FundersNew Jersey

Leonard and Lois Green

Woodbridge, NJ · EIN 22-2836471. Reported 146 grants totalling $6,079,251 to 112 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,043median grant
$6,079,251granted, 2020-2023
112organizations funded
30%of grantees funded again the next year
$7,131,786assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Leonard and Lois Green did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,043. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $10,000; the smallest was $25 and the largest $2,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
54 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
37 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
18 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
21 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
9 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
2 grants
$100,000 and Up
5 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Babson CollegeBabson Park, MA$4,506,000332022
Gcsen FoundationKingston, NY$350,000112022
National Stuttering FoundationStaten Island, NY$250,000112023
Ny Race Track ChaplaincyElmont, NY$197,240442023
Congregation B'nai IsraelRumson, NJ$108,586442023
Red Bank Regional Board of EducationLittle Silver, NJ$75,000112021
New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionLexington, KY$58,000222023
Jeremy's HeroesWoodbridge, NJ$43,570442023
Stable Recover IncLexington, KY$26,000222023
Bridge of Books FoundationRumson, NJ$25,000112022
HadassahNew York, NY$25,000112020
Ocala Farm MinistryOcala, FL$24,650112022
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY$22,000222022
Kool Kids FoundationMontclair, NJ$20,000222023
TAKE2 Second Career Thoroughbred Program IncFloral Park, NY$20,000222021
Oj Anderson FoundationLittle Falls, NJ$19,700222021
Rolling MeadowsDenton, NC$18,000112021
American Foundation Awareness for SuicideNew York, NY$15,000112022
Will 2 Trep IncNew York, NY$15,000112023
Backstretch Employee Service TeamElmont, NY$14,271222023
Garden State Chapter Little People of AmericaRumson, NJ$12,500222023
Monmouth Day Care CenterRed Bank, NJ$12,500112022
Carolina Abortion FundDurham, NC$12,000112022
Rfh Touchdown ClubRumson, NJ$11,600442023
Live Like Sam FoundationPark City, UT$11,000112021
Meghan Rose Bradley FoundationBranchburg, NJ$11,000222023
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$11,000222022
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA$10,100112022
Elevated Access IncSpringfield, IL$10,000112022
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network FoundationKingston, NY$10,000112020
Horse Farms Forever IncOcala, FL$10,000222023
Little Angels Service DogsJamul, CA$10,000112022
Movement Ground FarmTiverton, RI$10,000112022
Community Healthcare NetworkNew York, NY$7,500112022
Oj Anderson Scholarship FoundationLittle Falls, NJ$7,500112023
Habitat for HumanityFreehold, NJ$6,500222023
Go Fund Me - Kidney for ThomasWest Hollywodd, CA$5,101112023
Eckerd CollegeSt Petersburg, FL$5,000112022
Jersey Shore Dream CenterLong Branch, NJ$5,000112023
Mens X MentalRed Bank, NJ$5,000112023
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ$5,000112022
National Museum of Racing and Hall of FameSaratoga Springs, NY$5,000112023
Temple Israel of NatickNatick, MA$5,000112020
The Jimmy FundBrookline, MA$4,000222021
New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionKaura, OH$3,500222021
Medford HighschoolMedford, NJ$2,500112020
National Ms SocietyJersey City, NJ$2,100332022
Whin Music CommunityNew York, NY$2,000112020
Kortney Rose FoundationOceanport, NJ$1,250222021
DetectogetherWestborough, MA$1,091112023
GofundmeRedwood City, CA$1,050112021
Jenns Legacy of LoveRedwood City, CA$1,050112020
Computers 4 PeopleHoboken, NJ$1,036112023
Somerville Hs Boys Basketball Booster ClubNorth Branch, NJ$1,020332022
ACLUNewark, NJ$1,000112020
Basilone Memorial FoundationRaritan, NJ$1,000112021
Bayit BrigadeChicago, IL$1,000112023
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MA$1,000112022
Discovery WorldParkersburg, WV$1,000112022
Feeding AmericaWashington, DC$1,000112021
Fort Riley and Ausa Operation Santa ClausFort Riley, KS$1,000112023
Horse Farm WorkersLexington, KY$1,000112022
Make a Wish FoundationPhoenix, AZ$1,000112021
Marines Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA$1,000112021
Ronald Mcdonald HouseChicago, IL$1,000112020
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT$1,000112023
Saint Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$750112022
NextstepLawndale, CA$521112021
American Jewish Committee (ajc)New York, NY$500112021
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY$500112021
American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY$500112021
Bring Them Home NowNew York, NY$500112023
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NY$500112021
Jewish Family and Childrens ServicesPrinceton, NJ$500112021
Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York, NY$500112021
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FL$500112021
National Wildlife FederationReston, VA$500112021
New Jersey AngelsJackson, NJ$500112023
Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DC$500112021
Repair the SeaTampa, FL$500112022
Shepherds House IncLexington, KY$500112021
The USOWashington, DC$500112021
World Jewish CongressNew York, NY$500112021
Magen David Adom in IsraelOryehuda, Israel$360112023
The Helene Whitman Memorial Cancer FundFair Haven, NJ$360222022
American Red CrossTampa, FL$300112021
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$300112021
HiasNatick, NY$300112021
Naral Pro-Choice AmericaWashington, DC$300112021
Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC$255112021
Backside Learning CenterLouisville, KY$250112023
Children's Specialized HospitalMountainside, NJ$250112022
Food for the PoorCoconut Creek, FL$250112021
Monmouth County Park SystemLincroft, NJ$250112022
National Park FoundationBaltimore, MD$250112021
Saint Dorothea ChurchEatontown, NJ$250112020
Southwest Indian FoundationGallup, NM$250112021
Vna Health GroupHolmdel, NJ$250112021
ThirteenNew York, NY$225112021
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY$200112021
Amikids IncTampa, FL$200112023
Monmouth County ScpaEatontown, NJ$200112021
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY$200112021
Veterans of Foreign WarsKansas City, MO$200112021
WnycNew York, NY$200112021
Wounded Warrior ProjectNew York, NY$200112023
Evas VillagePaterson, NJ$180112021
Hospice of the PanhandleKearneysville, WV$180112023
The Foundation for the HorseLexington, KY$180112023
Saint Jude Cancer ResearchMemphis, TN$100112023
St Jude's Children Research HospitalMemphis, TN$100112021
SPCAWashington, DC$25112023

23 of 112 (21%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 54 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
12 grants
Arts & Culture
6 grants
Medical Research
6 grants
International Affairs
5 grants
Health Care
4 grants
Human Services
4 grants
Environment
3 grants
Animal Welfare
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202022$2,645,075$2,000
202153$189,861$500
202237$2,642,915$8,235
202334$601,400$2,850

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 74% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Massachusetts
$4.5M
New York
$938K
New Jersey
$381K
Kentucky
$86K
Florida
$41K
North Carolina
$30K
California
$18K
Illinois
$12K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund26 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc22 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc21 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program19 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust18 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation15 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,043. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Leonard and Lois Green's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 900 Route 9 601, Woodbridge, NJ, 07095. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-2836471 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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