About the Goodman Nonprofit Center

The Goodman Nonprofit Center serves as a hub for education, collaboration, research and support for nonprofit leaders in our community. The Nonprofit Center aims to address the critical gap in professional resources for nonprofit organizations in Greater Madison and Wisconsin as a whole.

“The message from nonprofit leaders has been clear,” said Andy Davey, Director of the Goodman Nonprofit Center. “They want to learn from and with their colleagues in deeper ways and want to build peer networks that can support them through the often-intense ups and downs of the work. It was also clear that what was needed was a more centralized hub that could be a dependable source of information, professional development and collaboration across organizations.”

In early 2024, the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Foundation announced its $5 million lead gift to support the Nonprofit Center’s endowment to ensure long-term sustainability of this effort. Support for the Nonprofit Center has continued to grow, with Roots & Wings Foundation, United Way of Dane County, Ascendium Education Group, American Family Dreams Foundations and an anonymous donor contributing to the Center’s operating endowment.

“These gifts deepen support of the philanthropic community in the region and bring us closer to realizing our full vision for the Goodman Nonprofit Center,” said Bob Sorge, Madison Community Foundation’s President and CEO. “We are deeply grateful to all of our Founding Partners for their commitment.”

The Goodman Nonprofit Center is continuing to seek endowment support from the community in its effort to reach it’s $12.5 million goal. Please reach out to Center Director Andy Davey for more information about joining this effort.