· Private foundation
William J and Catherine C Griffin Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Eisenhower Hospital | $8,000 |
| VOLUNTEERS IN ASIA | $500 |
| Fine Food Bank | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Assn | $500 |
| Doctors wo Borders | $500 |
| Boys Girls Club | $500 |
| Mayo Clinic | $100 |
| Smithsonian Institute | $100 |
| Palm Springs Art Museum | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 7% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
9 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- FIFOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC3× · 2020–2022 · $2k · revenue +65%
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC2× · 2022–2023 · $600 · revenue +2%
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION3× · 2020–2023 · $275 · revenue +22%
Funded once
- SHSACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCHone grant, 2021 · $409
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2020 · $300
- RMRancho Mirage Public Libraryone grant, 2022 · $300
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.
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.
We inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the sonoran desert.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
To further the conservation, improvement and restoration of human eyesight" (mrs. doheny - 1947).
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
The philadelphia museum of art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collection in particular, and the visual arts in…
Nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art
To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.
The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."
The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…
Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…
The m inspires understandings of identities, experiences, and complex truths through american art.
The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 28 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
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- Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
- Who funds DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM ↗
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- Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization William J and Catherine C Griffin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William J and Catherine C Griffin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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