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The Greenspan Foundation 5223318

Boston, MA · EIN 02-6008379. Reported 306 grants totalling $553,250 to 129 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$553,250granted, 2021-2023
129organizations funded
86%of grantees funded again the next year
$3,665,987assets, 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. The Greenspan Foundation 5223318 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
12 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
269 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
22 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
3 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
Jewish Federation of New HampshireManchester, NH$30,000332023
Colby Sawyer College Annual FundNew London, NH$18,000332023
PpnneBurlington, VT$18,000332023
World Central KitchenWashington, DC$17,000332023
Smith College FundBoston, MA$15,000332023
The Wild CenterTupper Lake, NY$15,000332023
Upper Valley Snow Sports FoundationEnfield, NH$15,000332023
YMCA Camp ConistonGrantham, NH$14,000332023
New Hampshire Women's FoundationConord, NH$13,000332023
New London Barn PlayhouseNew London, NH$11,500332023
Dartmouth Health Friends of Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH$11,000332023
National Ms - No Ca ChapterSan Francisco, CA$10,500332023
Second Harvest Food Banks of San Mateo & Santa Clara CountiesSan Jose, CA$10,000332023
Upper Valley HavenWhite River Jct, VT$10,000332023
Eastside Prep SchoolPalo Alto, CA$9,000332023
Temple Adath YeshurunSyracuse, NY$9,000332023
The Sharon AcademySharon, MA$9,000332023
Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY$8,000332023
Grafton County Senior Citizens CouncilLebanon, NH$8,000332023
California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA$7,500332023
Hawaii Preparatory AcademyKamuela, HI$7,000332023
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaWashington, DC$7,000332023
The Webster HouseManchester, NH$6,500332023
Good Neighbor Health ClinicWhite River Junction, VT$6,000332023
HimeleKailua, HI$6,000332023
Montshire Museum of ScienceNorwich, VT$6,000332023
Share Our StrengthWashington, DC$6,000332023
American Red CrossManchester, NH$5,000332023
Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY$5,000332023
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation NicuSan Francisco, CA$4,500332023
Moore Center Services Garden Party SponsorshipManchester, NH$4,500332023
Willing HandsNorwich, VT$4,500332023
American Furniture Masters InstituteManchester, NH$4,000332023
Bob Woodruff FoundationNew York, NY$4,000332023
Casting for RecoveryManchester, VT$4,000332023
Meals on Wheels of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$4,000332023
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC$4,000332023
Stanford University Cancer Discovery FunStanford, CA$4,000332023
Upper Valley Jewish Community ProjectHanover, NH$4,000332023
Vital CommunitiesWhite River Junction, VT$4,000332023
Accelerated Cure for MsWaltham, MA$3,000332023
Als AssociationWashington, DC$3,000332023
American Heart Association IncDallas, TX$3,000332023
Anti-Defamation LeagueBoston, MA$3,000332023
Ausbon Sargent Land PreservationNewlondon, NH$3,000332023
Ava-Gallery and Art CenterLebanon, NH$3,000332023
Avenidas Rose Kleiner Senior Day Health CenterMountain View, CA$3,000332023
Amoskeag HealthManchester, NH$3,000332023
Boys & Girls Club of NnhLittleton, NH$3,000332023
Boys & Girls Club of the PeninsulaMenlo Park, CA$3,000332023
Breakthrough Manchester at the Derryfield SchoolManchester, NH$3,000332023
Bri's Adirondack Center for Loon ConservationRay Brook, NY$3,000332023
Campaign for Legal Services CoConcord, NH$3,000332023
Circle ProgramPlymouth, NH$3,000332023
Columbia University Teachers CollegeNew York, NY$3,000332023
Compassionate Care AlsWest Falmouth, MA$3,000332023
David's HouseLebanon, NH$3,000332023
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$3,000332023
ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA$3,000332023
First (co Deka Corp)Manchester, NH$3,000332023
Giants Community FundSan Francisco, CA$3,000332023
Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CA$3,000222022
Grassroot SoccerNorwich, VT$3,000332023
Harmony Ark Education FoundationOccidental, CA$3,000112023
Hilgos FoundationHighland Park, IL$3,000332023
Homes for Our TroopsTaunton, MA$3,000332023
Hawaii Community Foundation Maui StronHonolulu, HI$3,000112023
Jewish Women's ArchiveBrookline, MA$3,000332023
La Comida De California IncPalo Alto, CA$3,000332023
Lucile Packard Children's HospitalPalo Alto, CA$3,000332023
Mayhew ProgramBristol, NH$3,000332023
MuttvilleSan Francisco, CA$3,000332023
