892987512RR0001 — 0210
Registered — Halifax, NS — Private Foundation
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 83/100
Financials: Revenue $10,432,008 · Expenditures $45,791
The Fred and Edith Greene Foundation is a 25-year-old Halifax-based private family foundation (CRA designation 3) that recently received a transformational $10.4M capital event in 2023 — almost certainly an estate transfer or family-business sale — after operating quietly with annual revenue under $200K for most of its history. The foundation now holds $23.3M in assets entering a new operational chapter as a substantively-sized grantmaker.
Our Verdict: An established private family foundation that just received a major capital infusion; the legitimacy fundamentals are pristine, and donors looking to give here would want to understand the foundation's grantmaking priorities now that it has the resources to disburse meaningfully.