Private foundation · EIN 48-1076347 · Carson City, Nevada

Philip D Griffith Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Deadline established annually) and its median grant is $6,250.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 6 grants paid, $95K total, median $6,250. 33% of grants stayed in Nevada. Stated restrictions: A. Student must actually graduate from neodesha high school. In addition, the student must also meet the requirements of one of the paragraphs, b or c, below; b.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
6
$95K
Median grant
$6,250
Stays in NV
33%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Deadline established annually
Assets
$1.7M

How to apply

1. Griffith foundation grant application organization or person seeking grant ______________________________________________ address ____________________________________________________ phone ________________ date of application _________________________________ 20 ______. 1.give brief description of the proposed project, its' objectives and projected outcome (what-who-where-when-cost): 2.how will the proposed project benefit neodesha? 3.what other sources of funds will contribute towards the proposed project? 4.what amount of money is being reqested from griffith foundation, including date b… Contact: Griffith Foundation, 1000 N 8th St, Neodesha, Ks, 7755151371 Deadlines: Deadline established annually Restrictions: A. Student must actually graduate from neodesha high school. In addition, the student must also meet the requirements of one of the paragraphs, b or c, below; b. If student and one parent or court appointed guardian are residents of usd 461, residency must be maintained and student attend neodesha high school at least his/her full senior year, or c. If student does not live in usd 461 as set out above, student must have attended neodesha high school grades nine through twelve. The program above will continue until the last of the students graduating high school in the 2024-2025 school year ha…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Educational Scholarships Educational ScholarshipsNeodesha, KSEducational scholarships$64K
Keep Memory Alive Keep Memory AliveLas Vegas, NVResearch & development$17K
Wa Rankin Memorial Library Wa Rankin Memorial LibraryNeodesha, KSRoof replacement$10K
Nevada Policy Nevada PolicyLas Vegas, NVAdvocating for transparency$2,500
Neodesha Arts Association Neodesha Arts AssociationNeodesha, KSGrant$1,500
Usd 461 - Neodesha Usd 461 - NeodeshaNeodesha, KSEducational projects$920

By state: Kansas 4 · Nevada 2

About this foundation

Philip D Griffith Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Carson City, Nevada, administered in care of Dennis D Depew, tax-exempt since 1991. 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 Philip D Griffith Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. 1. Deadlines: Deadline established annually.

How much does Philip D Griffith Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $95K across 6 grants, a median of $6,250.

Where does Philip D Griffith Family Charitable Foundation give?

Kansas (4 grants), Nevada (2 grants), per its latest filing.

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