John & Amy Griffin Foundation
Pearl River, NY · EIN 02-0562020. Reported 200 grants totalling $24.9M to 121 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". John & Amy Griffin Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations John & Amy Griffin Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $2,393,000 to them. That is 21% of the $11.4M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $2,330,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | federated giving programme | California | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $17,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $5,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imentor | New York, NY | $11.3M | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $2,810,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $2,330,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY | $940,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Virginia Athletics Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $891,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Black Theatre Workshop | New York, NY | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $525,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Boy's Club of New York | New York, NY | $488,334 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Invidividual Right | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Museum of African American | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Buckley School | New York, NY | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem Children's Zone | New York, NY | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southampton Hospital Foundation | Southampton, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Heterodox | New York, NY | $140,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Love Foundation | Bronxville, NY | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | New York, NY | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Persistence Plus | Cambridge, MA | $121,390 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression | Philadelphia, PA | $114,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Shed Bloomberg Building | New York, NY | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cav Future Foundaiton | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Signature Theatre Company | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uva Betsey & John Casteen Art Grounds | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tory Burch Foundation | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Plus Foundation | New York, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heterodox Academy | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Fine Art Boston | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Hospital | Southampton, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Strive International | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Times Up Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 19TH News | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lindsey Vonn Foundation | Miami, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Every Mother Counts | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Foundation | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $26,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beyond Type 1 | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kode With Klossy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Sinai Dubin Breast Center | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roger Federer Charitable Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New 42ND Street | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sesame Workshop | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Work Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nyc Juniors | Brooklyn, NY | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Elite Volleyball | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caron Treatment Center | Wernersville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Brick Presbyterian Church | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Thistle Farms Inc | Nashville, TN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uva | Boone, IA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artists Space | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| College Advising Corps | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Degregorio Family Foundation | Pleasantville, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dia Art Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dubin Breast Center | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Education Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johnny Mac Tennis Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA-Nyc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citymeals | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clutchkits Fiscal Sponsorship Allies Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Village Foundation | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fdny Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Kardias Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Invest for Kids | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Joyful Heart Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kering Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| KIPP Ny Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kode With Klossy | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcintire School of Commerce Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sag-Aftra Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save Venice Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teaching Matters | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The East Harlem School | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Gordon Parks Foundation | Pleasantville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Kristen Ann Carr Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Olana Partnership | Hudson, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Different & Able | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dimenna Children's History Museum | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fairvote | Takoma Park, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Highline | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| God's Love We Deliver Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jazz at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lower Eastside Girls Club | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mattering Movement | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northside Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oceana Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of Consent Project | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southampton Animal Shelter | Hampton Bays, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Bank for New York City | Hartsdale, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
39 of 121 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 133 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | $1,675,500 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 41 | $2,518,250 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $3,054,703 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $8,170,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $9,529,584 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. John & Amy Griffin Foundation has 3 of them, worth $330,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Spence School | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY | $50,000 |
| University of Virginia - Mcintire School | Charlottesville, VA | $30,000 |
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from John & Amy Griffin Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2 Blue Hill Pz Po Box 1576, Pearl River, NY, 10965. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 02-0562020 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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