Goodman Philanthropies is a family philanthropy dedicated to improving economic mobility in the United States.

About us

Goodman Philanthropies is a family philanthropy dedicated to improving economic mobility in the United States. We focus our grantmaking around wage-building and wealth-building initiatives.

We are committed to taking an evidence-based approach towards identifying and scaling what works, while spurring innovation, new insights, and fresh ideas. Learn more about us and our approach. See our grants portfolio here.

What do we fund?

Goodman Philanthropies provides philanthropic funding centered around two of the key drivers of US economic mobility that have a strong evidence base and have a high potential for enhancing US economic mobility at scale:

  • 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.

Please see our Portfolio page for more information about our grants recipients.