Greenbaum Foundation

 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

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Website: greenbaumfoundation.org
Formation:

1992

Founder and Executive Director:

Jim Greenbaum

Location: Park City, UT View on map
Tax ID: 87-6217358
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $55,854,034 Revenue: $7,151,751 Expenses: $6,389,777

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    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

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $55,854,034 $7,151,751 $6,389,777 View
    2023 $52,513,268 $4,332,420 $5,772,834 View
    2022 $47,846,641 $1,295,329 $5,535,114 View
    2021 $61,524,370 $9,178,811 $4,281,887 View
    2020 $55,484,224 $18,405,666 $4,104,680 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $13,471
    • Number of Grants: 2
    • Number of Funders: 2

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $8,4712024 Scharpf Family Foundation Inc Eric ScharpfCHARITABLE
    $5,0002024 The Sussman Family Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $31,923,376
    • Number of Grants: 472
    • Number of Recipients: 212

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,060,8732024 Karuna FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $543,0002024 Humane America Animal FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $462,5002023 Karuna FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $250,0002021 A Well-Fed WorldGENERAL FUND
    $250,0002020 A Well-Fed WorldGENERAL FUND
    $220,0002022 MERCY FOR ANIMALSGENERAL FUND
    $200,0002024 Friends of the EarthGENERAL FUND
    $200,0002022 A Well-Fed WorldGENERAL FUND
    $200,0002022 Panorama GlobalGENERAL FUND
    $200,0002021 Panorama GlobalGENERAL FUND
    $150,0002020 Balance FitnessGENERAL FUND
    $140,0002020 CdspGENERAL FUND
    $125,0002023 Animal OutlookGENERAL FUND
    $120,0002021 Humane America Animal FoundationGENERAL FUND
    $116,7002024 Generation AwakeningGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 Accountability CounselGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 Animal OutlookGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 GAME CHANGERS FOUNDATION INCGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 Greener By DefaultGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 Meridian InstituteGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 New Roots InstituteGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002024 Preventive Medicine Research InstituteGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002023 Animal Defense Partnership IncGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002023 Balance FitnessGENERAL FUND
    $100,0002023 Factory Farming Awareness CoalitionGENERAL FUND

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    References

    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.