Private foundation · EIN 20-0405627 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Glenn Greenbeg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 38 grants paid, $29M total, median $300K. 32% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
38
$29M
Median grant
$300K
Stays in NY
32%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$216M

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Yale University Temple WingNew Haven, CTCharitable$10M
Facing History and OurselvesBoston, MACharitable$2.5M
New York Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NYCharitable$2.3M
Weill Cornell - NeuroimmunologyNew York, NYCharitable$2.0M
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYCharitable$1.3M
Loyola Marymount University EndowmentLos Angeles, CACharitable$1.2M
Institute of International EducationNew York, NYCharitable$1.0M
The Posse FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$1.0M
Warrior Scholar ProjectWashington, DCCharitable$700K
Yale Cozza FieldNew Haven, CTCharitable$600K
Erase Ptsd NowSchaumburg, ILCharitable$500K
Lawyers for Children IncNew York, NYCharitable$500K
The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library IncDorado, PRCharitable$500K
Visible HandsPittsburgh, PACharitable$500K
Spark Wave LLCNew York, NYCharitable$380K
American TransparencyBurr Ridge, ILCharitable$350K
CodeorgSeattle, WACharitable$300K
Instituto Nueva EscuelaSan Juan, PRCharitable$300K
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYCharitable$300K
Yale FootballNew Haven, CTCharitable$300K
Kinesis FoundationGuaynabo, PRCharitable$250K
Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy FoundationFlorida, PRCharitable$200K
Center for a New EconomySan Juan, PRCharitable$200K
Hellen Keller InternationalNew York, NYCharitable$200K
Dorado Cares IncSabana Seca, PRCharitable$200K
Ursuline Academy of CincinnatiBlue Ash, OHCharitable$185K
Hogar Mis Premiros PasosVega Alta, PRCharitable$175K
Crece(center for Research on Equity & Collaborative Evaluation)Hayward, CACharitable$150K
Active MindsWashington, DCCharitable$100K
Squash HavenNew Haven, CTCharitable$100K
The Jackie Robinson FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$100K
Hogar Cuna de San Cristobal IncCaguas, PRCharitable$100K
New Umbrella IncDuluth, GACharitable$75K
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NYCharitable$50K
The Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJCharitable$50K
Puerto Rico Icon InstituteCarolina, PRCharitable$30K
Cato InstituteWashington, DCCharitable$10K
The Manhattan InsituteNew York, NYCharitable$10K

By state: Connecticut 4 · New York 12 · Massachusetts 1 · Puerto Rico 9 · California 2 · Illinois 2

About this foundation

Glenn Greenbeg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Chieftain Capital Management Inc, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Glenn Greenbeg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Glenn Greenbeg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $29M across 38 grants, a median of $300K.

Where does Glenn Greenbeg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (4 grants), New York (12 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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