The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc
Rome, NY · EIN 84-3999885. Reported 93 grants totalling $4,214,301 to 64 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $17,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $850,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Health Foundation | Rome, NY | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Romehealth Foundation | Rome, NY | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roswell Park Alliance Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneida Health Foundation | Oneida, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clear Path for Veterans Inc | Chittenango, NY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Leatherstocking Council | Utica, NY | $118,130 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kelberman | Utica, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rome Catholic School | Rome, NY | $82,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulace Corp | Clinton, NY | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Civic Center Inc | Rome, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Root Farm Inc | Sauquoit, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Masonic Medical Research Laboratory | Utica, NY | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rome Rescue Mission | Rome, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care Inc (hpci) | New Hartford, NY | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jervis Public Library Association | Rome, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Fibonacci | Rome, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rescue Mission Utica | Utica, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Fire Co of Western (ny) Inc | Westernville, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteer Fire Co of Western Inc | Westernville, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Comfort House Inc Dba Abraham House | Rome, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Church Bill Gavin Food Pantry | Lee Center, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lee Center United Methodist Church | Lee Center, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Rome, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | Rome, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Keys Program | Sherrill, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Church Giving Tree | Rome, NY | $34,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Rome, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Copper City Community Connections | Rome, NY | $28,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, SC | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Constable Hall Association Inc | Constableville, NY | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rome Community Foundation | Rome, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vernon Center (ny) United Methodist Church | Vernon Center, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utica University | Utica, NY | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Verona (ny) United Methodist Church | Verona, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church 5 Loavescommunity Center | Rome, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Integrated Community Alternatives Network -Children's Museum | Utica, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Church | Lee Center, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army of Rome | Rome, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul's Catholic Church | Rome, NY | $19,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broadway Theater League of Utica | Utica, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta United Methodist Church | Rome, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abraham House - Comfort House Inc | Rome, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capitol Civic Center Inc | Rome, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Central Ny Chapter | Syracuse, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace | Twin Falls, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Mohawk Valley | Utica, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western (ny) Town Library | Westernville, NY | $11,071 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Paige's Butterfly Run Inc | Syracuse, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Believe 271 Foundation Inc | Westernville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charles T Sitrin Health Care Center Inc | New Hartford, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Rome, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Twin Falls, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vernon Center Methodist Church Park Committee | Vernon Center, NY | $9,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Westernville | Westernville, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation | Rome, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Church - Oriskany Falls | Waterville, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 4 Elements Studio Inc | Utica, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Central New York Chapter | Syracuse, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feed Our Veterans | Utica, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Curch - Loaves & Fishes | Rome, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Peter's Church - Christ the Child Mission | Rome, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next | Herkimer, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties | Utica, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
21 of 64 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rome Health Foundation
FUNDING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER AT ROME HEALTH (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Romehealth Foundation
FUNDING FOR CARDIOVASSCULAR CENTER AT ROME HEALTH (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Roswell Park Alliance Foundation
FUNDING FOR CANCER CENTER AT ONEIDA HEALTHCARE (A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN NYS). - Clear Path for Veterans Inc
PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. - Oneida Health Foundation
PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS OF 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. - Central Oneida County Volunteer Ambulace Corp
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO AMBULANCES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 41 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $579,571 | $5,785 |
| 2022 | 20 | $982,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $1,254,700 | $17,500 |
| 2024 | 29 | $1,398,030 | $17,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $17,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 512 West Court Street, Rome, NY, 13440. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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