The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 84-1171483

The Griffin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Timnath, CO. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 18 grants and $290,595 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Health care, higher education and performing arts

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $290,595

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $135,845

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $319,508

Grants paid in 2019

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Colorado State University FoundationFort Collins, CO

    General support

    $181,886
  2. UC Health of Northern Colorado FoundationFort Collins, CO

    Hospital capital improvements

    $40,622
  3. Fort Collins SymphonyFort Collins, CO

    General support

    $12,000
  4. Colorado State University - Athletic DepartmentFort Collins, CO

    General support

    $5,087
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  12. University of Northern Colorado - Music DepartmentGreeley, CO

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  14. 3HOPEFUL HeartsFort Collins, CO

    General support

    $2,000
  15. Disabled Resource ServicesLoveland, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Opera Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Project Self-SufficiencyLoveland, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  18. Every Child PediatricFort Collins, CO

    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. Education1 grant $181,88697% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $3,0002% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado10 grants $250,595

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David L WoodCHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT Hours 30Pay $80,000
  • Margaret RizleyVICE CHAIRMAN/VICE PRESIDE Hours 0.25Pay $5,000
  • Carol WoodSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 15Pay $20,000

The return

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