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The Greenbaum Foundation

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.

$6.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
51
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,060,873
Organizations funded a year
51 to 60
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$56M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations The Greenbaum Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.4M 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
AnimalsHuman ServicesEducationHealthInternationalCrime & LegalOther
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
FY2024still arriving57$6.1M33%
FY202351$5.5M22%
FY202260$5.2M33%
FY202159$4.1M19%
FY202057$3.8M67%
FY201952$3.6M40%
FY201854$3.5M35%
FY201753$2.9Mn/a
85% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$9.8MFood & Nutrition$5.7MHealth$3.2MCivil Rights$2.4MPhilanthropy$1.8MInternational$1.6MEducation$1.2MEnvironment$1.1MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Karuna Foundation$1,534,37333%
The Humane League$1,213,52582%
A Well-Fed World$1,025,000712%
Humane America Animal Foundation$763,00041%
Mercy for Animals Inc$595,00042%
Preventive Medicine Research Institute$500,00048%
Nonhuman Rights Project Inc$475,000615%
UnchainedTV$430,000734%
Panorama Global$400,00020%
Tostan Inc$360,00016%
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All grantees of The Greenbaum Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Karuna Foundation$1,534,37333%
The Humane League$1,213,52582%
A Well-Fed World$1,025,000712%
Humane America Animal Foundation$763,00041%
Mercy for Animals Inc$595,00042%
Preventive Medicine Research Institute$500,00048%
Nonhuman Rights Project Inc$475,000615%
UnchainedTV$430,000734%
Panorama Global$400,00020%
Tostan Inc$360,00016%
Animal Defense Partnership Inc$350,000424%
Crisis Action Inc$350,00037%
Friends of the Earth$330,00031%
Animal Outlook Inc$325,00037%
The Good Food Institute Inc$325,00031%
Freedom for All Inc$300,0003n/a
Stop Animal Exploitation Now$300,0003n/a
Truckers Against Trafficking$300,000311%
Operation Fistula$250,000319%
Reducetarian Foundation Inc$235,00088%
Sentient Media$225,000312%
The White Coat Waste Project Inc$225,000220%
Educated Choices Program Inc$200,0002n/a
Thorn$200,00023%
Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc$200,00011%
Meridian Institute$200,00020%
Animal Equality$200,00033%
Generation Awakening$192,826242%
American College of Lifestyle Medicine$177,94536%
Balance Inc$162,50022%
Polaris Project$150,00021%
Our Honor$150,000364%
Vermont Law School$150,00030%
Africa College Fund$150,0003n/a
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$150,0002n/a
Strongminds Inc$150,00033%
Animal Charity Evaluators$139,00014%
In Our Backyard$135,000322%
Vegan Outreach Inc$126,79033%
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods C/O Melanie Stevenson$107,00026%
Animal Advocacy Careers$100,00038%
Shining Hope for Communities Inc$100,00011%
Humane World for Animals Inc$100,00010%
Compassion in World Farming Inc$100,00028%
Game Changers Foundation Inc$100,00012%
Public Justice Foundation$100,00012%
Greener by Default$100,00016%
New Roots Institute$100,00014%
No Means No Worldwide$100,000225%
Gamechangers Foundation$100,0001n/a
Free to Thrive$90,000326%
Montefiore Medical Center$88,00010%
Switch4Good$87,50024%
The Pollination Project Foundation$87,00032%
Advancing Law For Animals$85,000231%
One Protest Inc$75,000328%
Women Moving Millions Inc$75,00023%
Food Empowerment Project$71,00039%
Plant Based Foods Association$65,00018%
Transparentem Ltd$50,00011%
Net Impact$50,00011%
Spark Microgrants Inc$50,00012%
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism$50,00012%
Rise Up Inc$50,0001n/a
Global Food Partners Inc$50,00019%
Team Rubicon Inc$50,00010%
US Right to Know$50,000110%
Akashinga Inc$50,00013%
Animal Partisan Inc$50,000120%
Animals United Movement$50,00016%
Allied Scholars for Animal Protection$50,00018%
Vegvoyages Foundation$48,380237%
Animal Rights Initiative$40,0001n/a
Western University of Health Sciences$37,50010%
Animal Alliance Network$35,0001n/a
United Nations Foundation Inc$25,41710%
Plant Dining Partnerships$25,0001n/a
Social Compassion$25,000234%
Better Health Better Life Inc$20,0001n/a
Beagle Freedom Project$20,00011%
Sea Shepherd Legal$20,0001n/a
Speak Out for Animals$15,0001n/a
Digital Harbor Foundation$10,00010%
In the Family Way$10,00015%
DC Voters for Animals Education Fund Inc$8,605110%
Living Soul Foundation$6,000111%
From The Heart Productions$5,00010%
SurvJustice Inc$5,0001n/a
Vitalactions Inc$5,0001n/a
Whole Child International$5,00010%
