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The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 843907411

The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $398,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $155,000. 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 $461,500 the year before.

24% 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$461,50019$9.0 million
2024$398,00017$9.3 million

How to apply

ContactKathy L Shapiro
3219 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone or email(410) 484-4040
What to submitRequests for contributions will only be accepted from recognized publicly supported charities with preference given to those located in the greater baltimore area.
DeadlinesThere are no deadlines and grants are given throughout the year.
RestrictionsRequrests for contributions will only be accepted from recognized publicly supported charities with preference given to those located in the greater baltimore area.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland13$308,500
Indiana1$70,000
New York1$10,000
Pennsylvania2$9,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Park School
Baltimore, MD
Animal fund, civil rights trip fund, and tuition assistance$155,000
American Camping Foundation Inc
Martinsville, IN
Camp sky lemar and wigwam campers$70,000
The Soul Center
Pikesville, MD
General$30,000
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD
General$30,000
The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
General$17,500
Sheppard Pratt
Baltimore, MD
General$12,500
Baltimore Clayworks
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Collegebound Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Goucher College Prison Education Partnership
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Bay Street Theater
Sag Harbor, NY
General$10,000
Project Pneuma Inc
Baltimore, MD
General$10,000
Live Like Blaine Foundation
Bala Cynwyd, PA
General$7,000
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
General$2,500
RYR-1 Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General$2,500
Maryland SPCA
Baltimore, MD
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no deadlines and grants are given throughout the year..

How much does The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc give?

$398,000 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Kathy L Shapiro (President), Shale Stiller (Board Member) and Ruthie Kalvar (Board Member).

What does The Kenneth L Greif Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, animals and arts and culture.

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