The Green Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Green Family Foundation gives by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to go anywhere.
- Relationships appear to matter a good deal, since three-quarters of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the previous filing.
- Most grants are modest in size: about eight in ten of its 231 grants fall between $5,000 and $150,000, with a median grant of $25,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though its largest grant reached $1,000,000.
- Its themes cover basic human needs such as food, water, shelter, education and healthcare, building life skills and relationships, medical research, and Earth sustainability, with the sustainability work focused primarily on where it lives, works and plays, and Israel.
- The foundation is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, and its grants have mainly gone to Pennsylvania organisations, though no formal geographic focus is stated; given the invitation-only process, small nonprofits are better off seeking a connection or introduction than sending an unsolicited proposal.
Overview
The Green Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Conshohocken, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation invests in organisations with capable and courageous leadership, innovative approaches to addressing social problems and injustices, and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact. Its strategic priorities are meeting basic human needs such as food, water, shelter, education and healthcare; building life skills and relationships through opportunity, education and medical research; and committing to the sustainability of the shared Earth, with a primary focus on where it lives, works and plays, and Israel. It seeks innovative and impactful solutions that foster inclusive and interconnected communities, and values compassion, inclusion, equity, justice and the uplifting of people and populations facing challenging circumstances.
Themes
- Basic human needs
- Life skills and relationships
- Medical research
- Earth sustainability
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 231 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation looks for capable and courageous leadership, innovative approaches to addressing social problems, and a fierce commitment to making a substantial impact.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations The Green Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 13% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 125 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Federation Housing · General fund$1,000,0002023 tax year
- Scholarship America · General fund$360,0002023 tax year
- Franklin Institute · General fund$301,3002023 tax year
- Sharing Excess · General fund$275,0002023 tax year
- Jewish National Fund-USA · General fund$250,0002023 tax year
- Jewish Federation Greater Philadelphia · General fund$200,0002023 tax year
- City Year Philadelphia · General fund$175,0002023 tax year
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society · General fund$175,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lester E Lipschutz — Trustee
- Richard J Green — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,021,995 | $8,444,000 | $185,847,705 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,143,650 | $7,397,550 | $198,932,484 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to The Green Family Foundation?
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Contact
- info@greenfamilyfoundation.org
- Conshohocken, PA
- greenfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to The Green Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- info@greenfamilyfoundation.org
- Conshohocken, PA
- greenfamilyfoundation.org