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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-1687879

The Griffin Endowment

A private foundation in Greensboro, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $176,743 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Haynes G Griffin
814 W Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 272-4157
Form and materials
By letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $176,743

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,155,949

  • Tax year 2023

    $191,092

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,120,934

  • Tax year 2022

    $213,936

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $3,237,865

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,014

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,651,582

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,012

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,419,957

  • Tax year 2019

    $180,669

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,201,908

  • Tax year 2018

    $197,559

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,357,847

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UNC Heatlth FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    Program support

    $40,000
  2. First Presbyterian ChurchGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $22,000
  3. Greensboro Science CenterGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $21,518
  4. Greensboro Day SchoolGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $20,000
  5. Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $10,000
  6. Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $10,000
  7. United Way of Greater GreensboroGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $10,000
  8. United Way of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $10,000
  9. The Packer Collegiate InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $6,000
  10. The Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    Program support

    $6,000
  11. Cleveland Clinic Florida Philanthrophy InstituteWeston, FL

    Program support

    $5,000
  12. Woodberry Forest SchoolWoodberry for, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  13. Greensboro SymphonyGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $2,000
  14. Salem CollegeWinstonsalem, NC

    Program support

    $2,000
  15. Center for Creative LeadershipGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $1,000
  16. Flagler MuseumPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $1,000
  17. Greensboro BeautifulGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $1,000
  18. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Program support

    $1,000
  19. Women in the Window InternationalWest Palm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $1,000
  20. Green Hill Center for NC ArtGreensboro, NC

    Program support

    $750
  21. Society of St AndrewsBig Island, VA

    Program support

    $500
  22. Bath & Tennis Club Preservation Foundation IncPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $425
  23. The Everglades ClubPalm Beach, FL

    Program support

    $350
  24. First Cary UMCCary, NC

    Program support

    $100
  25. Millbrook United Methodist ChurchRaleigh, NC

    Program support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $33,00046% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $26,75037% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00014% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina13 grants $126,468
  2. Florida8 grants $37,775
  3. New York1 grant $6,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $5,500
  5. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Clarence A Griffin IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey GriffinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Haynes G GriffinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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