The Leonard and Lois Green Charitable Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted grants focused on education and community welfare in the New Jersey / tri-state area. Their giving mixes support for formal education (both higher education and local public schools) with issue-specific nonprofits serving communication disorders and faith-based community services tied to the racing industry. The portfolio suggests a preference for a few high-dollar investments that advance local educational opportunities and community-based social services.
A $2,000,000 unrestricted gift to Babson College is the largest recent grant on file for the Leonard and Lois Green Charitable Foundation and gives the clearest signal of their approach: concentrated, open-ended support for a small set of institutions and community groups. The foundation’s grants are not broad across many themes; instead, they move between higher education, local public schooling, speech and communication support, racetrack-related chaplaincy, and selected Jewish and community nonprofits. That mix appears in both major institutional awards and smaller targeted awards, with another large gift of $350,000 to Gcsen Foundation. The portfolio shows a funder that uses unrestricted grants to back organizations directly rather than narrow projects. Recent recipients include Red Bank Regional Board of Education, National Stuttering Foundation, and NY Race Track Chaplaincy, alongside New Jersey community organizations such as Congregation B'nai Israel and Jeremy's Heroes. The foundation’s giving also reaches beyond New Jersey into New York, Kentucky, Florida, and other states, but the overall pattern remains selective and relationship-oriented. With annual grants above $3.4 million and a median grant size of $1,000, it combines one large outlier with many smaller awards.
In higher education, the foundation made a $2,000,000 unrestricted grant to Babson College, reflecting support for undergraduate business and entrepreneurship education. In communication-disorders advocacy, it gave $250,000 unrestricted to National Stuttering Foundation. The foundation also supports public education at the local level. A $75,000 unrestricted grant to Red Bank Regional Board of Education shows that K–12 schooling is part of the portfolio, not just university giving. Community and faith-based work appears in several awards, including $141,840 unrestricted to NY Race Track Chaplaincy and $46,086 unrestricted to Congregation B'nai Israel. Those grants sit alongside support for organizations tied to the racing community and regional service delivery.
Typical grant size is $500 at the 25th percentile, $1,000 at the median, and $8,676 at the 75th percentile. That spread suggests many smaller awards alongside a few much larger grants. The latest filings show repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including New Vocations Racehorse Adoption and NY Race Track Chaplaincy, which indicates recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation gives unrestricted support and is an open-ended funder; the grants are listed as recipient-determined use rather than tied to a formal application program.
$1.5M
$3.5M
$471K
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $500 and $9K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$9K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Leonard and Lois Green Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 158 | $4.9M | 99.4% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of organizations rather than many small awards; mix of one very large institutional gift and several mid-to-large programmatic grants, with an apparent regional/local emphasis.
Notable grantees: Babson College, GCSEN Foundation, National Stuttering Foundation, NY Race Track Chaplaincy, Red Bank Regional Board of Education
The foundation gives nationally, but New Jersey is the top state by grant count, with 33% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent New Jersey recipients include Little Silver, Rumson, Red Bank, Montclair, and Branchburg. Outside New Jersey, grants have gone to New York recipients such as Staten Island, Elmont, and New York City, as well as Lexington, Kentucky; Ocala, Florida; Durham, North Carolina; and Jamul, California. The recipient country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant to Israel.
Its recent grants center on education, communication-disorders advocacy, racetrack-related chaplaincy, and community nonprofits. Examples include Babson College for undergraduate business and entrepreneurship education, National Stuttering Foundation for stuttering support, and NY Race Track Chaplaincy for chaplaincy services.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small at the center: p25 is $500, median is $1,000, and p75 is $8,676. The recent list also includes a few much larger awards, including a $2,000,000 grant and a $350,000 grant.
Yes. It gives nationally, with recipients in New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, California, Illinois, Rhode Island, Utah, Georgia, and Alabama in the recent grant list. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, but the funding footprint is broader than the HQ state.
The recent grants are listed as unrestricted. That pattern appears across awards of different sizes, from smaller community grants to larger institutional support, which suggests flexible, recipient-directed funding rather than project-only grants.
