Private foundation · EIN 24-1697726 · Aventura, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Fine & Greenwald Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 216 grants paid, $5.2M total, median $10K. 18% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
216
$5.2M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in FL
18%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$67M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 216 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYSocial justice$300K
New Israel FundWashington, DCJewish$300K
Planned ParenthoodMiami, FLHealth & medical$300K
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NYEnvironmental$200K
Miami WaterkeeperMiami, FLEnvironmental$200K
The American Independent FoundationWashington, DCMedia$200K
ACLU Foundation of FloridaMiami, FLSocial justice$100K
Planned Parenthood of South East and North FloridaWest Palm Beach, FLHealth & medical$100K
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MAEnvironmental$100K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALSocial justice$80K
East End Food InstituteSouthampton, NYFood sustainability$75K
Care Elementary SchoolMiami, FLChildren & education$70K
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund IncNew York, NYBlm$60K
Project MostEast Hampton, NYChildren & education$55K
Amber WavesAmagansett, NYFood sustainability$50K
American Indian College FundDenver, COIndigenous peoples$50K
FIRST Nations Development InstituteLongmont, COIndigenous peoples$50K
Florida Immigrant CoalitionMiami, FLRefugee$50K
Food and Water WatchWashington, DCEnvironmental$50K
HiasSilver Spring, MDRefugee$50K
Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DCMedia$50K
MS Foundation for WomenBrooklyn, NYMinority rights$50K
NrdcNew York, NYEnvironmental$50K
Oceana IncWashington, DCEnvironmental$50K
Sierra ClubOakland, CAEnvironmental$50K
The Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NYArt & culture$50K
United Negro College FundWashington, DCBlm$50K
Urban Oasis Project IncMiami, FLFood insecurity$50K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCRefugee$50K
Doctors Without BordersEast Hampton, NYHealth & medical$40K
Jack Martin Fund IncNew York, NYHealth & medical$40K
350orgBrooklyn, NYEnvironmental$30K
American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJFood insecurity$30K
CielWashington, DCEnvironmental$30K
Feeding South FloridaPembroke Park, FLFood insecurity$30K
Imagine WorldwideMill Valley, CAChildren & education$30K
Israid (US) Global HumanitarianPalo Alto, CARefugee$30K
Jewish Community ServicesNorth Miami, FLEldercare$30K
NAACP Empowerment Programs IncBaltimore, MDBlm$30K
Public CitizenWashington, DCSocial justice$30K
Reach Out and Read IncBoston, MAChildren & education$30K
The Trevor ProjectWest Hollywood, CALgbtq+$30K
WaterorgKansas City, MOEnvironmental$30K
7th Generation Fund for Indigenous PeopleArcata, CAIndigenous peoples$25K
American Jewish World ServiceNew York, NYInternational development$25K
Bend the ArcNew York, NYSocial justice$25K
Blink NowMendham, NJChildren & education$25K
Breakthrough MiamiMiami, FLChildren & education$25K
City HarvestNew York, NYFood insecurity$25K
Collective PowerAmherst, MASocial justice$25K
Environmental Working GroupWashington, DCEnvironmental$25K
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALSocial justice$25K
Fund for Investigative JournalismNew York, NYMedia$25K
Green AmericaWashington, DCEnvironmental$25K
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CARefugee$25K
Nature ConservancyArlington, VAEnvironmental$25K
Overtown Youth CenterMiami, FLChildren & education$25K
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal ServicesSan Antonio, TXRefugee$25K
Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CAEnvironmental$25K
Center for Investigative ReportingEmeryville, CAMedia$20K

By state: New York 78 · Florida 38 · District of Columbia 22 · California 30 · Massachusetts 9 · Colorado 5

About this foundation

The Fine & Greenwald Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Aventura, Florida, administered in care of Marsha Soffer, tax-exempt since 2006. 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 The Fine & Greenwald Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 The Fine & Greenwald Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $5.2M across 216 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does The Fine & Greenwald Foundation give?

New York (78 grants), Florida (38 grants), District of Columbia (22 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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