Private foundation · EIN 02-0562020 · Pearl River, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 47 grants paid, $9.5M total, median $25K. 72% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
47
$9.5M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
72%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$25M

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
ImentorNew York, NYGeneral support$5.0M
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$1.3M
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NYCommunity-based programs$730K
National Black Theatre WorkshopNew York, NYGeneral support$550K
Virginia Athletics FoundationCharlottesville, VAGeneral support$456K
The Boy's Club of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$333K
Foundation for Invidividual RightPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$200K
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAAnnual fund$150K
Riverdale Country SchoolBronx, NYGeneral support$75K
Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
Tory Burch FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
Good Plus FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
The Buckley SchoolNew York, NYEducation$50K
Every Mother CountsNew York, NYGeneral support$35K
Success Academy Charter SchoolsNew York, NYEducation$30K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Lindsey Vonn FoundationMiami, FLGeneral support$25K
Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Alzheimer's AssociationNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Beyond Type 1Menlo Park, CAGeneral support$25K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIEducation$25K
Friends of the Musee Des Arts DecoratifsNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Modern Art Museum of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXGeneral support$25K
The Sesame WorkshopNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
The New 42nd StreetNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Mount Sinai Dubin Breast CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral support$10K
Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Strive InternationalNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$10K
Casa-NycNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Clutchkits Fiscal Sponsorship Allies IncIndianapolis, INGeneral support$10K
The Olana PartnershipHudson, NYGeneral support$10K
Sag-Aftra FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$10K
East Hampton Village FoundationEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$10K
Friends of Kardias FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Friends of the High LineNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
The Gordon Parks FoundationPleasantville, NYGeneral support$10K
The Paley Center for MediaNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Thistle Farms IncNashville, TNGeneral support$10K
Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VAEducation$10K
19th NewsAustin, TXGeneral support$5,000
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Dia Art FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
God's Love We Deliver IncNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Teaching MattersNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000

By state: New York 34 · Virginia 3 · Pennsylvania 1 · Florida 2 · California 2 · Texas 2

About this foundation

John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Pearl River, New York, administered in care of Blue Ridge Capital Ventures, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $9.5M across 47 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does John & Amy Griffin Foundation Inc give?

New York (34 grants), Virginia (3 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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