The Greenbaum Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking organization founded in 1992 by Jim Greenbaum that advocates in favor of animal welfare as well as promoting policies regarding environmentalism and weather-dependent energy with a focus on animal-advocacy and environmentalist efforts within the agriculture industry. ^{1 1}

Activities

In 2022, the Greenbaum Foundation provided a $100,000 grant to Sentient Media, a media nonprofit outlet that reports on slaughterhouse operations and livestock farming’s environmental impact, especially greenhouse gas emissions. ²

In 2023, the Foundation made grants to several organizations, including $462,500 to the Karuna Foundation, ³ $125,000 to animal welfare and vegan-advocacy group Animal Outlook, ³ and $100,000 to medical activist group Preventive Medicine Research Institute. ³

The foundation provides grants and funding for the purpose of combatting gender-based violence and child abuse. Its animal-welfare grantmaking promotes plant-based diets for improving global health; advocates ending animal testing, the use of animals in entertainment (including circuses, zoos, and horse-drawn carriages), and industrial animal agriculture; and supports reducing the homelessness rate for companion animals. ⁴

Finances

According to its 2023 tax filings, the Greenbaum Foundation reported revenue of $4,332,420, expenses of $5,772,834, and total assets of $52,513,268. The forms also show that its contributions accounted for 41.7% of total revenue ($1.8 million), while sales of assets contributed 29.1% ($1.26 million). Charitable disbursements represented 95.2% of total expenses ($5.5 million). ⁵

1. The Greenbaum Foundation. “About – Creating a More Sustainable & Compassionate World.” The Greenbaum Foundation, accessed April 14, 2025. https://www.greenbaumfoundation.org/about.
2. ProPublica. “The Greenbaum Foundation.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, accessed April 14, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/876217358.
3. Cause IQ, “2023 Form 990 for The Greenbaum Foundation,” Cause IQ, accessed April 14, 2025, https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/the-greenbaum-foundation%2C876217358/.
4. FundsforNGOs, “Greenbaum Foundation Grants to End the Sufferings of Human & Animals,” FundsforNGOs, published approximately 9.5 years ago, https://www.fundsforngos.org/non-violence/greenbaum-foundation-grants-to-end-the-sufferings-of-human-animals/.
5. GuideStar, “The Greenbaum Foundation,” GuideStar Profile, accessed April 14, 2025, https://www.guidestar.org/profile/87-6217358.