NAACP Legal Defense and Education FundNew York, NY$3,000332023
New Horizons Manchester Soup KitchenManchester, NH$3,000332023
New London HospitalNew London, NH$3,000332023
Nh HumanitiesConcord, NH$3,000222023
Northern StageWhite River Jct, VT$3,000332023
Pendragon TheatreSaranac Lake, NY$3,000332023
Peninsula Volunteers IncMenlo Park, CA$3,000332023
Ronald Mcdonald House of StanfordPalo Alto, CA$3,000332023
Sonrisas Dental HealthSan Mateo, CA$3,000332023
Ucsf FoundationSan Francisco, CA$3,000332023
Upper Valley Trails AllianceNorwich, VT$3,000222023
WiseLebanon, NH$3,000332023
Palace Theatre TrustManchester, NH$2,250332023
ARTS4NHConcord, NH$2,000222022
Currier Museum of ArtManchester, NH$2,000222023
Chabad at Rice UniversityHouston, TX$2,000222023
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH$2,000112022
Geisel Medical School at DartmouthLebanon, NH$2,000112021
Girls at WorkManchester, NH$2,000112023
Hawaii Island United WayHilo, HI$2,000222023
Mdp FoundationSan Francisco, CA$2,000222023
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NH$2,000112021
NhprConcord, NH$2,000222023
Reading Is FundamentalWashington, DC$2,000222023
Sarcoma Foundation of AmericaSamascus, MD$2,000112023
Trustees of Dartmouth College for MoosilHanover, NH$2,000112023
Volunteer Florida FoundationTallahassee, FL$2,000222023
Visions for Creative Housing SolutionsEnfield, NH$2,000112023
Visiting Nurse and HospiceWhite River Junction, VT$2,000222022
CaregiversBedford, NH$1,500332023
Good Beginnings of the Upper ValleyWest Lebanon, NH$1,500332023
4OCEAN FoundationBoca Raton, FL$1,000112023
Captains for Open WaterFort Jackson, FL$1,000112022
Ceres Community ProjectSebastopol, CA$1,000112021
Charlie's Acres Farm Animal SanctuarySonoma, CA$1,000112021
D-Hhfriends of Dartmouth Cancer CtrLebanon, NH$1,000112023
Dartmouth Hitchcock Health CenterLebanon, NH$1,000112021
Dogwood Animal Rescue ProjectSanta Rosa, CA$1,000112023
Goatlandia Farm Animals SanctuarySanta Rosa, CA$1,000112022
International Children's Assistance NetworkSan Francisco, CA$1,000112021
Jewish Community FederationSan Francisco, CA$1,000112021
Moonrise TherapeuticsTaftsville, VT$1,000112023
MusicorpsWashington, DC$1,000112021
Nh Children's TrustConcord, NH$1,000112021
New Hampshire Public Radio IncConcord, NH$1,000112021
Northern Forest CenterConcord, NH$1,000112023
Organization for Refugee and Immigrant SManchester, NH$1,000112022
Queen City Bicycle CollectiveManchester, NH$1,000112021
Sebastopol Center for the ArtsSebastopol, CA$1,000112021
The Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietySacramento, CA$1,000112021
UnicefNew York, NY$1,000112021
US Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsArlington, VA$1,000112021
VnhBrattleboro, VT$1,000112023
Valley of the Moon Children's FoundationSanta Rosa, CA$1,000112023
Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VT$1,000112023
WaypointManchester, NH$1,000222023
WaypointCedar Rapids, IA$500112021

95 of 129 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 86%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 166 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
27 grants
Health Care
25 grants
Human Services
25 grants
Education
18 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 grants
Environment
9 grants
Community Improvement
7 grants
Diseases & Disorders
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021106$192,750$1,000
202294$165,750$1,000
2023106$194,750$1,000

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. 39% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Hampshire. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New Hampshire
$218K
California
$100K
Vermont
$66K
New York
$57K
District of Columbia
$40K
Massachusetts
$39K
Hawaii
$18K
Texas
$5K

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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 Fund62 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc49 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program43 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc39 shared recipientsNew Hampshire Charitable Foundation35 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation33 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. 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 New Hampshire.
  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 The Greenspan Foundation 5223318's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 125 High St Ste 901 Bos-301, Boston, MA, 02110. 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 02-6008379 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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