Greentown Collaborative Inc
Greentown Collaborative Inc is a public charity based in Somerville, Massachusetts. It supports climatetech innovation and commercialization by helping entrepreneurs access facilities, equipment, customers, capital, talent, community, and business and leadership resources. The organization operates incubators in Boston and Houston and runs programs that connect startups with corporate partners and other ecosystem participants.
Greentown Collaborative Inc at a glance
In short: Greentown Collaborative Inc gave $974K across 31 grants in 2024 (avg $31K), top state New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $973,514
- +5.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 31
- +14.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $31,404
- -8.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $11,521
- Total assets
- $37,398,401
- -12.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- New York (47% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Greentown Collaborative Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 444 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: (888) 954-6836
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Greentown Collaborative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was New York University ($446K). Together the top 10 received $735K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 64 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Greentown operates incubators in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Houston, Texas. In 2024, grant dollars went to recipients in New York (47%), Texas (19%), Massachusetts (12%), Michigan (10%), and Delaware (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Greentown Collaborative Inc gives
- 29% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $213K (2022) to $974K (2024). In 2024 it made 31 grants totaling $974K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York University New York, NY | Subawards for Program Support | $445,963 |
| Fraunhofer USA Inc Plymouth, MI | Subawards for Program Support | $100,000 |
| TEX-E Inc Houston, TX | Fiscal Sponsorship | $56,426 |
| Solidec Inc Houston, TX | Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program | $25,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Enable Student Participation in Summer Entrepenuarer Bootcamp | $25,000 |
| Browning the Greenspace Boston, MA | Subawards for Program Support | $22,750 |
| Aquasaic Cambridge, MA | Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program | $15,000 |
| Atmospark Technologies Inc Beaumont, TX | Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program | $15,000 |
| Axis Sky Renewables Corp Wilmington, DE | Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program | $15,000 |
| Carbon Negative Solutions Rock Hill, NY | Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37,398,401 | $14,959,742 | $16,645,646 | $973,514 | 31 | $47,276 |
| 2023 | $42,748,535 | $17,971,785 | $16,285,631 | $925,538 | 27 | $196 |
| 2022 | $5,705,925 | $7,644,770 | $3,950,006 | $212,500 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | $1,178,648 | $1,160,000 | $41,727 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The mission stated in the 2024 filing is to accelerate climate, energy, and environment innovations and commercialization by empowering entrepreneurs and enabling collaboration. Greentown’s website describes support for climatetech entrepreneurs through incubators, open-innovation programs, partnerships, and other programs.
Its 2024 grants included subawards for program support, fiscal sponsorship, startup accelerator participation, student participation in an entrepreneurship bootcamp, and a pitch competition award. Among its grantees, New York University describes its mission as education, research and scholarship, and patient care. Fraunhofer USA describes its work as customized advanced technology research, development, and deployment. Browning the Green Space describes its mission as advancing a just energy transition by prioritizing Black and Brown communities and working at the intersection of social, environmental, and economic justice.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, Greentown reported 31 grants totaling $973,514. Grant amounts ranged from $8,812 to $445,963, with a median of $11,521. The largest grants included $445,963 to New York University for subawards for program support and $100,000 to Fraunhofer USA for subawards for program support. Other notable grants were $56,426 to TEX-E for fiscal sponsorship and $22,750 to Browning the Green Space for subawards for program support. Several $15,000 grants supported startup accelerator participation; the filing also lists a $15,000 pitch competition award to an individual recipient.
Greentown’s website describes programs including Greentown Go, ACCEL, the Carbon to Value Initiative, and TEX-E. The website characterizes ACCEL as supporting BIPOC-led climatetech startups and describes TEX-E as a collaboration to build a student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Texas.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Kevin Dutt as president and CEO for May–December 2024. Directors listed include Bobby Tudor, Jason Hanna, John Hitt, David Baldwin, Bob Harvey, Jane Stricker, Bill Aulet, Pamela Reeve, and Georgina Campbell Flatter. The filing identifies Bobby Tudor, David Baldwin, Bob Harvey, Jane Stricker, Bill Aulet, Pamela Reeve, and Georgina Campbell Flatter as directors as of December 2024, and John Hitt as a director as of May 2024.
