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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1730661

The Griffin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $330,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,137,319

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,168,506

  • Tax year 2022

    $532,645

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,243,357

  • Tax year 2021

    $757,125

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,727,378

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,461,675

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,392,378

  • Tax year 2019

    $799,995

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,400,021

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,056,202

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,108,023

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. HD ReachCary, NC

    Patient care

    $90,000
  2. Factor HLos Angeles, CA

    Education/research

    $75,000
  3. Fundacion Huntington of Puerto RicoSan Juan, PR

    Fund operating costs

    $70,000
  4. Hdyo of AmericaRochester, NY

    Education/research

    $70,000
  5. Fundacion Huntington of Puerto RicoSan Juan, PR

    Fund operating costs

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $90,00055% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $75,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Puerto Rico2 grants $95,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $90,000
  3. California1 grant $75,000
  4. New York1 grant $70,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • John F GriffinPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Daniel Clay LovettSECRETARY/ASS'T TREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Kathleen McDonoughTREASURER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Nancy M GriffinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Martin P GriffinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sean P GriffinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth Ann Griffin AdlerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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