
The Jeff T Green Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy into a small number of large awards focused on post-secondary opportunity, targeted medical research, and LGBTQ leadership/equality. Grants are often scholarship-focused (college funds and campus programs) and it also funds biomedical research into neurodegenerative diseases. The foundation gives sizable, sometimes in-kind (stock) gifts and shows repeat support for a small set of beneficiaries rather than broad, scattershot funding.
Jeff T Green Family Foundation concentrates its giving in a small set of large awards tied to college scholarships, neurodegenerative disease research, and LGBTQ equality programming. The largest recent grant in the file is $2,258,997 to California State University Channel Islands for scholarship support, followed by a $1,200,000 award to Ruth Cheatham Foundation College Fund for scholarship support and a $1,000,000 grant to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to support research into new therapies for neurodegenerative disease. Those three awards show the foundation’s mix of higher education funding and biomedical research at substantial scale. The pattern continues across several years with repeated support for the same beneficiaries. California State University Channel Islands appears again with a $508,967 scholarship grant and a $72,449 award for scholarship support and peer to peer support. Equality Utah Foundation also received multiple grants, including a $600,060 stock gift and a $171,000 scholarship program grant. The foundation also makes in-kind donations, including stock-based grants, alongside cash awards.
Higher education is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. California State University Channel Islands received $72,449 for scholarship support and peer to peer support, while California State University Northridge Foundation received $26,845 to support analysis of the CSUN Scholarship Program. The foundation also backed the Pinkard Youth Institute with $11,000 for an HBCU Tour, pointing to interest in college access and educational exposure. Another clear area is LGBTQ leadership and equality. Equality Utah Foundation received $171,000 for a scholarship program, and a separate $600,060 stock grant in 2023. The foundation also gave Sunstone Education Foundation $250,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2023 to support its mission of bringing together traditional and non-traditional Latter-day Saints. Health and medical philanthropy appears in both research and survivorship work. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received $1,000,000 for new therapies for neurodegenerative disease, and Luminaries Inc received $250,000 in 2025 to deliver survivorship solutions to geographically and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $219K, with a median of $86K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$86K
75th Percentile
$219K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a few repeat or signature grantees (multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar grants), including occasional in-kind stock gifts; emphasis on scholarships/education and targeted research rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: California State University Channel Islands, Ruth Cheatham Foundation College Fund, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Equality Utah Foundation
Typical grant sizes range from $10,750 at the 25th percentile to $86,224 at the median and $218,500 at the 75th percentile, with several seven-figure awards at the top end. The foundation’s giving is not scattershot: the same organizations recur across multiple years, including California State University Channel Islands, Ruth Cheatham Foundation College Fund, Equality Utah Foundation, Sunstone Education Foundation, and Luminaries Inc. The structure also includes in-kind stock gifts, such as the 2023 grants to California State University Channel Islands and Equality Utah Foundation. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, but the recent grant file mainly shows institutional awards.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, and the foundation gives most often in Illinois. California is also prominent, accounting for 35% of grants, with repeated awards to Camarillo, Northridge, Oxnard, and West Hollywood. Other recurring recipient cities include Dallas, Salt Lake City, Northfield, New York, and Stamford. The pattern is regional rather than national in spread, with a strong concentration in California and a cluster of awards in Illinois and Utah.
The recent grants point most strongly to college scholarship support, LGBTQ equality and scholarship programming, and neurodegenerative disease research. Examples include $2,258,997 to California State University Channel Islands for scholarship support, $171,000 to Equality Utah Foundation for a scholarship program, and $1,000,000 to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for research into new therapies for neurodegenerative disease.
Yes. California State University Channel Islands appears multiple times, including $2,258,997, $607,257, $508,967, and $72,449. Ruth Cheatham Foundation College Fund, Equality Utah Foundation, Sunstone Education Foundation, and Luminaries Inc also each received more than one grant in the recent file.
The grant-size distribution centers on $10,750 at the 25th percentile, a median of $86,224, and $218,500 at the 75th percentile. The file also includes several much larger awards, including $2,258,997, $1,200,000, and $1,000,000.
