The Alan And Tonia Gould Family
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a diverse range of causes, primarily focused on education, youth development, and the arts. Its mission includes improving quality of life through educational opportunities, providing mental health resources, and supporting community enrichment initiatives. The foundation funds programs that serve various populations, including children, teens, and families, with a notable emphasis on music education and mental health support for the music industry. Additionally, it engages in efforts to empower women and address food insecurity. While it is based in New York, its funding extends across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized arts, youth development, education, or community nonprofits seeking modest, project-level support and able to make a concise, relationship-oriented case.
Good Fit
- • Project or program-level requests in arts/music, youth development, or education
- • Request sizes in the low-thousands (typical recent grants around $500–$7,500)
- • Ability to explain impact briefly in a letter or phone conversation
- • Geographic presence or program work in states recently funded (e.g., CA, NY, OR, CO, VA)
- • Willingness to engage via a direct contact or mailed submission rather than an online portal
Geography
Observed giving spans multiple states rather than a single city or county: five states received funding in the latest year, with notable shares to California and the foundation's home state.
Recipient Variety
The funder supported a moderate-to-large number of distinct, independent recipients across the two observed years (14 in 2022 and 8 in 2023) and added many new grantees in the latest year, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set despite dollar concentration among a few.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence supports new entrants: the latest year included six new recipients, the foundation provides application instructions and a named contact, and the grant process is described as rolling with no special forms, all of which suggest unfamiliar applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
