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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 41-1628889

Griffiths Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 14 grants and $130,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Oct 5, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,621,964

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,474,620

  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,664,320

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,665,793

Grants paid in 2022

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN

    Educational scholarships

    $25,000
  2. Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  3. Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL

    Program support

    $10,000
  4. Mayo FoundationRochester, MN

    Cancer & alzheimer's disease research

    $10,000
  5. Park Nicollet FoundationSt Louis Park, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  6. Sharing and Caring HandsMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  7. Twin City Public TelevisionSt Paul, MN

    Program support

    $10,000
  8. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Program support

    $10,000
  9. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    Program support

    $10,000
  10. DinomightsMinneapolis, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  11. Elevate LifeBloomington, MN

    Human service

    $5,000
  12. Minnesota Assistance Council for VeteransSaint Paul, MN

    Program support

    $5,000
  13. Risen Christ Catholic SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Education - general program support

    $5,000
  14. Staples Motley ISD#2170Staples, MN

    Scholarships in healthcare

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,00028% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $20,00022% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $20,00022% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota11 grants $100,000
  2. Florida2 grants $20,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth H GriffithsCEO/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Keith A GriffithsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Arthur HahnSECRETARY AND TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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