Grants Portfolio
To date, the Goodman Family Foundation has committed more than $60 million in grant funding. Our grantmaking efforts are focused on two key drivers of economic mobility:
Wage-building initiatives: We fund the design, pilot, scale, and efficacy research for career education and training programs and policies that lead to family-sustaining wages and cultivate career pathways and wage growth over time.
Wealth-building initiatives: We fund new and innovative tools, policies, and ideas that enable more low and middle income Americans to participate in asset-building as a mechanisms for sustained, intergenerational economic mobility.
Tuition-Free Job Training Programs
Wage-Building Initiative
Year Up United is a nonprofit organization that provides young adults with the skills, experiences, and support needed to reach their full potential. Founded in 2000, its evidence-backed one-year job training program combines hands-on skill development with internships at leading companies, and is in the process of scaling across the US.
Year Up United
One-year Alternative to College
Wage-Building Initiative
Based in Brooklyn, New York, the Marcy Lab School offers intensive, free, one-year alternative to college focused on Software Engineering or Data Analytics. They help learners unlock the skills, network, and habits needed to launch a financially rewarding career in tech, with outsized earnings / ROI relative to four-year-degree graduates.
Marcy Lab School
Making Wealth Possible for All
Wealth-Building Initiative
Commonwealth is a nonprofit dedicated to enhancing financial security and opportunity for financially vulnerable individuals. Their newly launched national initiative aims to enable 1 million first-time investors by showcasing what is possible, demonstrate what’s been learned, identify where and what policy action(s) are required.
Commonwealth
Transforming the Future of Financial Health
Wealth-Building Initiative
SaverLife is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families build financial stability through incentivized savings programs. By offering cash prizes, rewards, and educational resources, SaverLife encourages members to develop consistent saving habits.