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The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Rosa, California · EIN 911811432

The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Rosa, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $426,632 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $22,883 and the largest $135,330. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $479,111 the year before.

31% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$479,11115$10.4 million
2024$426,63216$11.0 million

How to apply

ContactThomas H Birdsall
225 Mountain Meadow Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone or email(415) 730-8174
What to submitThe applicant is required to follow the guidelines for grant proposals designed by the board of directors. The applicant may request a copy of the guidelines from the board at the above address.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on awards; the board of directors will decide an appropriate amount based upon the application received.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$356,632
District of Columbia1$25,000
New York1$25,000
Pennsylvania1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wildlife Conservation Network
San Francisco, CA
Operational needs$135,330
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Operational needs$32,036
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospice
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$25,000
Pepperwood Foundation
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$25,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA
New York, NY
Operational needs$25,000
Sonoma Bach
Cotati, CA
Operational needs$25,000
Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC
Operational needs$25,000
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$25,000
The Bird Rescue Center
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$20,766
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
Operational needs$20,000
Ceres Community Project
Sebastopol, CA
Operational needs$20,000
Artisan Cheese Festival
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$15,000
Humane Society of Sonoma County
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$15,000
King Ridge Foundation
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$10,000
Greenbelt Alliance
San Francisco, CA
Operational needs$5,000
Sonoma Academy
Santa Rosa, CA
Operational needs$3,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation give?

$426,632 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $22,883.

Who runs The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Rebecca Green (President), Duncan Green (Treasurer & Cfo), Thomas H Birdsall (Secretary & Executive Director) and Daysi Green (Director).

What does The Donald and Maureen Green Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and education.

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