A Work in Progress
by Alan L. Otten
chronicles the Foundation's first 50 years
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The Greenwall Foundation
ABOUT US
The Greenwall Foundation was established in 1949 by Frank K Greenwall, CEO of National Starch Products, Inc., later to become National Starch and Chemical Corporation, and his wife, Anna Alexander Greenwall. Begun as a family foundation with an initial capital of $13,500, Greenwall is today an independent foundation awarding approximately $3 million annually and recognized nationally for its interdisciplinary program in bioethics and for supporting innovative artistic work in New York City.
Since 1991, The Foundation's program in bioethics has provided funding for physicians, lawyers, philosophers, economists, theologians and other professionals to address micro and macro issues in bioethics, providing guidance for those engaged in decision making at the bedside as well as those responsible for shaping institutional and public policy.
During those same years, The Foundation's arts and humanities program has increasingly focused on support for small and midsize New York City arts organizations, especially those fostering experimentation and the creation of new and interdisciplinary work in theater, dance, music, the visual and literary arts and new media.
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