Griffin Family Foundation Inc
The Griffin Family Foundation, Inc. is a private foundation based in Mexico, Missouri. Founded in 1998 by Anna Margaret Griffin to preserve her father Dr. Fred Griffin’s legacy, it funds college scholarships and grants for religious, charitable, scientific, and literary purposes. The foundation’s website says its scholarships and grants are solely for residents of Audrain and Montgomery counties.
Griffin Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Griffin Family Foundation Inc gave $343K across 57 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Missouri. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $343,295
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 57
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,023
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $5,010,867
- +1.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (21 of 52, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Griffin Family Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2025 filing instructs applicants to contact Dan K. Erdel for information about forms and materials, deadlines, and award restrictions. The foundation’s website provides separate scholarship applications for high school seniors and college students, along with grant application materials. The high school senior application states that it must be received by March 15 at 5:00 p.m. CST and not emailed; that date has passed for 2026.
- Contact
Application contact: Dan K Erdel
Mailing address: 100 North Jefferson Street, Mexico, MO 65265
Phone: (573) 581-5280
Website: https://griffinfamilyfoundation.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Griffin Family Foundation Inc
Who Griffin Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Missouri ($36K). Together the top 10 received $164K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($45,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
333 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 333 grants of 333 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website says its scholarships and grants are solely for residents of Audrain and Montgomery counties. Its 2025 grantmaking was concentrated in Missouri, which received 95% of grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 57 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Griffin Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 21 of 52 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $261K (2020) to $343K (2025). In 2025 it made 57 grants totaling $343K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri Columbia, MO | Scholarship | $36,000 |
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $45,500 |
| Mexico United Methodist Church Mexico, MO | GRANT | $27,787 |
| Presser Arts Center Mexico, MO | GRANT | $18,000 |
| Presser Arts Center Mexico, MO | Scholarship | $14,000 |
| Arthur Center Mexico, MO | GRANT | $12,000 |
| Arthur Hills Golf Association Mexico, MO | GRANT | $10,000 |
| Audrain County Shelter Resource COA Mexico, MO | GRANT | $10,000 |
| Benevolent & Protective Order of El Mexico, MO | GRANT | $10,000 |
| Mexico School District Mexico, MO | GRANT | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990-PF (a private foundation).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,010,867 | $497,596 | $424,561 | $343,295 | 57 | $352,050 | $430,039 | $380,661 |
| 2024 | $4,933,989 | $479,354 | $425,052 | $335,590 | 59 | $343,660 | $346,215 | $371,492 |
| 2023 | $4,879,687 | $399,520 | $410,213 | $335,903 | 81 | $353,652 | $300,883 | $356,647 |
| 2022 | $4,890,380 | $335,393 | $382,711 | $305,056 | 73 | $322,705 | $312,355 | $362,921 |
| 2021 | $4,937,620 | $551,857 | $402,011 | $327,890 | 63 | $346,949 | $330,481 | $349,859 |
| 2020 | $4,787,774 | $272,349 | $340,598 | $260,967 | 42 | — | $223,446 | $377,001 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Griffin Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $381K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation describes its aim as “Benefiting and Enhancing lives in an individual recipient” Its website says it provides funding for college scholarships and grants for religious, charitable, scientific, and literary purposes.
The 2025 filing lists scholarships and grants among the purposes of its awards. Examples of supported organizations illustrate a range of work: Presser Arts Center says its mission is to inspire, entertain, and educate people in the arts; Handi-Shop Inc. describes its work as providing meaningful employment for people with disabilities; and Saving Kidsight says it works to prevent vision conditions and promote healthy eyesight in children. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 57 grants totaling $343,295. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $36,000, with a median of $4,000. The largest listed awards included $36,000 to the University of Missouri for scholarships, $35,500 to an individual recipient Community College for scholarships, and $27,787 to Mexico United Methodist Church. Other notable awards included $18,000 and $14,000 to Presser Arts Center, $12,000 to Arthur Center, and $10,000 each to Arthur Hills Golf Association, Audrain County Shelter Resource COA, Benevolent & Protective Order of El, and Mexico School District.
The filing reports that 95% of 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri; 1% each went to recipients in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Illinois.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dan K. Erdel, Ben Steinman, Melody Farnen, Brendan Webber, and Virginia Pehle as directors.
Griffin Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; all 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ben Steinman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Brendan Webber
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Dan K. Erdel
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$19K (2020) → $22K (2025)
Melody Farnen
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
Virginia Pehle
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $1K (2025)
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to Dan K Erdel (Director). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Griffin Family Foundation Inc
How much does Griffin Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc gave $343K across 57 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $336K across 59 grants.
What is Griffin Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $6,023, across 57 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Griffin Family Foundation Inc that year got $7K on average.
Where does Griffin Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Missouri: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mexico, MO (26 grants), St. Louis, MO (3 grants), Columbia, MO (2 grants) and Rolla, MO (2 grants).
Does Griffin Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 57 grants with a stated purpose on Griffin Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grant" (29 grants) and "Scholarship" (28 grants).
Who are Griffin Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include University of Missouri ($36,000), Presser Arts Center ($32,000 across 2 grants) and Mexico United Methodist Church ($27,787), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($45,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Griffin Family Foundation Inc?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $352K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $381K (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 does Griffin Family Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation describes its aim as “Benefiting and Enhancing lives in an individual recipient” Its website says it provides funding for college scholarships and grants for religious, charitable, scientific, and literary purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Griffin Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation’s 2025 filing instructs applicants to contact Dan K. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Griffin Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Griffin Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1822804. 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. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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