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The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation

Accepts applications Hudson, Ohio · EIN 656413886

The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation is a private foundation in Hudson, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $43,000 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $39,500 the year before.

10% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$37,50032$868,707
2024$39,50031$855,291
2025$43,00030$881,519

How to apply

ContactBruce and Erica Greer Foundation
56 Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson, OH 44236
Phone or email(330) 607-7399
What to submitWritten requests must include the organizations mission statement as well as general financial information
DeadlinesRequests must be received by December 15th
RestrictionsLimited to organizations in Northeastern Ohio focused on giving back to the community, both locally and the larger community of man.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio23$35,000
District of Columbia3$2,500
Iowa1$2,000
California1$1,500
Oregon1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Akron Canton Regional Foodbank
Akron, OH
General Fund$4,000
Ideastream Public Media
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$3,000
Akron Art Museum
Akron, OH
General Fund$2,000
Akron Civic Theater
Akron, OH
General Fund$2,000
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Peninsula, OH
General Fund$2,000
Let's Grow Akron
Akron, OH
General Fund$2,000
NPCA(National Parks Conservation Association)
Boone, IA
General Fund$2,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$2,000
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Development
Akron, OH
Annual Fund and Fund Recovery$2,000
Summit County Historical Society (SCHS)
Akron, OH
General Fund$2,000
Summit Metro Parks Foundation
Akron, OH
General Fund$2,000
Center for Investigative Fund
San Francisco, CA
General Fund$1,500
ACLU of Ohio Foundation
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$1,000
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Bala Cynwyd, PA
General Fund$1,000
Grace House Akron Inc
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
Hope United Inc
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
Intermuseum Conservation Association
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$1,000
International Institute of Akron
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
Mission 22
Sisters, OR
General Fund$1,000
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
Ohio Environmental Council
Columbus, OH
General Fund$1,000
PBS Western Reserve (4549)
Kent, OH
General Fund$1,000
Policy Matters Ohio
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$1,000
Rainn
Washington, DC
General Fund$1,000
Salvation Army Summit County
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
Trevor Project
Washington, DC
General Fund$1,000
United Way of Summit and Medina County
Akron, OH
General Fund$1,000
FONWR - Friends of Ottawa Natl Wildlife Refuge
Oak Harbor, OH
General Fund$500
Western Reserve Historical Society(WRHS)
Cleveland, OH
General Fund$500
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
General Fund$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests must be received by December 15th.

How much does The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation give?

$43,000 in tax year 2025, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bruce Greer (Trustee) and Erica Greer (Trustee).

What does The Bruce & Erica Greer Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, arts and culture and human services.

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