Greyston Foundation

"Greyston Foundation’s mission is to support low-income individuals and families as they forge a path to self-sufficiency and community transformation. Greyston is an entrepreneurial and spiritually grounded organization that operates an integrated network of programs in Westchester County providing jobs, workforce development, housing, youth services, community gardens, and health care."

Founded by Roshi Bernard Tetsugen Glassman and Sensei Sandra Jishu Holmes (1941-1998).

Board

Accessed December 2011:

• Edward Falkenberg - Chair
• Michelle Friedman - Vice-Chair
• Patrick James - Treasurer
• Martin Ball, Jr. - Secretary
• Steven A. Brown - President and CEO
• Joan Binstock, Diane Greenwald, Amy Hall, Jeffrey Koslowsky, Ken Jenkins, Gregg Lerner, Francisco (Paco) Lugovina, Arthur T. Murphy, Jr., John Orlando, Molly Penn, David I. Rome, Deborah Stewart, Ruth Suzman, Todd Stern, Susan Yoss

Major Funders

Accessed December 2011:

$2,000,000

• Kendeda Fund for Sustainability of The Tides Foundation

$50,000 to $100,000

• Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
• Starr Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999

• Citigroup
• Enterprise Social Investment Corp.
• FJC
• Linden Foundation
• Lostand Foundation
• JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• John Merck Fund
• Ellen & Mickey Rabina
• Sherman Fairchild Foundation
• Ruth & Andrew Suzman
• Wallace Reader Digest Fund of the Westchester Community Foundation
• M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation

Contact

URL: http://www.greyston.org

Resources and articles

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