Greentown Collaborative Inc is led by Kevin Knobloch, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 11 of 33 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kevin Knobloch
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $220K (2024)
Kevin Dutt
President & CEO
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$120K (2024)
David Pruner
Tex-E Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$215K (2024)
Jason Hanna
Director
Interim President & CEO → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$68K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Brian Dowling
Senior Director & Facilities
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$118K (2024)
Katherine Hamilton
Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
Director & Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Tyson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Burger
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn James
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hilary Flynn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Daloisio
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leah Ellis
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nidhi Thakar
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nisha Desai
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Aulet
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Harvey
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Tudor
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Baldwin
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Turnbull Henry
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Georgina Campbell Flatter
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Stricker
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Hitt
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juan Carlos Morales
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Reeve
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Oakley
Interim CFO
Director → Interim CFO, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$32K (2022) → $0 (2024)
Joubin Hatamzadeh
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$214K (2023) → $223K (2024)
Julia Travaglini
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$172K (2023) → $173K (2024)
Mitchell Bilczewski
Assistant Treasurer & Controller
Treasurer & Controller → Assistant Treasurer & Controller, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$148K (2023) → $151K (2024)
Aisling Carlson
Senior Vice President & Partnerships
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$175K (2024)
Greg Ralich
Vice President, Labs & Safety
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2024)
Naheed Malik
Treasurer & CFO
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$17K (2024)
Timmeko Love
Senior Vice President & Head of Houston
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$171K (2024)
Sara Mattern
Clerk
Secretary & Clerk → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Emily Reichert (2021–2023) — Director & CEO Emeritus
- Former: Jason Ethier (2022–2023) — Senior Director & Membership
- Former: Juliana Garaizar Sagarminaga (2022–2023) — CDO
- Former: Kathleen Theoharides (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Taylor (2022–2023) — Interim President & CEO
- Former: Matthew Nordan (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Maya Nitzberg (2022–2023) — Vice President & Community
- Former: Tana Boone (2022–2023) — Clerk & Cpo
- Former: Gilda Barbarino (2023) — Director
- Former: Emily Reichert - President (2022) — Director
- Former: Lara Cottingham (2022) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Ryan Dings-Clerktreasurer (2022)
- Former: Ryan Dings (2021) — Clerk, Treasurer & Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $223K, to Joubin Hatamzadeh (Chief Operating Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Greentown Collaborative Inc
How much does Greentown Collaborative Inc give each year?
Greentown Collaborative Inc gave $974K across 31 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $926K across 27 grants.
What is Greentown Collaborative Inc's typical grant size?
Greentown Collaborative Inc's median grant in 2024 was $11,521, and its average grant was $31,404, across 31 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does Greentown Collaborative Inc give grants?
Greentown Collaborative Inc's top state is New York, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (19%) and Massachusetts (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (5 grants), Cambridge, MA (3 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants) and Wilmington, DE (2 grants).
Does Greentown Collaborative Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Greentown Collaborative Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Participation in a Startup Accelerator Program" (20 grants), "Enable Student Participation in Summer Internship" (4 grants) and "Subawards for Program Support" (3 grants).
Who are Greentown Collaborative Inc's largest grantees?
Greentown Collaborative Inc's largest 2024 grantees include New York University ($445,963), Fraunhofer USA Inc ($100,000) and TEX-E Inc ($56,426), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Greentown Collaborative Inc?
Greentown Collaborative Inc reported $37.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.0M.
What does Greentown Collaborative Inc fund?
The mission stated in the 2024 filing is to accelerate climate, energy, and environment innovations and commercialization by empowering entrepreneurs and enabling collaboration. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Greentown Collaborative Inc?
Greentown Collaborative Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Greentown Collaborative Inc's EIN?
Greentown Collaborative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3807217. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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