Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 02-6021466

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $385K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $47K.

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 at a glance

In short: Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$17,855
-21.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,464
-41.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,571
Total assets
$384,580
+15.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

University of New Hampshire: $4KUniversity of New Hampshire$4KUniversity of Rhode Island: $4KUniversity of Rhode Island$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of New Hampshire ($4K). Together the top 2 received $7K.

Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($10,713), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

DurhamBostonNashuaBurlingtonPortlandAllentownBiddefordBoca RatonBristolClemsonCoral GablesFairfieldKingstonLowellMiddletownNew LondonNorth AndoverOronoPittsburghSouth Portland

How Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K12 grants2020 9 grants2021 8 grants2022 10 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $32K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$10,713
University of New Hampshire Durham, NHScholarship$3,571
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RIScholarship$3,571
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$384,580$74,708$23,822$17,8554$18,584$47,175$23,501
2024$333,615$37,899$27,925$22,7503$23,354$15,775$20,999
2023$327,678$33,566$29,133$24,00010$24,691$22,459$19,266
2022$322,266$54,071$38,165$32,0008$32,820$28,296$21,234
2021$305,183$47,880$23,819$16,8759—$30,878$20,594
2020$280,381$5,723$18,694$14,27412—$5,774$20,417

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's only listed officer is Eastern Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eastern Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Cambridge Trust Company (2020–2023) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Eastern Bank — Trustee: $1KEastern BankTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Eastern Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278

How much does Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 give each year?

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 3 grants.

What is Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's typical grant size?

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's median grant in 2025 was $3,571, and its average grant was $4,464, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 give grants?

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 gives mostly in New Hampshire: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Rhode Island (20%) and Louisiana (20%).

Does Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278?

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278 reported $385K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's EIN?

Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-6021466. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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