Funding search · EIN 367167732 · North Manchester, IN

Arthur and Gesena Griffin Trust

Name: Arthur and Gesena Griffin Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

89
grants reported: $540,134
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

food local purchase supplies books repair residents assistive

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Prairie States Christian Camp4 grants · $69,500
Martinton Food Pantry4 grants · $46,500
The Arc of Iroquois County4 grants · $42,000
Watseka Area Food Pantry3 grants · $40,000
Iroquois Memorial Hospital4 grants · $35,700
Prairie States Legal Services4 grants · $29,000
Living Hope Chruch2 grants · $28,000
Options Center4 grants · $23,955
Sheldon United Methodist Church4 grants · $23,000
First United Methodist Church3 grants · $20,400

Giving over time

$131,526

2022

$152,601

2023

$129,972

2024

$126,035

2025

Grant history

All 89 reported grants, largest first.

$27,500
Prairie States Christian Camp · Watseka, IL · 2022
Repairs to dining hall
$25,000
Prairie States Christian Camp · Watseka, IL · 2023
Furnace/air conditioning for dining
$18,000
Living Hope Chruch · Watseka, IL · 2024
New sound system
$15,000
The Arc of Iroquois County · Watseka, IL · 2025
Keyless entry system
$15,000
The Arc of Iroquois County · Watseka, IL · 2024
Install security sytem
$15,000
Iroquois Memorial Hospital · Watseka, IL · 2023
Patient cardiac monitors
$15,000
Martinton Food Pantry · Martinton, IL · 2023
Food,cleaning supplies, assist
$15,000
Watseka Area Food Pantry · Watseka, IL · 2023
Purchase food at local stores
$15,000
Watseka Area Food Pantry · Watseka, IL · 2022
Purchase food at local stores
$14,000
Martinton Food Pantry · Martinton, IL · 2022
Food,cleaning supplies, assist
$10,000
First United Church · Watseka, IL · 2025
Purchase food at local stores
$10,000
Iroquois Memorial Hospital · Watseka, IL · 2025
Stryker neptune surgical
$10,000
Iroquois Mental Health Center · Watseka, IL · 2025
Psychiatric care
$10,000
Living Hope Chruch · Watseka, IL · 2025
Replace carpet
$10,000
Martinton Food Pantry · Martinton, IL · 2025
Food,cleaning supplies, assist
$10,000
Prairie States Christian Camp · Watseka, IL · 2025
Remodel bathrooms
$10,000
Association for the Bette · Sheldon, IL · 2024
Install fire system
$10,000
Watseka Area Food Pantry · Watseka, IL · 2024
Purchase food at local stores
$9,000
First United Methodist Church · Watseka, IL · 2023
Tuck pointing
$9,000
Prairie States Legal Services · Kankakee, IL · 2023
Legal services to residents
$8,500
Iroquois County Ag and 4- · Ashkum, IL · 2023
Replace shower house roof
$8,000
Prairie States Legal Services · Kankakee, IL · 2022
Legal services to residents
$7,500
Iroquois Co Cust 9 Academic Founda · Watseka, IL · 2025
Ipads
$7,500
Martinton Food Pantry · Martinton, IL · 2024
Food,cleaning supplies, assist
$7,500
Sheldon United Methodist Church · Sheldon, IL · 2023
Window repair/replacement
$7,000
Prairie States Christian Camp · Watseka, IL · 2024
Building efficiency
$7,000
Prairie States Legal Services · Kankakee, IL · 2024
Legal services to residents
$7,000
Sheldon United Methodist Church · Sheldon, IL · 2024
Roof repairs
$7,000
Options Center · Watseka, IL · 2023
Assistive devices for clients
$6,955
Options Center · Watseka, IL · 2022
Assistive devices for clients
$6,482
Zumwalt Acres · Sheldon, IL · 2023
Grow tunnel, seeds, eq
$6,400
First United Methodist Church · Watseka, IL · 2022
Tuck pointing
$6,200
Association for the Bette · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Repair water damage
