The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc
Rome, NY · EIN 84-3999885. Reported 93 grants totalling $4,214,301 to 64 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $17,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $850,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Health Foundation | Rome, NY | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Romehealth Foundation | Rome, NY | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneida Health Foundation | Oneida, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clear Path for Veterans Inc | Chittenango, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Leatherstocking Council | Utica, NY | $118,130 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kelberman | Utica, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rome Catholic School | Rome, NY | $82,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulace Corp | Clinton, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Civic Center Inc | Rome, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Root Farm Inc | Sauquoit, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Masonic Medical Research Laboratory | Utica, NY | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rome Rescue Mission | Rome, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care Inc (hpci) | New Hartford, NY | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jervis Public Library Association | Rome, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Fibonacci | Rome, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rescue Mission Utica | Utica, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Fire Co of Western (ny) Inc | Westernville, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc | Westernville, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Comfort House Inc Dba Abraham House | Rome, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Church Bill Gavin Food Pantry | Lee Center, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lee Center United Methodist Church | Lee Center, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Rome, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | Rome, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Keys Program | Sherrill, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Church Giving Tree | Rome, NY | $34,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Rome, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copper City Community Connections | Rome, NY | $28,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, SC | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Constable Hall Association Inc | Constableville, NY | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rome Community Foundation | Rome, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vernon Center (ny) United Methodist Church | Vernon Center, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utica University | Utica, NY | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Verona (ny) United Methodist Church | Verona, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church 5 Loavescommunity Center | Rome, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Integrated Community Alternatives Network -Children's Museum | Utica, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Church | Lee Center, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army of Rome | Rome, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Catholic Church | Rome, NY | $19,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broadway Theater League of Utica | Utica, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta United Methodist Church | Rome, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abraham House - Comfort House Inc | Rome, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capitol Civic Center Inc | Rome, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Central Ny Chapter | Syracuse, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | Twin Falls, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Mohawk Valley | Utica, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western (ny) Town Library | Westernville, NY | $11,071 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Paige's Butterfly Run Inc | Syracuse, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Believe 271 Foundation Inc | Westernville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center Inc | New Hartford, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Rome, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Twin Falls, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vernon Center Methodist Church Park Committee | Vernon Center, NY | $9,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Westernville | Westernville, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation | Rome, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Church - Oriskany Falls | Waterville, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4 Elements Studio Inc | Utica, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Central New York Chapter | Syracuse, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feed Our Veterans | Utica, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Curch - Loaves & Fishes | Rome, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Church - Christ the Child Mission | Rome, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next | Herkimer, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties | Utica, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
21 of 64 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 50%, across 3 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.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rome Health Foundation
FUNDING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER AT ROME HEALTH (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Romehealth Foundation
FUNDING FOR CARDIOVASSCULAR CENTER AT ROME HEALTH (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
FUNDING FOR CANCER CENTER AT ONEIDA HEALTHCARE (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Clear Path for Veterans Inc
PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. - Oneida Health Foundation
PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. - Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulace Corp
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO AMBULANCES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $579,571 | $5,785 |
| 2022 | 20 | $982,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $1,254,700 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 29 | $1,398,030 | $17,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $17,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 512 West Court Street, Rome, NY, 13440. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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