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Griffith Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Macon, Georgia · EIN 582075742

Griffith Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Macon, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $916,386 in 46 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $80,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.1 million the year before.

39% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million62$11.3 million
2024$916,38646$17.1 million

How to apply

Griffith Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Griffith Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia44$901,386
Maryland1$10,000
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Communities & Schools of Ctr Ga
Macon, GA
General fund$80,000
Motivating Youth Foundation Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$55,000
Hope for the Heart of Georgia Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$50,000
Recovery Under the Healer Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$50,000
Forward Macon
Macon, GA
General fund$45,000
Victory Academy & Outreach
Macon, GA
General fund$44,700
Proverbs 4 Ministries Inc
Macon, GA
General purpose$40,000
Lighthouse Recovery Ministires Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$40,000
Streetline Percussioninc
Macon, GA
General fund$37,500
The Liaison Group Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$37,000
Awakening Fires Ministry Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$35,000
KNGDM Four Seven Eight Inc
McDonough, GA
General fund$30,000
Tubman Museum
Macon, GA
General fund$27,000
Macon Arts Alliance
Macon, GA
General fund$26,326
Middle Georgia Access to Justice
Macon, GA
General fund$25,000
The Mentors Project of Bibb Co
Macon, GA
General funds$25,000
Highpoint Church Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$20,000
Bibb Mt Zion Baptist Church
Macon, GA
General fund$20,000
Church of the Living God Gates
Macon, GA
General fund$20,000
Theater Plus Corporation
Macon, GA
General fund$17,500
Mothers Nest Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$15,000
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
General fund$10,010
Appleton Episcopal Ministries
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
Black Swanzz Foundation Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
Community Empowerment Center Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
Friends of Douglas Theater Complex
Macon, GA
General funds$10,000
Vision Atlanta
Roberta, GA
General fund$10,000
Caring Solutions Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
Macon Housing Moving to Success
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
No Limits Outreach Ministries
Landover, MD
General fund$10,000
Otis Redding Foundation
Macon, GA
General fund$10,000
The University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
General fund$10,000
Horace Holmes Ministry Inc
Macon, GA
General fund$8,150
Project Avalanche
Macon, GA
General fund$7,500
The Morning Music Club
Macon, GA
General fund$7,200
Central Georgia Coalition of Black
Macon, GA
General fund$5,000
Depaul USA Daybreak
Macon, GA
General fund$5,000
Central Georgia Council Bsa
Macon, GA
General fund$5,000
Student National Medical Associatio
Washington, DC
General fund$5,000
The Bibb Co Education Foundation
Macon, GA
General fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Griffith Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Griffith Family Foundation Inc give?

$916,386 in tax year 2024, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Griffith Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Benjamin W Griffith III (President/Tr).

What does Griffith Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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