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Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$398k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
26%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$65,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 46
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$4.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureEducationHealthEnvironmentInternationalOther
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
FY2025still arriving39$391k31%
FY202438$244k26%
FY202327$91k22%
FY202239$168k38%
FY202134$297k50%
FY202040$586k40%
FY201946$320k28%
FY201844$177k73%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$935kArts & Culture$361kEducation$327kPhilanthropy$180kCivil Rights$166kFood & Nutrition$92kAnimals$67kCrime & Legal$65kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
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NJ
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CA
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VA
MD
AZ
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NC
DC
OK
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 93 grantees
All grantees of Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$130,00050%
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc$98,00060%
Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc$85,00032%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$75,00030%
Bellingcat US Inc$75,00020%
The Fund for Public Schools Inc$57,50060%
Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc$53,00040%
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation$50,00010%
Join Together Society America$40,00032%
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums$40,00020%
Alpha Genesis Community Development Corporation$34,00023%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$28,00040%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$25,00010%
One Mission Cambridge Inc$20,00015%
National Gallery of Art$20,00010%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$18,00040%
211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc$16,00030%
New Museum of Contemporary Art$13,80070%
Democracy Forward Foundation$10,00010%
International Documentary Foundation Inc$10,00010%
American Indian College Fund$10,00010%
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum$10,00010%
East River Park Action Inc$10,000134%
Investigative Studios Inc$10,0001n/a
John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation Inc$10,00011%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,00010%
Regents of the University of California$10,0001n/a
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$7,72580%
Maple Farm Sanctuary Inc$7,4158n/a
Democracy Now Productions Inc$7,00020%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$6,22580%
Best Friends Animal Society$5,75050%
West Palm Beach Library Foundation Inc$5,70012%
Friends of Animals Inc$5,57560%
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation$5,00010%
Morselife Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Empowerment Achievement Movement$5,0001n/a
The James Beard Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Kipp Bay Area Schools$5,00010%
Values United$5,00010%
Latin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc$5,00011%
Barn Sanctuary$4,17550%
Friends of the Feathered & Furry Wildlife Center I$3,92561%
Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc$3,50021%
Last Chance for Animals$3,05040%
Feed the Hungry San Miguel Inc$3,05040%
The Armory Art Center Inc$3,00030%
Utah Film Center$3,00010%
Immaterial Incorporated$3,00013%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$3,00010%
Best Foot Forward Foundation Inc$3,00010%
James Renwick Alliance$3,00030%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$2,95060%
Whitney Museum of American Art$2,80040%
The Lord's Place Inc$2,80030%
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc$2,70030%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$2,59550%
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Inc$2,55020%
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (Gaia)$2,50010%
Young Mens Christian Association of the Chesapeake Inc$2,5001n/a
Mercy for Animals Inc$2,42030%
Cause 4 Paws Inc$2,3765n/a
Humane World Action Fund$2,15030%
Minorities in Aquaculture$2,00011%
Paws for Life Inc$2,00012%
Humane World for Animals Inc$1,90030%
Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary Inc$1,7504n/a
Foundcare Inc$1,57530%
Museum of Modern Art$1,55550%
The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California$1,40020%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$1,37520%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$1,20020%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$1,15030%
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation$1,00010%
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens Inc$1,00020%
Ocean Conservancy$90010%
The Marine Mammal Center$72510%
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation$70020%
Rainforest Trust$60010%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$50010%
Catskill Animal Sanctuary Inc$50010%
Lark Theater$40020%
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco$35930%
Vita Nova Inc$30010%
Midwood High School Alumni Association Inc$25012%
Born Free USA united with API$25010%
The Contemporary Jewish Museum$20020%
Museum of Arts and Design$2001n/a
Kqed Inc$20020%
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation$12510%
Japanese Art Society of America Inc$12510%
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc$12510%
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Inc$9510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilliam J Brennan Center for Justice Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $98,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBellingcat US Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Fund for Public Schools Inc: $57,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $53,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJoin Together Society America: $40,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetCorporation of the Fine Arts Museums: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Genesis Community Development Corporation: $34,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $28,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Mission Cambridge Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetNational Gallery of Art: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget211 Palm BeachTreasure Coast Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNew Museum of Contemporary Art: $13,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDemocracy Forward Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Documentary Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Asian Pacific American Women's Forum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEast River Park Action Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetJohn Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $7,725 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDemocracy Now Productions Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $6,225 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $5,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWest Palm Beach Library Foundation Inc: $5,700 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFriends of Animals Inc: $5,575 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMorselife Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe James Beard Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKipp Bay Area Schools: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValues United: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLatin American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBarn Sanctuary: $4,175 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Feathered & Furry Wildlife Center I: $3,925 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetDorchester Center for the Arts Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetLast Chance for Animals: $3,050 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeed the Hungry San Miguel Inc: $3,050 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Armory Art Center Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUtah Film Center: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImmaterial Incorporated: $3,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Foot Forward Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJames Renwick Alliance: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% 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 85.

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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.

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Mestal Foundation · The Nathan Foundation Inc Ima Co Robert S · The Jim Moran Foundation Inc · Quantum Foundation Inc · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Waddell Foundation Inc · Ibis Charities Foundation Inc · The Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Agencies in Palm Beach County Inc

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 Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation

How much does Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation give?
Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $397,828 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (36%), Arts & Culture (14%), Education (13%).
Who are Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc ($130k), Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc ($98k), Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc ($85k).
Does Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation 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 Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc, The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, The Bessemer Giving Fund.
Where is Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation based?
Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation is based in CA.

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 158 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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