The Griffin Family Foundation
The Griffin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Bradenton, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with the largest share of grant dollars going to recipients in New York.
The Griffin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Griffin Family Foundation gave $341K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in New York. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $341,250
- +105.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,511
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $5,843,710
- +2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (11 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (83% 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 Griffin Family Foundation
- 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.
- Contact
Mailing address: 12825 Coastal Breeze Way, Bradenton, FL 34211
Phone: (914) 450-9433
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Griffin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rising Ground ($45K). Together the top 10 received $255K.
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 95 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 83% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 9% to Louisiana, 4% to Florida, 3% to New Jersey, and 1% to Pennsylvania. These figures describe the locations of that year’s grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Griffin Family Foundation open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 22 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 119% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $166K (2024) to $341K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $341K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Ground New York, NY | Unrestricted | $45,000 |
| Seton Children's Foundation Yonkers, NY | Unrestricted | $40,000 |
| Threadhead Cultural Foundation New Orleans, LA | Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| SPCA of Westchester Briarcliff Manor, NY | Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Center for Family Services New York, NY | Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Pace University Pleasantville, NY | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Springsteen Archives New York, NY | Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Naples Zoo Naples, FL | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| St Joseph's Health Fund Yonkers, NY | Untrestricted | $10,000 |
| The Ursuline School New Rochelle, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
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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 | $5,843,710 | $517,743 | $397,901 | $341,250 | 22 | $341,250 | $30,374 | $287,381 |
| 2024 | $5,721,627 | $161,126 | $221,396 | $166,000 | 14 | $166,000 | $8,334 | $281,674 |
| 2023 | $4,832,056 | $124,114 | $287,415 | $242,725 | 16 | $242,725 | $81,727 | $221,547 |
| 2022 | $4,210,900 | $192,720 | $247,984 | $202,000 | 20 | $202,298 | $147,727 | $233,312 |
| 2021 | $5,347,018 | $95,475 | $389,471 | $339,760 | 23 | $340,058 | $48,740 | $250,643 |
| 2020 | $4,695,694 | $227,021 | $334,654 | $288,000 | 21 | — | $188,742 | $201,861 |
| 2019 | $4,405,782 | $845,697 | $322,068 | $282,700 | 25 | — | $806,839 | $196,650 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Griffin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $287K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated work spans support for children, adults, and families; animal rescue and care; higher education; emergency ambulance response; health; and other purposes. For example, Rising Ground describes its mission as supporting children, adults, and families in the greater New York City area, while SPCA of Westchester describes its work as animal care, rescue, rehabilitation, education, and adoption. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not stated focus areas of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $341,250. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $45,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Among the largest grants were $45,000 to Rising Ground, $40,000 to Seton Children’s Foundation, $30,000 each to Threadhead Cultural Foundation, SPCA of Westchester, and Center for Family Services, and $25,000 each to Pace University and Springsteen Archives. The listed grant purposes were unrestricted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Daniel Griffin as chief financial officer and Margaret O Griffin as president.
The Griffin Family Foundation is led by Margaret O. Griffin, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Margaret O. Griffin
President
Secretary → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Daniel Griffin
Chief Financ
President → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financ, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Griffin Family Foundation
How much does The Griffin Family Foundation give each year?
The Griffin Family Foundation gave $341K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $166K across 14 grants.
What is The Griffin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Griffin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,511, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Griffin Family Foundation that year got $16K on average.
Where does The Griffin Family Foundation give grants?
The Griffin Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Louisiana (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (6 grants), Yonkers, NY (2 grants), Pleasantville, NY (2 grants) and New Rochelle, NY (2 grants).
Does The Griffin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of The Griffin Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Griffin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Griffin Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Rising Ground ($45,000), Seton Children's Foundation ($40,000) and Threadhead Cultural Foundation ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Griffin Family Foundation?
The Griffin Family Foundation reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $341K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $287K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Griffin Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated work spans support for children, adults, and families; animal rescue and care; higher education; emergency ambulance response; health; and other purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Griffin Family 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 The Griffin Family Foundation's EIN?
The Griffin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4090207. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Griffin Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
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 May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). The Griffin Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-griffin-family-foundation-morg_4d27bbff27a94f5dae64a583d88caddf
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