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Ginn Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 680636598

Ginn Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.4 million in 46 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $380,000. 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 $1.4 million the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.4 million1$19.9 million
2024$1.4 million46$21.3 million

How to apply

Ginn Family Foundation 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 Ginn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California24$530,000
Alabama1$380,000
South Carolina11$260,000
District of Columbia2$110,000
New Jersey1$25,000
Arizona1$20,000
Illinois1$20,000
North Carolina1$20,000
New York1$20,000
Oregon1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
General purpose grant$380,000
Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation
Rancho Mirage, CA
General purpose grant$125,000
Hoover Institution
Washington, DC
General purpose grant$100,000
Community Foundation of the Low Country
Hilton Head Island, SC
General purpose grant$60,000
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Dessert, CA
General purpose grant$45,000
Jasper Animal Rescue Mission
Ridgeland, SC
General purpose grant$40,000
Tennis Association of Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head, SC
General purpose grant$40,000
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
General purpose grant$40,000
Barnes Tennis Center
San Diego, CA
General purpose grant$35,000
The Outside Foundation
Hilton Head Island, SC
General purpose grant$30,000
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
San Diego, CA
General purpose grant$25,000
New Village Arts Theatre
Carlsbad, CA
General purpose grant$25,000
Pacific Research Institute
Pasadena, CA
General purpose grant$25,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
General purpose grant$25,000
Ucsf-Dept of Neurology
San Francisco, CA
General purpose grant$25,000
Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
Carlsbad, CA
General purpose grant$20,000
Coachella Valley Youth Golf Foundation
Palm Dessert, CA
General purpose grant$20,000
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Wheaton, IL
General purpose grant$20,000
Hilton Head Christian Academy
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$20,000
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$20,000
Reformed University Fellowship
Charlotte, NC
General purpose grant$20,000
The Living Desert
Palm Dessert, CA
General purpose grant$20,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General purpose grant$20,000
Turning Point USA
Phoenix, AZ
General purpose grant$20,000
A Step Beyond
Escondido, CA
General purpose grant$15,000
University of California
San Francisco, CA
General purpose grant$15,000
Alzheimer's Association
San Jose, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Blacquity
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$10,000
Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$10,000
Claremont Institute
Upland, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Everyday Mission Trip
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$10,000
Family Promise of Beaufort County
Bluffton, SC
General purpose grant$10,000
Guide Dogs of the Desert
Whitewater, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Judicial Watch
Washington, DC
General purpose grant$10,000
Mama's House
Palm Dessert, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Palm Springs Pathfinders
Rancho Mirage, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Public Tennis
Hilton Head Island, SC
General purpose grant$10,000
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
Encinitas, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation
Berkeley, CA
General purpose grant$10,000
University of Oregon Foundation
Eugene, OR
General purpose grant$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ginn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ginn Family Foundation give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2024, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Ginn Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Samuel L Ginn (Chairman/Director), Samantha Boyd (Director/Secretary), Michael V Ginn (Executive Director) and Ann Ginn (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ginn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and community development.

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