Golden Dome Foundation

Name

Golden Dome Foundation

Legal name

Golden Dome Foundation

Website

https://goldendomefoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Grants

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation grants
• Philanthropic capital funding
• Healthcare facility grants
• Education program funding
• Animal welfare grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Holmdel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Operations, Personnel

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Golden Dome Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grant-making organization that provides transformational grants to qualified non-profit organizations in three focus areas: health and wellness programs, education programs, and animal welfare and training. Grants fund facility construction and modernizations, state-of-the-art technology, clinical services, equipment purchases, and outreach initiatives. Organizations apply by submitting electronic grant proposals to the foundation administrator for trustee review.

Product overview

Golden Dome Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grant-making organization that provides transformational grants to support capital needs in three focus areas: health and wellness programs, education programs, and animal welfare and training. The foundation funds clinical services, state-of-the-art technology, facility construction and modernizations, outreach initiatives, and other vital programs. Past grant recipients include University of Notre Dame (Harris Family Track and Field Stadium), The Seeing Eye (Robert H. Harris Canine Pavilion), Bayshore Medical Center (Emergency Care Center expansion), Jersey Shore University Medical Center (ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery machine), Oak Hill Academy (gymnasium renovation), and St. Peter School (tuition assistance program).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transformational Grants Program The foundation's core offering is its Transformational Grants Program, which awards capital-purpose grants to qualified non-profit organizations across three focus areas: health and wellness programs, education programs, and animal welfare and training. Grants fund facility construction and modernizations, clinical services, state-of-the-art technology, equipment purchases, and outreach initiatives. Recipients must submit a formal electronic proposal including organizational details, executive summary, IRS Tax Determination Letter, audited financials, architect's drawings or monetary estimates, and a Terrorist Financing certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2.072 million donated to Oak Hill Academy since 2008
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record.

• St. Peter SchoolOthers · 1 September 2025$2 million pledge over 10 years ($200,000/year if benchmarks met) to support a needs-based tuition assistance program called 'Mary Ellen's Angels' and student character development initiative. This will expand access to Catholic education for families in need and promote values of respect, reverence, and responsibility.
• Marty's Place Senior Dog SanctuaryOthers · 1 January 2025The foundation donated $175,000 to Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary, a senior dog rescue organization in New Jersey.
• University of Notre DameOthers · 1 January 2015The foundation has supported University of Notre Dame through a grant for construction of The Harris Family Track and Field Stadium for Fighting Irish track and field teams. Located on the west side of the nine-lane outdoor track and field facility in the southeast corner of the Notre Dame campus.
• The Seeing EyeOthers · 1 January 2015As a principal donor, the foundation funded The Robert H. Harris Canine Pavilion - a state-of-the-art kennel at the Morristown campus that serves as updated living quarters for dogs during their 4-month training to become Seeing Eye dogs.
• Bayshore Medical CenterOthers · 1 January 2015The foundation funded a 32,000 square foot expansion for Bayshore Medical Center's Emergency Care Center, providing 35 patient bays, swing space with pediatric care capacity, and new imaging equipment dedicated to emergency care patients.
• Jersey Shore University Medical CenterOthers · 1 January 2015The foundation funded the ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery machine - first-in-the-world medical equipment located in Hope Tower at Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute. This treats primary and metastatic brain tumors with no incision in 1-5 outpatient visits, paired with Synaptive MRI for real-time imaging feedback.
• Oak Hill AcademyOthersLong-standing partnership with over $2.072 million in total donations since 2008. Support includes pool building (1995), Harris Science Plex (2010), outdoor basketball and tennis courts (2016), security system (2018), COVID-19 health and safety upgrades, science equipment, and gymnasium renovation. Lower School building named 'Dr. Robert H. Harris Lower School Learning Center' in 2021. Gymnasium named 'Dr. Robert H. Harris and Mary Ellen Harris Gymnasium' in 2024.
• Allaire Community FarmOthersThe foundation paid off the $1.8 million mortgage for Allaire Community Farm, a Wall non-profit therapy farm.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Princeton Area Community Foundation: Central NJ community foundation serving nonprofits across Mercer, Middlesex, and surrounding counties. Comparable as a NJ grantmaking entity with similar beneficiary geography and education/health focus.
• The Community Foundation of New Jersey: Large NJ-based community foundation making grants across health, education, and human services in the same region as GDF. Comparable because both are NJ-headquartered grantmakers serving overlapping nonprofits, though CFNJ is much larger and donor-advised.
• The William Penn Foundation: Greater Philadelphia-area private foundation funding education, environment, and arts. Comparable as a Mid-Atlantic regional private grantmaker with capital-grant orientation, though focused on PA rather than NJ.
• The Victoria Foundation: Newark, NJ private foundation funding education, environment, and social services in NJ. Comparable as a NJ private grantmaker with education and community-focus overlap.

Direct peers

• The Hyde and Watson Foundation: Private NJ family foundation providing capital and program grants to health, education, and human-services organizations. Closely comparable to GDF as a similarly sized private NJ grantmaker with parallel focus areas and capital-grant orientation.
• Russell Berrie Foundation: New Jersey-based private foundation funding education, health, and human services. Comparable as a private NJ grantmaker with overlapping capital-grant priorities and similar organizational scale.
• The Nicholson Foundation: Private NJ foundation focused on health and education system reform. Comparable because it funds health and education capital projects in NJ with a similar grantmaking orientation.

Broad incumbents

• The Kresge Foundation: Major national private foundation funding health, education, and human services via capital grants and program investments. Comparable through its capital-grant orientation across the same three verticals as GDF, but at much greater scale.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Largest US health-focused philanthropy, headquartered in Princeton NJ. Comparable as a NJ-based grantmaker in health but operates at vastly greater scale and focuses on national health policy rather than capital projects.

Emerging players

• The Grable Foundation: Private family foundation funding education, health, and community causes via targeted capital and program grants. Comparable to GDF in being a mid-sized private foundation with multi-vertical focus and similar grant-making scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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