The JS Greene Memorial Foundation is a grantmaking foundation based in Delaware that provides grants to left-of-center organizations across the United States including the Venice Community Housing Corporation, American Ireland Fund, and the Greater Houston Community Foundation. ¹

Background

The JS Greene Memorial Foundation (JGMF) is a nonprofit left-of-center grantmaking foundation based in Delaware.

Although based in Delaware, the JS Greene Memorial Foundation provides grants to left-of-center organizations in states across America, mostly to organizations in Texas and California. ²

Funding

The JS Greene Memorial Foundation receives most of its income from contributions, nearly all of which come from its president Merilynn H. Greene.

The foundation had a total revenue of $137,898 in 2017, $137,000 of which came from a direct contribution from Merilynn Greene. Its total expenses amounted to $79,930, $75,000 of which was used to pay grants. Its total assets for the end of that year were valued at $278,057. ³

JGMF received a total of $100,264 in 2018 with $88,855 coming from contributions made by Greene. Its total expenses amounted to $64,771, and $59,000 of that amount was used to pay for grants. Its total assets for the end of 2019 were valued at $313,550. ⁴

The foundation had a total revenue of $113,534 in 2019 with $81,000 of that amount coming from contributions Greene made. Its total expenses amounted to $166,522, and $160,000 of that was used to pay for grants. JGMF’s total asset value for the end of 2019 was $260,562. ⁵

Grantmaking

The JS Greene Memorial Foundation has granted multiple organizations money since its creation in 2016 including a total of $27,000 to the Venice Community Housing Corporation, $50,000 to the American Ireland Fund, and $5,000 to Miracle Farm Inc, Animal Friends of Austin County, and the Greater Houston Community Foundation. ⁶

The JS Greene Memorial Foundation has also made grants to the environmental organization LEAF Ireland and is listed as a partner of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, which receives donations from organizations including Google and Facebook. ^{7 8}

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