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Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation

Accepts applications Miami, Florida · EIN 650882483

Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation is a private foundation in Miami, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $157,404 in 50 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $100,760. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $155,100 the year before.

58% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$155,10026$3.1 million
2024$157,40450$3.5 million

How to apply

ContactIrene Greenstein
5990 SW 130th Terrace, Miami, FL 33156
Phone or email(305) 666-5772
What to submitSimple letter form
RestrictionsApplications should be for religious, literary and scientific purposes. Exempt under irc 501(c)3 of 1986 and as amended

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida15$124,359
New York10$14,800
New Jersey5$8,000
Georgia3$2,100
Illinois2$2,000
Virginia3$1,055
Alaska1$1,000
Kansas1$1,000
Michigan1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 50 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chabad House of Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$100,760
Support Samar Schools Inc
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$10,500
South Florida Jewish Cemetaries Org
Lake Worth, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$5,000
United Hatzalah
New York, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$5,000
Jewish Services for Developmentally Disabled
Livingston, NJ
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$4,500
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,800
Aleph Beta
Inwood, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Alzheimers Association
Chicago, IL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Bbyo Atlanta
Dunwoody, GA
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Bone Health and Osteoporosis
Arlington, VA
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Chabad of Prospect Heights
Brooklyn, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Chabad Young Jewish Professionals Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Feed Israel
Brooklyn, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Florida Scholl for Deafblind
St Augustine, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Give Kids the World
Kissimmee, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Heifer International
Little Rock, AK
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
International Fellowship of Christiand & Jews
Chicago, IL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Israel Children's Cancer Foundation
Lawrence, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
West Orange, NJ
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Magem David Adom
New York, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Michael J Fox Foundation Parkinson Research
New York, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Mourning Family Foundation
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Overtown Youth Center
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Salvadoran American Humanitarian Foundation
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Shabbat Shalom Fax
Miami Beach, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Shriner's Hospital
Tampa, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Survivor Mitzvah Project
New York, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Tunnel 2 Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Zaka Tel Aviv
Jackson Township, NJ
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$1,000
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$750
Center for Interactive Torah Education
Milwaukee, WI
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$500
Charity Navigator
Saddle Brook, NJ
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$500
Prager University Foundation
Sherman Oaks, CA
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$250
Lubavitch Educational Center
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$200
Chabad of Downtown Boston
Boston, MA
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$180
Miami Jewish Festival
Miami, FL
To help further the progress of the organization's charitable and educational activities$120

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation give?

$157,404 in tax year 2024, across 50 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Melvyn Greenstein (President), Irene Greenstein (Vice President), Jill S Greenstein (Secretary) and Bruce Greenstein (Treasurer).

What does Melvyn & Irene Greenstein Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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