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Rita and Leo Greenland Family 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.

$144k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
36
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 49
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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
InternationalEnvironmentArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationOther
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 arriving25$142k28%
FY202436$86k25%
FY202336$83k19%
FY202249$101k16%
FY202147$100k36%
FY202040$90k45%
FY201939$85k51%
FY201826$80k46%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$140kEducation$133kCivil Rights$71kHealth$65kArts & Culture$64kFood & Nutrition$61kReligion$61kInternational$40kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
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IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
SC
DC
AL
GA
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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 98 grantees
All grantees of Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sarah Lawrence College$66,00020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$40,75080%
The Coral Reef Alliance$40,00070%
Ocean Conservancy$40,00070%
Tergar International$33,50080%
Georgetown University$27,50030%
Los Angeles Review of Books$25,00051%
Public Citizen Inc$25,00010%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Democracy Forward$25,0001n/a
Stepping Stones Museum for Children Inc$23,50080%
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research Inc$20,50070%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$18,00050%
City Harvest Inc$14,10030%
The Outpost Foundation$11,97652%
Rainforest Trust$11,00060%
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$10,52590%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$10,50090%
American Jewish Committee$10,00020%
Norwalk Community College Foundation Inc$8,00050%
Fresh Air Fund$8,00070%
Save The Children Federation Inc$7,00020%
National Links Trust$6,55440%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$6,00050%
International Rescue Committee INC$6,00010%
Connecticut College$5,75060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,00040%
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center$5,00010%
Food Bank for New York City$5,00010%
Anti-Defamation League Foundation$5,00010%
Bridge House Inc$5,00030%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$4,50030%
Teens for Food Justice Inc$4,00050%
Feeding America$4,00030%
The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation$3,50060%
Trees Water and People$3,50040%
New York Cares Inc$3,00030%
Pen American Center Inc$2,75050%
Pundarika Foundation$2,5001n/a
Bronx Children's Museum$2,50030%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,50010%
Foundation for a Mindful Society Inc$2,50010%
Natem Foundation Inc$2,50011%
Tergar Schools Inc$2,50010%
The Cornucopia Institute Inc$2,50030%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$2,50040%
Dysautonomia Advocacy Foundation$2,2203n/a
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Inc$2,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$2,00020%
Wholesome Wave Inc$2,00020%
Easter Seals Inc$1,7501n/a
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$1,50020%
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc$1,50020%
Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido Inc$1,50010%
Holocaust Museum La$1,50030%
Writers Guild Foundation$1,50030%
Mercy Corps$1,00010%
Hias Inc$1,00010%
American Library Association$1,00010%
Beyond Pesticides$1,0001n/a
Wateraid America Inc$1,00010%
Clean Water Fund$1,00010%
City Parks Foundation Inc$1,00010%
826la$1,00010%
Path$1,00010%
From The Heart Productions$1,0001n/a
Protect Democracy Project$1,00010%
The Lpga Foundation$1,0001n/a
Oxfam-America Inc$1,00010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$1,00010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$1,00010%
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc$1,00010%
Temple Isaiah$1,0001n/a
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$1,00010%
The Friars Golf Foundation$1,00011%
Freedom House$1,00010%
New York Open Center Inc$1,00010%
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc$1,00010%
Technoserve Inc$1,00010%
Kaplan Public Service Foundation Inc$1,00040%
The Against Malaria Foundation$1,00010%
The Reciprocity Foundation$1,000129%
Saving Wild Tigers Inc$1,0001n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$1,00010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$75020%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$75020%
New England Forestry Foundation Inc$50020%
Dysautonomia Foundation Inc Dba Familial Dysautonomia Foundation$50010%
The Release Recovery Foundation Inc$50020%
Pxe International Inc$50020%
Sam First$50010%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$50010%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$50010%
Homeboy Industries$50010%
Upward Bound House$25010%
The Kilgoris Project$25010%
New York Women's Foundation Inc$25010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($203k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 89 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSarah Lawrence College: $66,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $40,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Coral Reef Alliance: $40,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $40,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTergar International: $33,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGeorgetown University: $27,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Review of Books: $25,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPublic Citizen Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStepping Stones Museum for Children Inc: $23,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetYivo Institute for Jewish Research Inc: $20,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Regional Food Bank: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $14,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Outpost Foundation: $11,976 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetRainforest Trust: $11,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Middlebury College: $10,525 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $10,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorwalk Community College Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Air Fund: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Links Trust: $6,554 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut College: $5,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Rabin Medical Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridge House Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTeens for Food Justice Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mr Holland's Opus Foundation: $3,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTrees Water and People: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Cares Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPen American Center Inc: $2,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBronx Children's Museum: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for a Mindful Society Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatem Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTergar Schools Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Cornucopia Institute Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCommittee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWholesome Wave Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% 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 89.

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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.

Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Tides Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation

How much does Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation give?
Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $143,976 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 49 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (16%), Education (16%), Civil Rights (8%).
Who are Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Sarah Lawrence College ($66k), Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($41k), The Coral Reef Alliance ($40k).
Does Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rita and Leo Greenland Family 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 Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, Boston Foundation Inc, California Community Foundation.
Where is Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation based?
Rita and Leo Greenland Family Foundation is based in CT.

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 132 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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