The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. It supports collegiate education through scholarships for high-achieving students with limited financial resources.
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation at a glance
In short: The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation gave $173K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $172,500
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- -8.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $3,343,625
- +3.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (7 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (69% 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 The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says submissions go to a committee through the student’s high school. Applicants must be residents of Otsego, Chenango, Montgomery, Delaware, Broome, Cortland, Schoharie, or Madison counties in New York State. Awards are at trustee discretion, and parents must show limited income.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists January 1 through March 31 each year. The 2026 application period has passed.
- Deadline
- The filing lists January 1 through March 31 each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Heather Bayfield
Mailing address: 830-13 Aia N Ste 262, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Phone: (904) 473-5405
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Binghampton University ($22K). Together the top 10 received $96K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($47,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 94 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing lists eligible student residences in eight New York counties: Otsego, Chenango, Montgomery, Delaware, Broome, Cortland, Schoharie, and Madison. In 2025, 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 10% to Pennsylvania, and 5% each to North Carolina, Maryland, and Texas. The listed 2025 grants also included a grant to Liberty University in Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 18 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $7K repeat.
- 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 63% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $95K (2020) to $173K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $173K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $47,500 |
| Binghampton University Binghampton, NY | Scholarship | $22,000 |
| Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Nazareth University Rochester, NY | Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Scholarship | $9,000 |
| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | Scholarship | $8,000 |
| McDaniel College Westminster, MD | Scholarship | $8,000 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | Scholarship | $8,000 |
| Alfred State College Alfred, NY | Scholarship | $7,000 |
| Marywood University Scranton, PA | Scholarship | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,343,625 | $324,986 | $215,808 | $172,500 | 23 | $172,500 | $299,421 | $170,086 |
| 2024 | $3,227,925 | $91,782 | $218,141 | $155,000 | 19 | $155,000 | $69,575 | $176,843 |
| 2023 | $3,350,456 | $840,298 | $162,883 | $117,000 | 20 | $117,000 | $820,491 | $141,526 |
| 2022 | $2,671,004 | $890,335 | $132,167 | $106,000 | 14 | $106,000 | $874,964 | $110,800 |
| 2021 | $1,916,954 | $71,364 | $120,320 | $104,500 | 18 | $100,500 | $58,326 | $105,505 |
| 2020 | $1,966,319 | $22,410 | $108,098 | $95,000 | 11 | — | $26,701 | $101,379 |
| 2019 | $2,055,461 | $2,056,021 | $560 | — | — | — | $59,546 | $39,535 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $170K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated charitable activity is to support educational activities by providing grants for the collegiate education of high-achieving students with limited financial resources.
In 2025, its grants included scholarships to colleges and universities. For example, Nazareth University describes its mission as fostering integrated learning and educating students guided by empathy and committed to equity. Misericordia University describes itself as a Catholic liberal arts institution that fosters intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and respect for persons. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $172,500 through 23 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $27,000, with a median grant of $7,000. The largest awards included $27,000 to an individual recipient and $22,000 to Binghamton University, both for scholarships. Other notable grants included $10,000 each to Ithaca College and Nazareth University, and $9,000 to Cornell University.
The foundation’s 2025 filing lists grants to colleges and universities including Misericordia University ($8,000), McDaniel College ($8,000), Tarleton State University ($8,000), Marywood University ($7,000), and Liberty University ($7,000). An individual recipient Community College received $2,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Heather Bayfield as trustee.
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation is led by Heather Bayfield, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heather Bayfield
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $16K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Mary M. Godley (2019–2023) — Trustee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $16K, to Heather Bayfield (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation
How much does The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation give each year?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation gave $173K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $155K across 19 grants.
What is The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's typical grant size?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $7,500, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation give grants?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation gives mostly in New York: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ithaca, NY (2 grants).
Does The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (23 grants).
Who are The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Binghampton University ($22,000), Ithaca College ($10,000) and Nazareth University ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($47,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $173K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $170K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated charitable activity is to support educational activities by providing grants for the collegiate education of high-achieving students with limited financial resources. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation?
The filing says submissions go to a committee through the student’s high school. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's EIN?
The Greta Godley Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6596262. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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