Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Corpus Christi, TX EIN: 23-7000801
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The MARY HOBBS GRIFFITH FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations supporting activities that include community fire safety, agriculture, health, arts and culture, and public gardens.

Key facts about Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation

In short: Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation gave $325K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Texas. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
23-7000801
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$325,000
Grants made (2025)
20
Average grant
$16,250
Median grant
$15,000
New grantees (estimate)
15% first-time grantees (3 of 20, 2025)
Total assets
$4,248,759
Primary geography
Texas (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.2M

+2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$325K

+18.0% YoY

Grant Count

20

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+18.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation reported a distributable amount of $301K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation open to new grantees?

15%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 20 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $15K first-time, $15K repeat.

  • 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported grants show support for organizations working in varied areas. For example, Sound Off describes its mission as providing mental health support to veterans and service members; Future Farmers of America says it develops students’ leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education; and the Children’s Heart Foundation says it funds research to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects.

Other 2025 grants supported fire safety services, cancer research and treatment, public gardens, art and cultural activities, Catholic parish music, and the preservation of local history.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $325,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $40,000, with a median of $15,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 80% of grant dollars went to recipients in Texas. The remaining shares went to recipients in Indiana (6%), Tennessee (6%), New York (6%), and Illinois (2%).

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.

Cities

SintonSan AntonioSkidmoreBeevilleTaftBoerneCorpus ChristiHoustonMemphisPort AransasFredericksburgSanta FeIndianapolisNorthbrookCharlestonStaten IslandGoliadMcKinneyRefugioRound Top

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K18 grants2019 17 grants2020 16 grants2021 18 grants2022 23 grants2023 20 grants2024 20 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $218K (2020) to $325K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $325K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

San Patricio and Aransas Counties a & H Show Inc: $40KSan Patricio and AransasCounties a & H Show Inc$40KSkidmore Volunteer Fire Department: $28KSkidmore Volunteer FireDepartment$28KSound Off Inc: $25KSound Off Inc$25KShades of Green Legacy Foundation: $25KShades of Green LegacyFoundation$25KFuture Farmers of America: $20KFuture Farmers of America$20KMD Anderson Cancer Center: $20KMD Anderson Cancer Center$20KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $20KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$20KTunnel to Towers Foundation: $20KTunnel to Towers Foundation$20KPapalote Volunteer Fire Department: $18KPapalote Volunteer FireDepartment$18KBeeville Art Association Inc: $15KBeeville Art Association Inc$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Patricio and Aransas Counties a & H Show Inc ($40K). Together the top 10 received $230K.

Grant Size Distribution

97 grants across all recorded years

97<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 97 grants of 97 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Patricio and Aransas Counties a & H Show Inc Sinton, TXTo support the operations and needs of the annual san patricio and Aransas counties agricultural and homemakers show.$40,000
Skidmore Volunteer Fire Department Skidmore, TXTo Support Fire Safety Services for the Community.$27,500
Sound Off Inc San Antonio, TXTo provide mental health support to veterans and service members in such a way that the 47%+ of those suffering who otherwise refuse to seek help.$25,000
Shades of Green Legacy Foundation San Antonio, TXTo support the foundation's aim to create a public legacy garden in san antonio.$25,000
Future Farmers of America Indianapolis, INMakes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.$20,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXTo support md anderson's aim to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world.$20,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNTo advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.$20,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYTo honor the sacrifice of fdny firefighter stephen siller and all those who laid down their lives to save others on september 11, 2001 and those who continue to sacrifice their life and limb for their country through military and first responder services.$20,000
Papalote Volunteer Fire Department Sinton, TXTo Support Fire Safety Services for the Community.$17,500
Beeville Art Association Inc Beeville, TXTo support the association in uniting its members in the study of art, as well as the promotion of cultural activities and the public interest in art.$15,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $4,248,759 $518,339 $411,187 $325,000
2024 $4,140,403 $460,619 $369,432 $275,500
2023 $4,025,659 $445,240 $385,083 $295,500
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,248,759$4,140,403$4,025,659
Revenue$518,339$460,619$445,240
Expenses$411,187$369,432$385,083
Qualifying Distributions$325,000$275,500$295,500
Net Investment Income$433,703$371,309$361,262
Distributable Amount$300,645$304,118$289,626

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 18, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Frost Bank is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's only listed officer is Frost Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frost Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $34K (2019) → $43K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Frost Bank — Trustee: $43KFrost BankTrustee$43K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $43K, to Frost Bank (Trustee).

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 749, Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Phone: (361) 844-1138

Frequently asked questions about Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation

How much does Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation give each year?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation gave $325K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $276K across 20 grants.

What is Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's typical grant size?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $16,250, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation that year got $18K on average.

Where does Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation give grants?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Indiana (6%) and Tennessee (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sinton, TX (4 grants), San Antonio, TX (4 grants) and Skidmore, TX (2 grants).

Does Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's largest grantees?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include San Patricio and Aransas Counties a & H Show Inc ($40,000), Skidmore Volunteer Fire Department ($27,500) and Sound Off Inc ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation reported $4.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $325K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $301K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported grants show support for organizations working in varied areas. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's EIN?

Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7000801. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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