The Greene Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts requests only from organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application and should approach it only through an existing route to an invitation.
- The filing states no geographic focus, so location alone should not rule your organisation out, although most grant dollars went to California organisations.
- Most of its grants fall between $2,500 and $17,000, with a median of $6,000, so a request near that range is realistic, though its largest grant was $25,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong: 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation looks relationship-led, and it is worth checking whether your organisation has a connection that could lead to an invitation before writing.
Overview
The Greene Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Montecito, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation does not state a specific funding field in the filing, and all recorded grant purposes are described as general. Its grants went to a varied set of organisations, including children’s and youth services, foster-care and family-support organisations, health and cancer-support charities, schools, arts organisations, and sport and recreation groups. The recipient locations and state totals show that most grant dollars went to California organisations, with recipients also recorded in New York. The filings show recurring support for organisations funded in more than one filing. They do not state a grant-size range or further eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 67 grants to organisations were $6,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Greene Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $7,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Lupus Research Alliance · General$25,0002024 tax year
- Royal Pride Foundation · General$20,0002024 tax year
- Storyteller Children Center · General$20,0002024 tax year
- Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation · General$20,0002024 tax year
- Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara · General$17,0002024 tax year
- ST Vincents-Paths · General$15,0002024 tax year
- Hearts Aligned · General$10,0002024 tax year
- Casa Of Santa Barbara · General$7,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Larame Greene — President
- Nicole Sterndahl — Vice President
- Ted Greene — Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $184,103 | $170,500 | $3,075,738 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $174,425 | $171,200 | $3,955,419 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $239,579 | $199,500 | $4,826,923 | Filing for 2024 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Montecito, CA