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Greenwald Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$733k
Granted FY2023
57
Grants FY2023
55
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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100% of Greenwald Family Foundation Inc’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Greenwald Family Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 43 organizations, $733k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

17
’17
20
’18
27
’19
21
’20
31
’21
36
’22
43
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2023
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 55
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
12
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Greenwald Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $146k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalEnvironmentCivil RightsEducationCrime & LegalHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202355$723k25%
FY202251$568k24%
FY202144$551k20%
FY202032$230k25%
FY201937$132k38%
FY201832$103k19%
FY201727$116kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Philanthropy$1.8MEnvironment$708kInternational$580kCivil Rights$264kHuman Services$200kHealth$149kScience & Tech$106kFood & Nutrition$73kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
NJ
CT
RI
CA
NE
VA
MD
NC
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of Greenwald Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sierra Club Foundation$235,50060%
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$216,00050%
Givedirectly Inc$200,00040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$195,00060%
St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc$175,00061%
Ceres Inc$98,00060%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$87,50060%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$85,00060%
International Rescue Committee INC$75,00050%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$55,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$50,00020%
American Near East Refugee Aid$44,50070%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$36,00040%
United States Fund for Unicef$35,00070%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$30,00030%
Imagine North Carolina First$28,00011%
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$25,00010%
NAACP Foundation$25,00012%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$25,00040%
National Arbor Day Foundation$20,50050%
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$20,00020%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$20,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$20,00030%
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc$20,00011%
Mount Auburn Hospital$20,00020%
Innovations for Poverty Action a Nonprofit Corporation$19,75070%
Huron River Watershed Council$15,00040%
Ozone House Inc$11,50070%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$10,50050%
Build Health International Inc$10,00010%
Second Nature Inc$10,00010%
Project Drawdown$10,00010%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$10,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$10,00010%
The Trustees of Reservations$9,50070%
Pine Street Inn Inc$9,50070%
Mothers Out Front Inc$8,50070%
Sail for Epilepsy LTD$8,00033%
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc$7,00070%
Children's Hospital Corporation$7,00070%
Rosie's Place Inc$6,50070%
We the People Opportunity Farm Inc$6,00041%
Museum of Fine Arts$6,00020%
Museum of Science$6,00020%
Everyday Democracy Inc$5,30010%
Charity Navigator$3,00060%
Camfed USA Foundation$2,50010%
Cambridge Public Library Foundation Inc$1,50020%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Maranyundo Initiative Inc$1,00020%
Syrian American Medical Society Foundation$1,00010%
Greenroots Inc$25010%
Eastie Farm Inc$2501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($388k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Greenwald Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSierra Club Foundation: $235,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWoodwell Climate Research Center Inc: $216,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGivedirectly Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $195,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSt Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc: $175,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetCeres Inc: $98,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $87,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Near East Refugee Aid: $44,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $36,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetImagine North Carolina First: $28,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNAACP Empowerment Programs Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Arbor Day Foundation: $20,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMount Auburn Hospital: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInnovations for Poverty Action a Nonprofit Corporation: $19,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHuron River Watershed Council: $15,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOzone House Inc: $11,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society Inc: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBuild Health International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Nature Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetProject Drawdown: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPine Street Inn Inc: $9,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMothers Out Front Inc: $8,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSail for Epilepsy LTD: $8,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetNantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $6,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWe the People Opportunity Farm Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Science: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEveryday Democracy Inc: $5,300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCharity Navigator: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCamfed USA Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCambridge Public Library Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 52.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Boston Foundation IncMA27× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Barr Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Alchemy Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Greenwald Family Foundation Inc

How much does Greenwald Family Foundation Inc give?
Greenwald Family Foundation Inc reported 57 grants totaling $733,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 55 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Greenwald Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (42%), Environment (17%), International (14%).
Who are Greenwald Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sierra Club Foundation ($236k), Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc ($216k), Givedirectly Inc ($200k).
Does Greenwald Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Greenwald Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Greenwald Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Barr Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
Where is Greenwald Family Foundation Inc based?
Greenwald Family Foundation Inc is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 93 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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