Living With Harmony Inc$5,000119%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 101 recipients with no EIN on record ($18M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Greenbaum Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 76 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKaruna Foundation: $1,534,373 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetThe Humane League: $1,213,525 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetA Well-Fed World: $1,025,000 over 7y, 12% of budgetHumane America Animal Foundation: $763,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMercy for Animals Inc: $595,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetPreventive Medicine Research Institute: $500,000 over 4y, 7.8% of budgetNonhuman Rights Project Inc: $475,000 over 6y, 15% of budgetUnchainedTV: $430,000 over 7y, 34% of budgetPanorama Global: $400,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTostan Inc: $360,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetAnimal Defense Partnership Inc: $350,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetCrisis Action Inc: $350,000 over 3y, 6.8% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $330,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetAnimal Outlook Inc: $325,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetThe Good Food Institute Inc: $325,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTruckers Against Trafficking: $300,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetOperation Fistula: $250,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetReducetarian Foundation Inc: $235,000 over 8y, 8.4% of budgetSentient Media: $225,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetThe White Coat Waste Project Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetThorn: $200,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetEffective Ventures Foundation USA Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMeridian Institute: $200,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAnimal Equality: $200,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetGeneration Awakening: $192,826 over 2y, 42% of budgetAmerican College of Lifestyle Medicine: $177,945 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetBalance Inc: $162,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetPolaris Project: $150,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOur Honor: $150,000 over 3y, 64% of budgetVermont Law School: $150,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStrongminds Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetAnimal Charity Evaluators: $139,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetIn Our Backyard: $135,000 over 3y, 22% of budgetVegan Outreach Inc: $126,790 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetSustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods C/O Melanie Stevenson: $107,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetAnimal Advocacy Careers: $100,000 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetShining Hope for Communities Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompassion in World Farming Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetGame Changers Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPublic Justice Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetGreener by Default: $100,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetNew Roots Institute: $100,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetNo Means No Worldwide: $100,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetFree to Thrive: $90,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetMontefiore Medical Center: $88,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSwitch4Good: $87,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetThe Pollination Project Foundation: $87,000 over 3y, 2.1% 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 76.

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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.

The Quinn FoundationKS53× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Quinn Foundation · Vegfund Inc · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Humane America Animal Foundation · Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc · Aceso Foundation Inc · Animal Charity Evaluators · Tipping Point Private Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Karuna Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Kh Dominion Foundation 5507-21-40

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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How do I get to The Greenbaum Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Greenbaum Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Greenbaum Foundation

How much does The Greenbaum Foundation give?
The Greenbaum Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $6,075,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 51 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Greenbaum Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (28%), Food & Nutrition (16%), Health (9%).
Who are The Greenbaum Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Karuna Foundation ($1.5M), The Humane League ($1.2M), A Well-Fed World ($1.0M).
Does The Greenbaum Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Greenbaum 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 The Greenbaum Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Quinn Foundation, Vegfund Inc, Rsf Social Finance Inc.
Where is The Greenbaum Foundation based?
The Greenbaum 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 194 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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