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Harold F Griffiths Foundation at a glance

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Harold F Griffiths Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$678k
Granted FY2025still arriving
20
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.

Education$542kHuman Services$326kHealth$317kPublic Benefit$201kFood & Nutrition$151kHousing & Shelter$86kCivil Rights$86kArts & Culture$78kOther$0
02FY2025 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k16 grants · $428k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $250k
$30,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STAPLES MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP- DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS$80,000
SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC$70,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC$50,000
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY$50,000
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC$40,000
MAYO FOUNDATION$40,000
JUDICIAL WATCH$40,000
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION$30,000
MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS$30,000
YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION$30,000
PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$30,000
PARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION$30,000
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN$25,000
TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC$25,000
ELEVATE LIFE$25,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $326k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $70k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $53k → 14%SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $70k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $50k → 14%SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $50k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $33k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
CA
VA
AZ
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 20 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
0

Total granted

$1.9M
$0

Still filing today

85%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesPublic BenefitInternationalHealthEmploymentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SA
    SHARING AND CARING HANDS INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $190k · revenue +29%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $136k · revenue +24%
  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $116k · revenue +22%

Funded once

    How this is measured

    Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

    04Its field

    Closest unfunded matches

    The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

    1
    Npr Foundation

    The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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    2
    Minnesota Business Partnership

    The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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    3
    Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

    The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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    4
    Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

    The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

    Health
    5
    National Public Radio Inc

    National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

    Arts & Culture
    6
    Minnesota Medical Association

    To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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    7
    National Committee for Quality Assurance

    Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

    Health
    8
    Furman University

    The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

    Education
    9
    Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

    Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

    Community Improvement
    10
    Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

    The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

    Health
    11
    Columbia College

    Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

    Education
    12
    United States Naval Institute

    Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Twin Cities Public Television Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
    04the grantee network

    17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

    Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

    How this is measured

    Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 20 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

    Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

    0
    Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
    1
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    17/17
    Grantees still filing
    9/17
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    STAPLES MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP- DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $172,750 · OtherSTAPLES MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP- DOLLARS FOR …MAYO FOUNDATION: $115,500 · OtherMAYO FOUNDATIONPARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION: $95,500 · OtherPARK NICOLLET FOUNDATIONYoung America's Foundation: $85,500 · OtherYoung America's FoundationRISEN CHRIST SCHOOL: $45,500 · OtherRISEN CHRIST SCHOOLTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $77,750 · OtherTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INCDINOMIGHTS: $50,500 · OtherDINOMIGHTS+1 more: $18,000 · OtherSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $190,000 · Human ServicesSHARING AND CARING …WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $135,500 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PRO…DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: $155,500 · EducationDUNWOODY COLLEGE OF…PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $87,750 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY F…CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 · EducationCHIPPEWA VALLEY TEC…JUDICIAL WATCH INC: $115,500 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WAT…THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $85,500 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE…FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $80,500 · InternationalFEED MY S…FOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $70,500 · InternationalFOOD FOR …Elevate Life: $75,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · HealthMINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS: $85,500 · Employment
    Other$661,000Human Services$325,500Education$323,250Public Benefit$201,000International$151,000Health$105,500Employment$85,500

    Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

    25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSHARING AND CARING HANDS INC: $190,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: $155,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $135,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $115,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARK NICOLLET FOUNDATION: $95,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $87,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $85,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS: $85,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $85,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $80,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetTWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $77,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetElevate Life: $75,500 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $70,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDINOMIGHTS: $50,500 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL: $18,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budget
    Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

    A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

    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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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    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.

    How much its grantees rely on government

    Each dot is one organization Harold F Griffiths Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harold F Griffiths Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
    • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
    • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Harold F Griffiths Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Harold F Griffiths Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 20 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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