The Lewis Greenwood Foundation
Newbury Park, CA · EIN 77-0527064. Reported 255 grants totalling $1,280,000 to 198 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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 Lewis Greenwood Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philippine Jesuit Foundation | New York, NY | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith | Santa Barbara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| State Street Ballet | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gabriel's House | Oxnard, CA | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center on Halsted | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feeding Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Givat Haviva Educational Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jlisf | Beverly Hills, CA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fenixia Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A-Z Cooking Academy | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Indian Child Resource Center | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Apples to Zuchini Cooking School | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Westlake | Westlake Village, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Westlake Village | Westlake Village, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Investing in Kids | Saint Augustine, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jcfs Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maui United Way | Wailuku, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miracle Feet | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Miraclefeet | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Muay Thai for Warriors | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Manna Conejo Valley Food Bank | Thousand Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakland Elizabeth House | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Bbq Relief | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The East Oakland Collective | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Villages of Hope Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Whole Human Project | Arvada, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple De Hirsch Sinai | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Cajun Navy | Baton Rouge, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Daytime Drop-in Center | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple Camps | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Women Empowered | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mama Foundation for the Arts | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison County | Marshall, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foodshare | Oxnard, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding San Diego | San Diego, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manna | Thousand Oaks, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ventura County Rescue Mission | Oxnard, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Creeks Football League | St Johns, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Hollywood Sound Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 4 Kids 2 Kids | Oak View, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 826CHI | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 911 at East International | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 911 at Ease International | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alameda County Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Disribution Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ana's Angels Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apna Ghar | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Hands and Hearts | Mattapoisett, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Film Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archangel Ancient Tree Archive | Copemish, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blind Fitness | Goleta, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beacon of Hope | Marshall, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brackens Kitchen | Garden Grove, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cajun Navy Ground Force | Lafayette, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Entriched Living | Riverwoods, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Action for Peace Through Songs | Rancho Mirage, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Children's Choir | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Denise Louie Education Center | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevated Access | Champaign, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Five Star Veterans Center | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Closet | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Violence Appellate Project | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm Share Inc | Homestead, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barabara County | Santa Maria, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund Texas Choice | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gabriel's House | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Prenatal | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haywood Christian Ministry Inc | Waynesville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of Washington State | Mercer Island, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Center for Humanity | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of the Conejo | Thousand Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Howard Brown Health Center | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ignite Worldwide | Mountlake Terrace, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jcs Jewish Council for Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jcys Jewish Council for Youth Services | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services | Concord, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund USA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K9S for Warriors | Ponte Vedra, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids First Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| King County Library System Foundation | Issaquah, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Chicago Theatres | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lava Mae | Alameda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minds Matter | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nten | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pie in the Sky | St Johns, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Panama City Rescue Mission | Panama City, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People and Pollinators | Niwot, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanos | Leawood, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Praeger University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence Englewood Charter School | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rescue Mission Alliance | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network | Goleta, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Share Your Soles | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns County Education Foundation | St Augustine, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Johns Middle School Atheltic Assoc | St Augustine, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Foresters | Carpinteria, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara | Goleta, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sound Discipline | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Anti-Cruelty Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tpan | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Read | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Food Share Or Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Los Angeles Jewish Home | Reseda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan Public Service Intern Program | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uniting Voices Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Well in the Desert | Palm Springs, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Care Center | Fargo, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Women's Foundation | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eod Warrior Foundation | Niceville, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mosaid Project | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manna Conejo Valley Food Pantry | Thousand Oakes, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amikids Clay County | Green Cove Springs, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Awakenings House Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bartram Trail PTO | St Johns, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bartam Trail High School Band | St Johns, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Donors Choose | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Share Ventura County | Oxnard, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope at Hand Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kingsmen Shakespear Company | Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lavamae | Alameda, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mptf | Woodland Hills, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Optimist Youth Home and Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Transitions | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Firecracker Foundation | Holt, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together Rising | Falls Church, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aha Projects | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| AIDS Foundation Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beam | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of Ventura County | Camarillo, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cara Collective | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Enriched Living | Riverwoods, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicago Books to Women in Prison | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House California | Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inspiration Corporation | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingsmen Shakespeare Company | Thousand Oaks, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marwen | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moorpark Community Foundation for the Arts | Moorpark, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Powerful Voices | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading in Motion | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sos Children's Villiages Illinois | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share Your Soles Foundation | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Street Samaritans | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Betty Griffin Center | St Augustine, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creekside Knights Athletic Booster Club Inc | Saint Johns, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epic Outreach | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Home for the Aging | Reseda, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mama's Kitchen Inc | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund | Woodland Hills, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spectrum Thrift Store | St Johns, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Gerard Campus Inc | St Augustine, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valor Healing Farms | Ojai, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waste Not Want Not Inc | Orange Park, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | Encino, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League-Ventura County | Ventura, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
44 of 198 (22%) 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 20%, 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 166 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79 | $320,000 | $3,500 |
| 2022 | 72 | $360,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $280,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $320,000 | $5,000 |
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. 45% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- 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.
- 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 Lewis Greenwood Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 50 Teardrop Ct, Newbury Park, CA, 91320. 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.
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