The Lewis Greenwood Foundation
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation is a private foundation based in Newbury Park, California. Its 2025 filing reports 64 grants totaling $360,000 to charitable recipients.
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation at a glance
In short: The Lewis Greenwood Foundation gave $360K across 64 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state California. 57% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $360,000
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 64
- +20.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,625
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $6,707,548
- +4.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 57% first-time grantees (36 of 63, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Lewis Greenwood Foundation
- How to Apply
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The 2025 filing says requests should be submitted in writing with supporting documentation explaining the charitable reason for the request. It lists the contact as “The Lewis Greenwood Foundation co S” and says requests cannot exceed $25,000.
- Review Cycle
- October 31, as listed on the 2025 filing; this is a past cycle as of September 28, 2026.
- Deadline
- October 31, as listed on the 2025 filing; this is a past cycle as of September 28, 2026.
- Contact
Application contact: The Lewis Greenwood Foundation Co S
Mailing address: 50 Teardrop Ct, Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (805) 277-5020
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Lewis Greenwood Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County ($25K). Together the top 10 received $132K.
Grant Size Distribution
319 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 319 grants of 319 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in California (38%), Illinois (19%), Florida (18%), New York (16%), and Louisiana (3%). The listed recipients include organizations in Camarillo and Santa Barbara, California; Chicago and Skokie, Illinois; Jacksonville, Florida; New York and Brooklyn, New York; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 64 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Lewis Greenwood Foundation open to new grantees?
57%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 36 of 63 grantees (57%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 14% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $262K (2019) to $360K (2025). In 2025 it made 64 grants totaling $360K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County Camarillo, CA | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Organic Soup Kitchen Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $20,000 |
| The Music Academy of the West Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Philippine Jesuit Foundation New York, NY | Charitable | $12,000 |
| Chicago Jewish Alliance Skokie, IL | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Colel Chabad Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Jewish National Fund-USA New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| United Cajun Navy Baton Rouge, LA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Three Grains of Rice Missions Jacksonville, FL | Charitable | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,707,548 | $679,678 | $377,045 | $360,000 | 64 | $662,633 |
| 2024 | $6,416,200 | $151,651 | $329,952 | $320,000 | 53 | $487,954 |
| 2023 | $6,209,950 | $154,342 | $285,033 | $280,000 | 51 | $252,977 |
| 2022 | $5,629,716 | $132,203 | $364,445 | $360,000 | 72 | $221,525 |
| 2021 | $7,013,543 | $124,364 | $321,106 | $320,000 | 79 | $396,928 |
| 2020 | $6,310,014 | $150,698 | $307,158 | $300,000 | 80 | $143,540 |
| 2019 | $5,912,891 | $257,924 | $265,244 | $261,500 | 71 | $254,180 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No formal foundation mission is stated in the available information. The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Organic Soup Kitchen says it provides nutrition to seniors, cancer patients, and chronically ill individuals. Earthjustice describes its work as using law and partnerships to protect health, wildlife, and places, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. United Cajun Navy says it provides disaster and other relief services to communities affected by catastrophic weather events.
Other 2025 recipients include the Philippine Jesuit Foundation, which says it provides financial assistance for the Society of Jesus in the Philippines’ educational, religious, apostolic, and charitable activities, and Clara White Mission, which says it works to prevent and reduce homelessness through housing, job training, employment, advocacy, and community partnerships.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 64 grants totaling $360,000. Awards ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among the largest awards were $25,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County, $20,000 to Organic Soup Kitchen, $15,000 to The Music Academy of the West, and $12,000 to the Philippine Jesuit Foundation. Earthjustice and United Cajun Navy each received $10,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steve Greenwood as president, Mel Aballe as treasurer, Maricris Aballe and Matthew Wald as board members, and Toby Donner as secretary.
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation is led by Steve Greenwood, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Greenwood
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maricris Aballe
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Wald
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mel Aballe
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toby Donner
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Lewis Greenwood Foundation
How much does The Lewis Greenwood Foundation give each year?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation gave $360K across 64 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $320K across 53 grants.
What is The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's typical grant size?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,625, across 64 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Lewis Greenwood Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does The Lewis Greenwood Foundation give grants?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's top state is California, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Illinois (19%) and Florida (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (14 grants), Jacksonville, FL (8 grants), New York, NY (7 grants) and Oakland, CA (4 grants).
Does The Lewis Greenwood Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 64 grants with a stated purpose on The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (64 grants).
Who are The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's largest grantees?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County ($25,000), Organic Soup Kitchen ($20,000) and The Music Academy of the West ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Lewis Greenwood Foundation?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $680K.
What does The Lewis Greenwood Foundation fund?
No formal foundation mission is stated in the available information. The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Organic Soup Kitchen says it provides nutrition to seniors, cancer patients, and chronically ill individuals. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Lewis Greenwood Foundation?
The 2025 filing says requests should be submitted in writing with supporting documentation explaining the charitable reason for the request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's EIN?
The Lewis Greenwood Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0527064. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Lewis Greenwood Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-lewis-greenwood-foundation-morg_0d2856d70e98494f8d1550f1b04a250e
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