Recipients are all in the United States, with Illinois the top state by grant count. California receives 35% of the grants, and recipient cities include Camarillo, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Northfield, New York, Stamford, West Hollywood, Oxnard, and Rochester.
It uses both. The recent grants include stock-based awards, such as the 2023 grants to California State University Channel Islands and Equality Utah Foundation, alongside standard cash grants for scholarship support, operating support, and research.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $1,200,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| ICAHN School of Medicine at mount Sinai | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO NEW THERAPIES FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS | CAMARILLO, CA | $508,967 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| sunstone education foundation incorporated | salt lake city, UT | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS |
| LUMINARIES INC | NORTHFIELD, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world |
| GoFundMeorg | west hollywood, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Hurricane Fund |
| buildon INC | stamford, CT | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| amref health africa inc | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| the brighton jones richer life foundation | seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| kakenya center for excellence | arlington, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| Ventura Breakers Basketball Club | VENTURA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS | CAMARILLO, CA | $2,258,997 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $479,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| sunstone education foundation incorporated | salt lake city, UT | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS |
| LUMINARIES INC | NORTHFIELD, IL | $208,000 | 2024 | To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world |
| BUILDON INC | STAMFORD, CT | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $26,845 | 2024 | support the analysis of the CSUN Scholarship Program |
| PINKARD YOUTH INSTITUTE | OXNARD, CA | $11,000 | 2024 | HBCU Tour |
| BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY FUND | ROYAL OAK, MI | $10,000 | 2024 | Samira Khatib Tuffaha Endowed Scholarship |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | Center for Individualized Medicine |
| VENTURA BREAKERS BASKETBALL CLUB | VENTURA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS | CAMARILLO, CA | $607,257 | 2023 | 1) DESCRIPTION: 8,100 SHARES OF THE TRADE DESK, INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $664,929 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 02/23/2022 (6) PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT |
| Equality UTAH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $600,060 | 2023 | 1) DESCRIPTION: 8,004 SHARES OF THE TRADE DESK, INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $657,048 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 02/23/2022 (6) PURPOSE: To support the business equality leadership program, the QTALK event and the Scholarship Program |
| sunstone education foundation incorporated | salt lake city, UT | $200,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS |
| RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND | DALLAS, TX | $187,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| EQUALITY UTAH FOUNDATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $171,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Program |
| LUMINARIES INC | NORTHFIELD, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world |
| CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS | CAMARILLO, CA | $72,449 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT |
| Equality UTAH FOUNDATION | salt lake city, UT | $15,000 | 2023 | UKRAINE RELIEF EFFORTS |
| PINKARD YOUTH INSTITUTE | OXNARD, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | HBCU Tour |
| BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY FUND | ROYAL OAK, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | Samira Khatib Tuffaha Endowed Scholarship |
RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND
$1,200,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
ICAHN School of Medicine at mount Sinai
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO NEW THERAPIES FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE
sunstone education foundation incorporated
$250,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS
LUMINARIES INC
$250,000To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world
the brighton jones richer life foundation
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Ventura Breakers Basketball Club
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND
$479,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
sunstone education foundation incorporated
$250,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS
LUMINARIES INC
$208,000To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world
support the analysis of the CSUN Scholarship Program
PINKARD YOUTH INSTITUTE
$11,000HBCU Tour
MAYO CLINIC
$10,000Center for Individualized Medicine
VENTURA BREAKERS BASKETBALL CLUB
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS
$607,2571) DESCRIPTION: 8,100 SHARES OF THE TRADE DESK, INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $664,929 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 02/23/2022 (6) PURPOSE: SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
1) DESCRIPTION: 8,004 SHARES OF THE TRADE DESK, INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $657,048 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 02/23/2022 (6) PURPOSE: To support the business equality leadership program, the QTALK event and the Scholarship Program
sunstone education foundation incorporated
$200,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF BRINGING TOGETHER TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL LATTER-DAY SAINTS
RUTH CHEATHAM FOUNDATION COLLEGE FUND
$187,500SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
LUMINARIES INC
$100,000To support the mission of delivering survivorship solutions to the geographic and economically disadvantaged cancer survivors around the world
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS
$72,449SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT AND PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
PINKARD YOUTH INSTITUTE
$10,000HBCU Tour