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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366162494Est. 1968-04

THE GRIFFITH FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$275K

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$510–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

October 1

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$465K

Total Expenses

$291K

Qualifying Distributions

$283K

Distributable Amount

$135K

Min. Investment Return

$136K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $510 through median $5K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $523K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

90 grants

CHAPEL ON THE HILL
$295K
4 grants
NET IMPACT
$220K
2 grants
COLORADO COLLEGE
$177K
2 grants
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM
$150K
2 grants
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
$100K
2 grants
CHRIST IN THE DESERT
$97K
5 grants
GENEVA LAKE DARK SKY INITIATIVE
$62K
2 grants
HOLIDAY HOME
$60K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Wisconsin
$556K
34% of total
Illinois
$423K
26% of total
California
$220K
13% of total
Colorado
$213K
13% of total
New Mexico
$101K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$30K
2% of total
Nebraska
$30K
2% of total
Minnesota
$21K
1% of total
Arizona
$15K
1% of total
Idaho
$10K
1% of total

+10 more states

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