Joseph C Grossman Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on health-related initiatives, mental health support, and community services, as evidenced by its funding of organizations such as the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Abortion Federation, and local community centers. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations, including those in need of reproductive health services, mental health support, and community guidance. It has made contributions to both national and local organizations, indicating a commitment to broader health and community welfare issues.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small or mid-sized U.S. nonprofit with mission alignment to prior grantees (reproductive rights, local community services, mental health, disaster response) that can reasonably receive modest, one-off grants and has or can develop a referral/introduction to the funder's network.
Good Fit
- • Mission overlap with previously funded causes such as reproductive rights, community services, grief/mental-health support, or disaster response.
- • Organizational size appropriate for modest grants (roughly in the hundreds to low thousands of dollars).
- • Located in or operating programs in states previously funded (e.g., VA, NY, MD, DC, MA, CA).
- • A referral, introduction, or prior relationship with a board member, officer, or a prior grantee.
- • Clear, narrow use for a small, well-scoped project or program expense rather than large multi-year core support.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states across the two-year record (six states appeared in 2023 and two states in 2024), so the footprint is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded nine distinct recipients in 2023 and two in 2024 with only one repeat across years, indicating a fairly broad set of independent grantees for a micro foundation.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it only funds preselected organizations and no public contact or application portal was identified; although many independent grantees appear in 2023, the declared preselection policy and lack of contact details make it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant could easily enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