Yes. New Vocations Racehorse Adoption appears in both 2024 and 2025, and NY Race Track Chaplaincy appears in both years as well. That repeated support points to ongoing relationships with some organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 1 |
| $360 |
0.6% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABSON COLLEGE | BABSON PARK, MA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL STUTTERING FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $130,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RUMSON JEWISH CENTER | RUMSON, NJ | $78,409 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NY RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY | ELMONT, NY | $27,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WILL 2 TREP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MOUNTAIN SCHOOL AT WINHALL | BONDVILLE, VT | $15,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | PROVIDENCE, RI | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM | ELMONT, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| EQUALITY NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ARTIC ICE PROJECT | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MEGHAN ROSE BRADLEY FOUNDATION | BRANCHBURG, NJ | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RED BANK BOROUGH SCHOOLS | RED BANK, NJ | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PARTNERS IN HEALTH | FREDERICK, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL | RICHMOND, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH EDUCATION LOAN FUND INC | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GLOBAL PROJECT AGAINST HATE AND EXTREMISM | MONTGOMERY, AL | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| 9 MILE PROJECT | WESTWOOD, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED |
| JEREMY'S HEROES | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $9,750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OJ ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | LITTLE FALLS, NJ | $7,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION | EDISON, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION | MELBOURNE, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NO 11 PRODUCTIONS | ASTORIA, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KOOL KIDS FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW VOCATIONS RACEHORSE ADOPTION | LEXINGTON, KY | $4,200 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RFH TOUCHDOWN CLUB | RUMSON, NJ | $3,200 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GARDEN STATE CHAPTER LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA | RUMSON, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BASILONE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | RARITAN, NJ | $750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $264 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FORT RILEY OPERATION SANTA CLAUS | MANHATTAN, KS | $250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OCALA FARM MINISTRY | OCALA, FL | $250 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ST JOSEPH'S SENIOR CENTER | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $180 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL STUTTERING FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NY RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY | ELMONT, NY | $141,840 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL | RUMSON, NJ | $46,086 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW VOCATIONS RACEHORSE ADOPTION | LEXINGTON, KY | $32,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEREMY'S HEROES | WOODBRIDGE, NJ | $27,515 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| STABLE RECOVER INC | LEXINGTON, KY | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WILL 2 TREP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KOOL KIDS FOUNDATION | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $7,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED |
| OJ ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | LITTLE FALLS, NJ | $7,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED |
| BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM | ELMONT, NY | $6,036 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GO FUND ME - KIDNEY FOR THOMAS | WEST HOLLYWODD, CA | $5,101 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME | SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MENS X MENTAL | RED BANK, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HORSE FARMS FOREVER INC | OCALA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JERSEY SHORE DREAM CENTER | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
BABSON COLLEGE
$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL STUTTERING FOUNDATION
$130,000UNRESTRICTED
RUMSON JEWISH CENTER
$78,409UNRESTRICTED
NY RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY
$27,500UNRESTRICTED
WILL 2 TREP INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL AT WINHALL
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
UNRESTRICTED
BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
EQUALITY NORTH CAROLINA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
ARTIC ICE PROJECT
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
MEGHAN ROSE BRADLEY FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
RED BANK BOROUGH SCHOOLS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH EDUCATION LOAN FUND INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
GLOBAL PROJECT AGAINST HATE AND EXTREMISM
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
9 MILE PROJECT
$10,000UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED
JEREMY'S HEROES
$9,750UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
OJ ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$7,500UNRESTRICTED
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
NO 11 PRODUCTIONS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
KOOL KIDS FOUNDATION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
NEW VOCATIONS RACEHORSE ADOPTION
$4,200UNRESTRICTED
RFH TOUCHDOWN CLUB
$3,200UNRESTRICTED
GARDEN STATE CHAPTER LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
BASILONE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$750UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$264UNRESTRICTED
FORT RILEY OPERATION SANTA CLAUS
$250UNRESTRICTED
OCALA FARM MINISTRY
$250UNRESTRICTED
ST JOSEPH'S SENIOR CENTER
$180UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL STUTTERING FOUNDATION
$250,000UNRESTRICTED
NY RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY
$141,840UNRESTRICTED
CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL
$46,086UNRESTRICTED
NEW VOCATIONS RACEHORSE ADOPTION
$32,000UNRESTRICTED
JEREMY'S HEROES
$27,515UNRESTRICTED
STABLE RECOVER INC
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
WILL 2 TREP INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
KOOL KIDS FOUNDATION
$7,500UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED
OJ ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$7,500UNRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED
BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM
$6,036UNRESTRICTED
GO FUND ME - KIDNEY FOR THOMAS
$5,101UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING AND HALL OF FAME
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
MENS X MENTAL
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
HORSE FARMS FOREVER INC
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
JERSEY SHORE DREAM CENTER
$5,000UNRESTRICTED