THE GREENWALL FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$3.3M+7% YoY
Grants
66
Median Grant
$50K
Organizations Funded
44
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Greenwall Foundation's mission is making bioethics integral to decisions in health care, policy, and research. The Foundation seeks to expand bioethics knowledge to improve clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice, focusing on bringing a strong, informed, and equipped bioethics to the table as decisions are being made.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Faculty Scholars Program: Career development awards enabling early-career faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research, supporting 50% of scholar salary plus benefits for 3 years; Making a Difference Program: Supports research to resolve important emerging bioethics problems, awarded twice yearly; Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking: Launched 2022, funds projects developing novel mechanisms bringing bioethics to policymaking table, grants up to $50,000
How to Apply
Multiple programs with different deadlines: Faculty Scholars Program LOI due September 15, 2025; Making a Difference grants awarded twice yearly with RFPs typically posted in December and June; Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking applications due July 21, 2025; All applications submitted through online portal at grantinterface.com; Institution EIN required to create account
Does Not Fund
Does not fund: projects where bioethics is not main focus, pure advocacy, direct or grassroots lobbying, applicants without PhD/JD/MD or equivalent doctoral degree; Only awards to tax-exempt US institutions; Lower priority for educational reform/theoretical work with limited applicability; Individuals cannot simultaneously receive Making a Difference and Faculty Scholars funding
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$3.3M
Grants
66
Median
$50K
States
13
$3.1M
Grants
42
Median
$68K
States
19
$3.1M
Grants
42
Median
$69K
States
21
Grant Size Distribution
$50K
Typical Grant (Median)
$7K
Smallest
$43K
25th Pctile
$56K
75th Pctile
$150K
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $43K and $56K.
Largest Recent Grants
$150K
2024
NEW VENTURE FUND
DC · SUPPORT FOR RESPONSIBLE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES
$81K
2024
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
CA · UNDERSTANDING AND NAVIGATING CLAIMS OF CHILD SUFFERING IN PEDIATRIC ETHICS AND PRACTICE
$77K
2024
UNIVERISTY OF VIRGINIA
VA · BIOETHICS IN MOVEMENT ADVOCACY
$74K
2024
DUKE UNIVERSITY
NC · THE ETHICS OF THE ARTIFICIAL WOMB: CLINICAL INNOVATIONS AT THE MARGINS OF VIABILITY
$73K
2024
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
TX · PHILOSOPHICAL BIOETHICS SEMINAR SERIES
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.