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Falk-Griffin Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pawleys Island, South Carolina · EIN 522255664

Falk-Griffin Foundation is a private foundation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $107,029 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $57,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $84,076 the year before.

25% of its 2025 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$80,65518$835,332
2024$84,07617$1.0 million
2025$107,02916$1.1 million

How to apply

Falk-Griffin 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 Falk-Griffin Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina13$91,029
North Carolina2$11,000
Connecticut1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Teach My People
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$57,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$12,848
Alliance Bible Fellowship Church
Boone, NC
Support$6,000
Waccamaw Abc
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$5,796
CALL2DISCIPLE
Fairfield, CT
Support$5,000
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Support$5,000
Brookgreen Gardens
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$4,050
Pawleys Island Festive of Mucis & Art
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$2,500
Waccamaw High School Wave
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$2,500
Etv Endowment of SC
Spartanburg, SC
Support$1,500
Birthright of Georgetown
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$1,057
Connie Maxwell Children's Home
Greenwood, SC
Support$1,000
Palmetto Family Council
Columbia, SC
Support$1,000
Waccamaw Middle School PTA
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$1,000
YMCA of Coastal Carolina
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$528
Litchfield Beautification Foundation
Pawleys Island, SC
Support$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Falk-Griffin Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Falk-Griffin Foundation give?

$107,029 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Falk-Griffin Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Carl O Falk (President), Marcia Falk (Secretary) and Carla Griffin Falk-Todd (Cfo).

What does Falk-Griffin Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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