OVERVIEW: The Greenstein Family Foundation supports Jewish causes in the U.S. and Israel. Additional grantmaking supports the arts and economic opportunity in the Seattle area.
IP TAKE: The Greenstein Family Foundation tends to support large, well-established organizations across its areas of interest. This funder doesn’t accept applications, so networking is probably the best way to proceed. While Greenstein’s website is not functioning, it does maintain a Facebook page with which grantseekers may wish to interact.
PROFILE: Established in 2010, the Greenstein Family Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of investor Jeff Greenstein and his wife, Judy, an Emmy Award-winning producer. Jeff Greenstein graduated with a BBA from University of Washington in 1984. He began his financial career at Merrill Lynch and later moved to Oppenheimer & Co., where he served as vice president of the institutional derivatives division. In 1989, he co-founded Greenstein Rosenthal Capital. He also co-founded Quellos Group, a global alternative investment management firm which was acquired by BlackRock for over $1 billion. Greenstein currently serves as president of YIS Capital, a Seattle-based diversified private investment firm focusing on alternative assets.
The Greenstein Family Foundation seeks to “make the world a little better than it is today, and to inspire others to do the same.” Grantmaking supports Jewish causes, as well as Seattle-area arts and culture and economic opportunity projects and organizations.
Grants for Jewish Causes
Greenstein’s Jewish grantmaking supports U.S. and Israeli causes.
- National grantees include the American Jewish Committee and One Table, which facilitates “peer-led shabbat dinners” and other social gatherings among Jews across the country.
- The foundation also gives to U.S. organizations supporting causes in Israel Grantees include the Israel Emergency Alliance and PEF Israel Endowment Funds.
Grants for Community Development, Work and Opportunity
Greenstein’s giving for community and economic development stays in the Seattle area. Grantees include the United Way of King County, which receives ongoing support, and Find Ventures, which provides seed funding to entrepreneurial technology projects.
Grants for Arts and Culture
Arts and culture are not a major area of focus for this funder. Greenstein has supported the Seattle Art Museum.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $500 to $175,000.
- Greenstein’s Jewish giving supports U.S. and Israeli concerns, but all other grants focus on the Seattle area.
- This funder’s has maintained a website in the past, but it is in “maintenance mode” at this writing. The foundation also maintains a Facebook page.
- The foundation does not accept applications for funding.
- For additional information about past giving, see the foundation’s tax filings.
The foundation does not provide a direct way to get in touch. Its phone number is (206) 621-1900. A mailing address is provided below.
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CONTACT:
Greenstein Family Foundation
1000 2nd Ave., 34th Floor
Seattle, WA 98104-1094
(206) 621-1900
