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The Griffis Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Griffis Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$4k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Civil Rights$424kHealth$74kArts & Culture$62kEducation$56kAnimals$45kInternational$36kHuman Services$34kEnvironment$22kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,200
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$4,000
MYSTIC AQUARIUM$1,200
TERRI BRODEUR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION$750
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YMCA OF NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY: $450 → 7%SAFE FUTURES: $4k → 9%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

NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
KS
GA
TX
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.

43%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$343k · 21 repeat orgs$460k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
39

Total granted

$343k
$460k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+28%

Still filing today

67%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • TG
    THE GUATEMALAN-MAYA CENTER INC
    4× · 2018–2021 · $50k · revenue +172%
  • AS
    ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $38k · revenue +75%
  • IO
    INSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
    3× · 2020–2022 · $25k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • WU
    WOMEN UNITED INC
    one grant, 2022 · $374k
  • CA
    Children At Risk
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +10%
  • WF
    WOMEN & FAMILY LIFE CENTER INC
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue -39%
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
South Carolina Aquarium

Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience.

Animals
2
Avian Conservation Center

To identify and address vital environmental issues by providing medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and through educational, research and conservation initiatives.

Animals
3
South Florida Wildlife Center Inc

The south florida wildlife centers mission is protecting wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, release, and education. the sfwc has been the trusted resource for wildlife in the tri-county region of miami-dade, broward, and palm beach,…

Animals
4
Nature and Culture International

Nature and culture international conserves biologically diverse landscapes in latin america, in concert with local cultures, for the well-being of the planet.

Environment
5
Binder Park Zoological Society Inc

Connect, inspire, conserve. Connect people with nature. Inspire them to conserve.

Animals
6
Florida Wildlife Federation

To safeguard Florida's water, wildlife, and wild spaces by taking action today to prevent irreversible loss tomorrow.

Animals
7
New England Wildlife Center Inc

Promotion of positive values, behaviors, and policies toward wildlife and the environment thru education, research and medical treatment, and rehab of wildlife.

Animals
8
See Turtles

SEE Turtles connects people with sea turtles in meaningful, personal, and memorable ways. Our organization helps the sea turtle community connect, grow, and thrive by suppoting community-based conservation efforts. Our program provides…

Animals
9
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center Inc

To "give sea turtles more tomorrows" through conservation, education and research. We are a working conservation center in existence since 2013. Our vision is to impress upon the community the importance of sea turtle conservation and the…

Animals
10
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
11
National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc

The nmmf's mission is to improve and protect life for marine mammals, humans, and our shared oceans through science, service, and education. our vision is to be the leading laboratory in marine mammal science, where critical questions…

Animals
12
Central Florida Zoological Society Inc

Dedicated to education, preservation, beauty and wonder of annimals and their habitats through a commitment to share knowledge, engage visitors and celebrate our natural world.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food for the Poor Inc; the most unlike its peers is Griffis Art Center 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

35 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. 35 of the 60 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/35
Grantees still filing
27/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WOMEN UNITED INC: $373,986 · OtherWOMEN UNITED INCIndividual grant recipient: $38,550 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+39 more: $149,220 · Other+39 moreANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $37,810 · HealthANGELMAN SY…Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $18,250 · HealthTerri Brode…AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $12,000 · HealthAMERICAN FO…BOLIVIANS WITHOUT DISABILITIES INC: $5,560 · HealthBOLIVIANS W…The Brian Dagle Foundation Inc: $5,000 · HealthThe Brian D…+2 more: $1,100 · HealthTHE GUATEMALAN-MAYA CENTER INC: $50,000 · Civil RightsINSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: $25,000 · Arts & CultureWOMEN & FAMILY LIFE CENTER INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $3,500 · Arts & CultureGRACE NOTES MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HUMAN UNITY: $30,000 · InternationalFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $2,500 · InternationalSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $20,560 · Human ServicesSafe Futures Inc: $4,075 · Human Services+1 more: $450 · Human ServicesCommunity Greening Corp: $9,500 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF MACARTHUR BEACH STATE PARK INC: $7,000 · Environment
Other$561,756Health$79,720Civil Rights$50,000Arts & Culture$38,000International$32,500Human Services$25,085Environment$16,500

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 budgetTHE GUATEMALAN-MAYA CENTER INC: $50,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $37,810 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HUMAN UNITY: $30,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetINSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: $25,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSOTERIA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: $20,560 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetTerri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $18,250 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetHYGIENIC ART INC: $16,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEW LONDON COMMUNITY MEAL CENTER INC: $11,075 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetTHE BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChildren At Risk: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Greening Corp: $9,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWOMEN & FAMILY LIFE CENTER INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF MACARTHUR BEACH STATE PARK INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetIncarnation Center Inc: $5,920 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSACHAMAMA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Brian Dagle Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTHE STOP TRAFFICKING PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSafe Futures Inc: $4,075 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANTHER RIDGE CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRACE NOTES MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWHEATON COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZOO MIAMI FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOLDIERS FREEDOM OUTDOORS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetA PLACE CALLED HOPE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY INC: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SUNSHINE KIDS FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEAST LYME LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.2% 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Chelsea Groton Founda…The Edward and Mary L…Dime Bank Foundation …Kitchings Family Foun…The Community Foundat…Community Foundation …Dominion Energy Chari…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for Good
Chelsea Groton FoundationCT19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chelsea Groton Foundation · The Edward and Mary Lord Foundation · Dime Bank Foundation Inc · Kitchings Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good

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 The Griffis Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Griffis Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The New London Community Meal Center Inc: 44% of income from government
  • Safe Futures Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Cox Science Center and Aquarium Inc: 6% of income from government
  • Community Greening Corp: 5% of income from government
  • Incarnation Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Wheaton College: 0% of income from government
  • Food for the Poor Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
  • Zoo Miami Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Griffis Foundation Inc 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 60 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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