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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2673053

Meta A & William S Griffith Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $109,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $109,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,496,119
  • Tax year 2023

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,589,422
  • Tax year 2022

    $121,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,670,735
  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,725,896
  • Tax year 2020

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,804,748
  • Tax year 2019

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,905,180
  • Tax year 2018

    $163,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,046,404
  • Tax year 2017

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,109,704

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Young Audiences Arts for LearningPrinceton, NJ

    Children's services

    $45,000
  2. The Diamond Club - Montgomery BaseballSkillman, NJ

    Children's services

    $20,000
  3. The Children's Home Society of New JerseyTrenton, NJ

    Children's services

    $20,000
  4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer CountyTrenton, NJ

    Children's services

    $10,000
  5. Center for Modern Aging PrincetonPrinceton, NJ

    Senior services

    $3,000
  6. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    Children's services

    $3,000
  7. Dress for SuccessLawrenceville, NJ

    Family services

    $2,500
  8. Old Barracks MuseumTrenton, NJ

    Historical preservation

    $2,500
  9. Trenton Area Soup KitchenTrenton, NJ

    Family services

    $2,500
  10. YounityLawrenceville, NJ

    Family services

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $23,00064% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $10,00028% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey10 grants $109,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Shawn M Neufeld EsqTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stacy MattiaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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