The Greenfield Everyday Heroes

Private foundation · Grantmaker Norwalk, CT EIN: 06-1591081

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes is a private foundation, based in Norwalk, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $557K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $30K.

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes at a glance

In short: The Greenfield Everyday Heroes gave $35K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,500
-8.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,833
-8.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$556,502
-10.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Greenfield Everyday Heroes funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 47 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

NorwalkJacksonvilleRyeWilmingtonBridgeportClaytonStamfordWiltonDanburyWatertownWhitingham

How The Greenfield Everyday Heroes gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 184% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K6 grants2019 7 grants2020 6 grants2021 12 grants2022 11 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $44K (2023). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
9 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$34,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$556,502$40,071$101,373$34,5009$93,852$30,272$51,105
2024$618,646$105,954$103,601$37,5009$95,292$98,413$49,563
2023$620,797$155,924$113,475$43,50011$102,578$152,106$42,707
2022$578,348$384,386$105,318$41,50012$100,334$382,060$39,852
2021$299,280$25,523$79,835$14,6006$79,401$24,823$55,037
2020$353,592$42,717$49,652$21,5007—$42,717$43,660
2019$360,527$37,860$28,723$26,5006—$37,650$41,093

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Greenfield Everyday Heroes reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes is led by Andrew S. Greenfield, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew S. Greenfield

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne U. Lantz

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $25K (2020) → $50K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Anne Lantz — President: $50KAnne LantzPresident$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Anne Lantz (President).

Frequently asked questions about The Greenfield Everyday Heroes

How much does The Greenfield Everyday Heroes give each year?

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes gave $35K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 9 grants.

What is The Greenfield Everyday Heroes's typical grant size?

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $3,833, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Greenfield Everyday Heroes give grants?

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes gives mostly in Connecticut: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Vermont (19%) and New York (14%).

Does The Greenfield Everyday Heroes give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on The Greenfield Everyday Heroes's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Recipient" (9 grants).

How large is The Greenfield Everyday Heroes?

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes reported $557K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $94K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Greenfield Everyday Heroes's EIN?

The Greenfield Everyday Heroes's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1591081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 25, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 25, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)

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