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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3199039

The Gryphon Fund

A private foundation in West Simsbury, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $447,771 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Helen B Kaplan
36 Drumlin Rd
West Simsbury, CT 060922906
(860) 658-5433
Form and materials
The foundation does not have an application form but requires details of the purpose of the grant and verification of the tax-exempt status of donees.
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions
There are no restrictions or limitations on awards such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of institutions or other factors.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $447,771

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,900,240

  • Tax year 2024

    $367,733

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,899,854

  • Tax year 2023

    $375,796

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,888,263

  • Tax year 2022

    $394,764

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,083,869

  • Tax year 2021

    $318,269

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,372,417

  • Tax year 2020

    $298,276

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,349,498

  • Tax year 2019

    $288,176

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,441,222

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hartford Foundation for Public GivingHartford, CT

    General support for various organizations

    $445,771
  2. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  3. NPRWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $445,771100% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $445,771
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Helen B KaplanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David H KaplanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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