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The Green River Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133532021

The Green River Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $102,082 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $51,082. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $66,667 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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
2022$12,5003$385,821
2023$62,6807$390,655
2024$66,6672$416,897
2025$102,0823$371,828

How to apply

The Green River Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Green River Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia1$51,082
Connecticut1$50,000
Rhode Island1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc
Atlanta, GA
General charitable purposes$51,082
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford, CT
General Charitable Purposes$50,000
St George's School
Middletown, RI
General Charitable Purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Green River Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Green River Foundation give?

$102,082 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs The Green River Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John P Curtin (Trustee), Thomas Francis Curtin III (Trustee) and Charles B Mayer Jr (Trustee).

What does The Green River Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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