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Grandin Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 046905997

Grandin Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $33,000 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,500. 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 up from $27,000 the year before.

25% 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
2022$25,00017$565,748
2023$27,00018$663,445
2024$33,00020$693,298

How to apply

Grandin 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 Grandin Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts17$27,000
Kentucky1$4,500
Maine2$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston Preparatory Foundation
Boston, MA
General operating$5,500
Frontier Nursing University
Versailles, KY
General operating$4,500
Phillips Brooks House
Cambridge, MA
General operating$4,000
Cultivate Care Farms Inc
Bolton, MA
General operating$2,500
West Chop Community Fund Inc
Vineyard Haven, MA
General operating$2,500
Featherstone Center for the Arts
Featherstone, MA
General operating$2,000
Mid Coast Humane
Brunswick, ME
General operating$1,000
Medfield Food Cupboard
Medfield, MA
General operating$1,000
Alexander Twilight Academy
Jamaica Plain, MA
General operating$1,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
General operating$1,000
Red Stocking Fund
Edgartown, MA
General operating$1,000
The Home for the Little Wanderers
Boston, MA
General operating$1,000
Island Food Pantry
Vineyard Haven, MA
General operating$1,000
Community Serving
Jamaica Plain, MA
General operating$1,000
Mspca
Jamaica Plain, MA
General operating$1,000
Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
Boston, MA
General operating$1,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Auburn, ME
General operating$500
Medfield Animal Shelter
Medfield, MA
General operating$500
Boston Globe Foundation
Boston, MA
General operating$500
Project Bread
Boston, MA
General operating$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grandin Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Grandin Family Foundation give?

$33,000 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Grandin Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John Grandin - Co Bny Mellon N A (Trustee), Preston Grandin - Co Bny Mellon N (Trsutee), Ned Grandin - Co Bny Mellon N A (Trustee) and Louisa Grandin Sylvia - Co Bny Mel (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Grandin Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and food and hunger.

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