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Private Foundation · NY

Grass Foundation

Harrison, NY · EIN 046049529 · Website ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$25.8M

Total Giving

$3.1M

Grants on File

Average Grant

$40K

Giving Radius

Where Grass Foundation Has Given

Historical grants to 56 recipients across 20 states. Top concentrations: WOODS HOLE ($2.4M, 18 grants), COLLEGE PARK ($244K, 3 grants), TUCSON ($228K, 5 grants), SAN ANTONIO ($42K, 3 grants), ROCKVILLE ($40K, 2 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	$33K	for the Interactive Neurophysiology Workshop to Promote Neuroscience Research in Undergraduate Colleges in Puerto Rico	2020
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, TX	$33K	the Moving Beyond Access to Promote Student Success in STEM Project	2020
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	$33K	for the NEURON: Neuroscience Education in Undergraduate Research, Outreach, and Networking Project	2020
Alamo Colleges Foundation INC	San Antonio, TX	$4K	Hands-on student lab activities with equipment used in neuroscience, faculty training, and community outreach at Northeast Lakeview College	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$4K	July Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$745	Additional November Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$3K	November Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$17K	September Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
University of California Irvine Foundation	Irvine, CA	$2K	Black in Neuro	2020
Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts	Washington, DC	$3K	DIY/DIWO/BYOD Neuroscience for All Project	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$118K	August Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
California State University Dominguez Hills Founda	Carson, CA	$7K	Course-based undergraduate research experiences through neuroscience aimed at underrepresented STEM majors at California State University, Dominguez Hills	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$5K	Additional April and June Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$7K	Additional June Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$15K	January-March 2020 Grass Fellowship Program Expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$162K	Neurobiology and Neural Systems and Behavior courses at the MBL for 2020-2022	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$28K	October Grass Fellowship Program expenses	2020
Marine Biological Laboratory	Woods Hole, MA	$32K	to fund the salary and fringe expense of the Grass Fellowship coordinator	2020
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	$14K	The Grass Foundation Outreach Initiative	2020
University of Arizona Foundation	Tucson, AZ	$9K	Neuroscience Hands-On Teaching Workshop	2020
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, TX	$6K	Activities aimed at a low-cost, high impact approach to promote and enrich neuroscience at the University of the Incarnate Word	2020
N Padilla Coreano	La Jolla, CA	$10K	Grass Fellows Program	2021
J Chapeton	Washington, DC	$500	Grass Fellows Program	2021
S Augustin	Bethesda, MD	$500	Grass Fellows Program	2021
Y Cisse	Baltimore, MD	$500	Grass Fellows Program	2021

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Section V

Board of Directors

MATTHEW B MCFARLANE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT BEGAN JAN 24
CATHERINE E CARR LIFE DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT THRU DEC 23
BERNICE GRAFSTEIN LIFE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT
VICTOR F CHIN DIRECTOR, TREASURER THRU DEC 23
HENRY J GRASS LIFE DIRECTOR
RONALD R HOY LIFE DIRECTOR
FELIX E SCHWEIZER LIFE DIRECTOR
STEVEN J ZOTTOLI LIFE DIRECTOR
KAFUI DZIRASA DIRECTOR
GUOPING FENG DIRECTOR
MICHAEL A LONG DIRECTOR
Catherine E Carr Pres
Victor F Chin Trustee, Treas
Melissa J Coleman Trustee
Kafui Dzirasa Trustee
Andre Fenton Trustee
Bernice Grafstein VP, Trustee
Henry J Grass Trustee
Ronald R Hoy Trustee
Kamran Khodakhah Trustee
Michael A Long Trustee
Matthew B McFarlane Trustee
Felix E Schweizer Trustee
Steven J Zottoli Trustee
Andrew Blum Trustee
Catherine E Carr Pres
Victor F Chin Trustee, Treas
Melissa J Coleman Trustee
Elva Diaz Trustee
Kafui Dzirasa Trustee
Andr Fenton Trustee
Bernice Grafstein VP, Trustee
Henry J Grass Trustee
Joshua Grass Trustee
Ronald R Hoy Trustee
Kamran Khodakhah Trustee
Michael A Long Trustee
Matthew B McFarlane Trustee
Vanessa Ruta Trustee
Felix E Schweizer Trustee
Steven J Zottoli Trustee
Andrew Blum Trustee
Catherine E Carr Pres
Victor F Chin Trustee, Treas
Melissa J Coleman Trustee
Elva Diaz Trustee
Andre Fenton Trustee
Bernice Grafstein VP, Trustee
Henry J Grass Trustee
Joshua Grass Trustee
Ronald R Hoy Trustee
Kamran Khodakhah Trustee
Matthew B McFarlane Trustee
Vanessa Ruta Trustee
Felix E Schweizer Trustee
Steven J Zottoli Trustee

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year	Total Assets	Qualifying Distributions	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$26.0M	$1.3M	$140K	$1.2M
2022	$26.9M	$1.2M	$1.9M	$1.3M
2021	$26.4M	$1.4M	$2.7M	$1.1M
2020	$24.9M	$1.2M	$2.0M	$1.0M
2019	$23.9M	$1.2M	$2.2M	$2.2M
2015	$21.6M	$1.1M	$2.3M	$1.3M
2014	$20.7M	$1.1M	$2.2M	$1.3M
2013	$19.8M	$1.1M	$2.8M	$1.2M
2012	$18.2M	$961K	$622K	$948K
2011	$18.5M	$967K	$1.1M	$1.1M