GRIFFITHS FOUNDATION

DULUTH, MN 55802 EIN 411628889

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Total Given 2016–2022
$712K
79 grants · $102K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$10K
grant size
90%
deep partner · 18/20 multi-year
repeat
$3.3M
Assets · 2021
20
Distinct recipients

About

A MERGER AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 5, 2022, WAS SIGNED BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ACCORDING TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT, GRIFFITHS FOUNDATION IS THE MERGING ENTITY AND HAROLD F. GRIFFITHS FOUNDATION THE SURVIVING ENTITY. PER THE AGREEMENT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE MERGING ENTITY SHALL BE MERGED WITH AND INTO THE SURVIVING CORPORATION. THE FOUNDATION MADE DISTRIBUTIONS OF CASH IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,868 AND PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES WITH A COST BASIS OF $2,447,415 (FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $2,960,001), TO THE HAROLD F. GRIFFITHS FOUNDATION DURING 2022 THAT CONSTITUTED THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S ASSETS. THE TRANSFEREE ORGANIZATION IS EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLED (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE REGULATIONS UNDER SEC. 1.507-3), DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE SAME PERSONS WHO CONTROLLED THE TRANSFEROR PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS INVOLVED (BOTH THE TRANSFEROR AND TRANSFEREE) HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY ACTS GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY FOR TAX UNDER CHAPTER 42, THERE WERE NO GRANTS PAID WHICH REQUIRE THE TRANSFEROR ORGANIZTION TO EXERCISE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SEC. 4945(H), AND THE TRANSFEREE PRIVATE FOUNDATION IS NOT AN OPERATING FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SEC. 4942(J)(3).

Focus Areas

Education Health Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 7635578935

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $122K $2.4M $140K 13
2017 $115K $2.5M $-89K 13
2018 $120K $2.1M $97K 14
2020 $110K $2.0M $-64K 12
2021 $115K $3.3M $1.3M 13
2022 $130K $0 $103K 14

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 79 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$25K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
KENNETH H GRIFFITHS CEO/DIRECTOR
KEITH A GRIFFITHS PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
ARTHUR HAHN SECRETARY AND TREASURER/DIRECTOR
HAROLD F GRIFFITHS PRESIDENT (UNTIL 2/13/21)

Grants Awarded (79 total)

Purpose
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY MINNEAPOLIS, MN $25,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
DUNWOODY SCHOLARSHIPS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $22,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2016
DUNWOODY SCHOLARSHIPS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $20,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2018
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY MINNEAPOLIS, MN $20,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
DUNWOODY SCHOLARSHIPS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $20,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2020
DUNWOODY SCHOLARSHIPS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $20,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2017
STAPLES MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP (HEALTHCARE) STAPLES, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION ST LOUIS PARK, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
TWIN CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION ST PAUL, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN COON RAPIDS, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT JACKSONVILLE, FL $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
MAYO FOUNDATION ROCHESTER, MN $10,000 CANCER & ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH 2020
FOOD FOR THE POOR INC COCONUT CREEK, FL $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
SHARING AND CARING HANDS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
FOOD FOR THE POOR INC COCONUT CREEK, FL $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2016
PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION ST LOUIS PARK, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT - HOSPICE SPECIAL NEEDS 2020
MAYO FOUNDATION ROCHESTER, MN $10,000 CANCER & ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH 2021
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN COON RAPIDS, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION ST LOUIS PARK, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
SHARING AND CARING HANDS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
SHARING AND CARING HANDS MINNEAPOLIS, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
TWIN CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION ST PAUL, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2020
TWIN CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION ST PAUL, MN $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT JACKSONVILLE, FL $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021
FOOD FOR THE POOR INC COCONUT CREEK, FL $10,000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 2021