The Grass Foundation

EIN 046049529

Lake Success, NY 11042 |(800) 839-1754

https://www.grassfoundation.org
Total Given 2020–2023
$2.4M
62 grants · $588K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $500–$17K
grant size
2%
transactional · 1/46 multi-year
repeat
$27.4M
Assets (2023)
46
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Community Development Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person CHUCHU ZHANG
Phone (800) 839-1754

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $25.1M $2.2M N/A
2020 $536K $27.1M $2.0M 21
2022 $936K $24.8M $1.9M 27
2023 $882K $27.4M $140K 14

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 62 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$3K
Average
$38K
75th Pctl
$17K
Maximum
$726K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

CC
Catherine E Carr 4+ yrs
Life Director, President Thru Dec 23 Leadership
MM
Matthew B McFarlane 4+ yrs
Director, President Began Jan 24 Leadership
BG
Bernice Grafstein 4+ yrs
Life Director, Vice President Leadership
VC
Victor F Chin 4+ yrs
Director, Treasurer Thru Dec 23 Leadership
ML
Michael a Long 2 yrs
Director
GF
Guoping Feng
Director
KD
Kafui Dzirasa 2 yrs
Director
SZ
Steven J Zottoli 4+ yrs
Life Director
FS
Felix E Schweizer 4+ yrs
Life Director
RH
Ronald R Hoy 4+ yrs
Life Director
HG
Henry J Grass 4+ yrs
Life Director

Grants Awarded (62 total)

Purpose
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $725,542 Grass Fellowship Program costs 2022
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $710,521 TO SUPPORT THE GRASS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2023
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $162,000 Neurobiology and Neural Systems and Behavior courses at the MBL for 2020-2022 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $118,246 August Grass Fellowship Program expenses 2020
The University of Maryland College Park, MD $87,257 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
University of Maryland College Park, MD $81,783 Faculty Support 2022
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $51,537 Grass Fellowship Coordinator Support 2022
The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ $37,095 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME $32,995 for the Interactive Neurophysiology Workshop to Promote Neuroscience Research in Undergraduate Colleges in Puerto Rico 2020
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX $32,993 the Moving Beyond Access to Promote Student Success in STEM Project 2020
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ $32,959 for the NEURON: Neuroscience Education in Undergraduate Research, Outreach, and Networking Project 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $31,912 to fund the salary and fringe expense of the Grass Fellowship coordinator 2020
Foundation for the National Institute of Health Rockville, MD $30,000 To support the participation of Native American students in the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and... 2022
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc North Bethesda, MA $30,000 TO SUPPORT THE PARTICIPATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND... 2023
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $27,919 October Grass Fellowship Program expenses 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $17,121 September Grass Fellowship Program expenses 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $15,325 January-March 2020 Grass Fellowship Program Expenses 2020
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ $13,889 The Grass Foundation Outreach Initiative 2020
V Darcy Rockville, MD $10,000 GRASS FELLOWS PROGRAM 2022
F Martinez-Rivera New York, NY $10,000 GRASS FELLOWS PROGRAM 2022
Hector Arciniega Cambridge, MA $10,000 HENRY GRASS M.D. RISING STARS IN NEUROSCIENCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2023 RECIPIENT 2023
University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZ $8,520 Neuroscience Hands-On Teaching Workshop 2020
California State University Dominguez Hills Founda Carson, CA $7,319 Course-based undergraduate research experiences through neuroscience aimed at underrepresented STEM majors at... 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $7,282 Additional June Grass Fellowship Program expenses 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA $6,000 To support post-course research opportunities for selected 2022 participants in the Neural Systems and Behavior (NS&B). 2022