interests in the Boston, MA, Vermont and the Madison WI regions.
A detailed discussion of our grant making guidelines is available from the Grantmakers Guide, published biannually by the Rochester Grantmakers Forum, Email: rgf@grantmakers.org (or see below)
More information and our 1998 - 2006 990 PFs may be found at http://www.guidestar.org/. Search for "Goldberg Berbeco". The data is in Portable Document Format (pdf) and is 1,229 Kb. Instructions and links to the reader are available on the site.
We are doing grantmaking on a roughly semi annual schedule. We have just met on November 20, 2007. Our next meeting will be in May 2007. For the Spring grant making, requests should be in hand by the end of April, 2008 at the latest. We accept preliminary requests by phone, mail and email: foundation@goldberg-online.net. We then require the Common Application Form which can be obtained from Rochester Grantmakers Forum . If the total size of the program you are requesting funding is $10,000 or over we want part 4, the logic model, completed. For grantseekers out of our region who have already prepared grant materials, we will consider them without our forms.
The Annual Report for 2003-2004 can be found here.
The following is from the Grantmakers Guide cited above:
Program Description
Program's purpose: To support organizations with programs in education and human service.
Funding priorities:
Health; Human Service; Family Planning; Historical; Cultural; Law; Poverty; Jewish Organizations; Youth Services; Civic
Geographic focus: Greater Rochester.
Geographic limitations: funds in Monroe County, NY, Boston, MA area, Burlington, VT, and National and International Organizations, other areas where family members may reside
Areas of interest:
ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES: Arts/cultural multipurpose, Humanities, Arts services, Performing arts, Visual arts.
ANIMAL RELATED: Wildlife preservation/protection.
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT: Community coalitions, Community/neighborhood development/improvement.
CIVIL RIGHTS: Civil liberties advocacy, Civil rights/advocacy for specific groups, Intergroup relations/race relations, Voter education/registration.
EDUCATION: Libraries/library science, Pre-school/elementary, Secondary, Vocational/technical, Student services/organizations of students.
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY/PROTECTION/BEAUTIFICATION: Environmental beautification/open spaces, Environmental education/outdoor survival, Natural resources conservation/protection.
HEALTH - GENERAL/REHABILITATIVE: Reproductive health care.
HOUSING/SHELTER: Low-cost temporary housing.
HUMAN SERVICES: Children/youth services, Family services, Family violence shelters and services, Senior centers and services.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: International human rights, International peace/security, Promotion of international understanding.
HEALTH - MENTAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTION: Addiction disorders, Alcohol/drug/substance, prevention and treatment, Counseling/support groups.
RELIGION/SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT: Interfaith issues, Specific denomination.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: Adult/child matching programs, Multipurpose youth centers/clubs. Intended beneficiaries:Children and Youth (infants-19 years), Adults, Aging/elderly/senior citizens, Blind/vision impaired, Deaf/hearing impaired, African Americans/Blacks, Female Adults, Female Aging/Elderly/Senior Citizens, Substance abusers, Single parents, Poor/economically disadvantaged. Types of support for organizations:
CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS: Building/renovation, Computer systems/technology, Equipment.
GENERAL PURPOSE/OPERATING SUPPORT: Annual campaigns.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/PROJECT SUPPORT: Curriculum development, Program evaluation, Seed money/start up funds.
PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS. Exclusions: Individuals, Non 501(c)(3), Scholarships/Loans, Tax Supported Institutions.