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Griffin Phoenix Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$302k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
76
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
5%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 55
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
23
Total assets, FY2024
$6.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 5% of the organizations Griffin Phoenix Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $700 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving74$296k41%
FY202337$12k5%
FY202235$12k0%
FY202155$18k42%
FY202047$18kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$103kInternational$65kAnimals$52kHuman Services$47kEnvironment$29kHousing & Shelter$18kFood & Nutrition$16kPublic Safety & Disaster$9kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
SD
IA
IN
PA
CA
UT
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Griffin Phoenix Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$11,20050%
St Vincent de Paul Society District Council of Marin County$9,40050%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$9,00040%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$8,00010%
Int'L Orthodox Christian Charities Inc$5,70050%
American Diabetes Association$5,40050%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$5,40050%
National Wildlife Federation$5,20050%
Feed the Children Inc$5,20050%
Glide Foundation$5,20050%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$5,20050%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$5,20050%
Covenant House$5,00040%
Children's Cancer Research Fund$5,00040%
Smile Train Inc$4,80050%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$4,80030%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$4,40020%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$4,40020%
Greenpeace Inc$4,10020%
Best Friends Animal Society$4,10020%
Bideawee Inc$4,10020%
American Heart Association Inc$4,00010%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$4,00010%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$4,00010%
Feed the Hungry Inc$4,00013%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$4,00010%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$4,00010%
Project Open Hand$4,00010%
Muttville$4,00010%
Mara Elephant Project USA Inc$4,00010%
Women Against Abuse Inc$3,55050%
Bay Area Rescue Mission$3,40050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,40050%
Prevent Child Abuse America$3,40050%
Catholic Relief Services$3,2005n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$3,20050%
Lifehouse Inc$3,20050%
Sierra Club Foundation$3,00010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$3,00010%
San Francisco Food Bank$2,90040%
Gary Sinise Foundation$2,80050%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$2,80040%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$2,80040%
California Fire Foundation$2,60030%
Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California$2,50020%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$2,40030%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2,40030%
United Service Organizations Inc$2,40030%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,40030%
Semper K9 Assistance Dogs$2,2003n/a
Mutts With a Mission$2,10020%
Samaritan's Purse$2,00010%
National Parks Conservation Association$2,00010%
Earthjustice$2,00010%
St Josephs Indian School$2,0001n/a
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$2,00010%
Macular Degeneration Association$2,00010%
Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation$2,00010%
Mercy Ships International$2,00010%
Hanna Boys Center$2,0001n/a
Senior Access$1,5003n/a
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$1,00030%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$90030%
Disabled Veterans National Foundation$80040%
Senior Access Tx$50010%
Vivalon$40010%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$40010%
Defenders of Animal Rights Inc$40010%
Marin County Deputy Sheriffs Assn$10010%
American Lung Association$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Griffin Phoenix Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $11,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Society District Council of Marin County: $9,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInt'L Orthodox Christian Charities Inc: $5,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $5,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $5,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeed the Children Inc: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlide Foundation: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Cancer Research Fund: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $4,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $4,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $4,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $4,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Inc: $4,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $4,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBideawee Inc: $4,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCal Farley's Boys Ranch: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeed the Hungry Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Open Hand: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMara Elephant Project USA Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomen Against Abuse Inc: $3,550 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Rescue Mission: $3,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $3,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPrevent Child Abuse America: $3,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLifehouse Inc: $3,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $2,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $2,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Fire Foundation: $2,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Northern California: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $2,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $2,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $2,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 65.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Leonard & Beryl Buck FoundationMO13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Griffin Phoenix Foundation

How much does Griffin Phoenix Foundation give?
Griffin Phoenix Foundation reported 76 grants totaling $302,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 55 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Griffin Phoenix Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (29%), International (18%), Animals (14%).
Who are Griffin Phoenix Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($11k), St Vincent de Paul Society District Council of Marin County ($9k), Habitat for Humanity Inc ($9k).
Does Griffin Phoenix Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Griffin Phoenix Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Griffin Phoenix Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation, McNabb Foundation, Marin Community Foundation.
Where is Griffin Phoenix Foundation based?
Griffin Phoenix Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 104 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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