$6,200
Iroquois County Ag and 4- · Ashkum, IL · 2022
Repair 4-h center
$6,200
Iroquois Memorial Hospital · Watseka, IL · 2022
Critical care ventilator
$6,200
The Arc of Iroquois County · Watseka, IL · 2022
2-6 person golf carts
$6,000
Prairie Dells Church Restoration · Watseka, IL · 2025
Paint church
$6,000
Sheldon Area Food Pantry · Sheldon, IL · 2023
Produce from local growers
$5,800
The Arc of Iroquois County · Watseka, IL · 2023
2-6 person golf carts
$5,800
Zumwalt Acres · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Grow tunnel, seeds, eq
$5,554
Iroquois Co Cust 9 Academic Founda · Watseka, IL · 2022
Assessment material, bikes, etc
$5,500
Crescent Iroquois Ems · Crescent City, IL · 2025
Vhf radios
$5,000
Options Center · Watseka, IL · 2025
Assistive devices for clients
$5,000
Prairie States Legal Services · Kankakee, IL · 2025
Legal services to residents
$5,000
Sheldon United Methodist Church · Sheldon, IL · 2025
Roof repairs
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Watseka, IL · 2024
Tuck pointing
$5,000
Options Center · Watseka, IL · 2024
Assistive devices for clients
$5,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Omaha, NE · 2024
Materials to build beds
$5,000
Watseka Fire Association · Watseka, IL · 2024
Purchase lucas device
$4,600
Woody Williams Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Gold star monument
$4,500
Iroquois Memorial Hospital · Watseka, IL · 2024
Blood bank refrigerator
$4,000
Sheldon Area Food Pantry · Sheldon, IL · 2025
Produce from local growers
$4,000
Ci Boosters · Crescent City, IL · 2024
Flip form risers
$4,000
Prairie Dells Church Restoration · Watseka, IL · 2024
Repair porch
$4,000
True Vine Ministry · Watseka, IL · 2024
Laminator/furnace
$4,000
Association for the Bette · Sheldon, IL · 2023
Fire blankets/sec blankets
$3,850
Sheldon Church of the Nazarene · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Bathrooms upgrade, furnace flume
$3,500
Sheldon United Methodist Church · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Wall repairs from water leak
$3,000
Zumwalt Acres · Sheldon, IL · 2024
Construct small kitchen
$2,500
Food From the Heart · Watseka, IL · 2025
Food baskets
$2,500
Food From the Heart · Watseka, IL · 2023
Food baskets
$2,500
Girl Scouts of Central Il · Blomington, IL · 2023
Support girl scouts leadership
$2,490
Ci Boosters · Crescent City, IL · 2023
Chairs/supplies for reading act
$2,000
Ci Boosters · Crescent City, IL · 2025
Books
$2,000
Iroquois Co Sherriff'S Office · Watseka, IL · 2025
Drone system
$2,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace · Omaha, NE · 2025
Materials to build beds
$2,000
Food From the Heart · Watseka, IL · 2024
Food baskets
$2,000
Sheldon Area Food Pantry · Sheldon, IL · 2024
Produce from local growers
$2,000
Crescent City Historicalsociety · Crescent City, IL · 2023
Thermal laminator
$2,000
Crossroads Youth Center · Milford, IL · 2023
Items for day program
$2,000
Food From the Heart · Watseka, IL · 2022
Food baskets
$1,979
Iroquois Co Historical Society · Watseka, IL · 2023
Purchase refrigerator
$1,625
Iroquois Co Historical Society · Watseka, IL · 2025
Flooring
$1,500
Sheldon Church of the Nazarene · Sheldon, IL · 2024
Repair roof
$1,500
Crossroads Youth Center · Milford, IL · 2022
Basic kitchen utensils
$1,500
Iroquois Co Youth Center · Watseka, IL · 2022
Various supplies
$1,500
Sheldon Area Food Pantry · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Produce from local growers
$1,500
W Hope Corporation · Watseka, IL · 2022
Food for eastern il food bank
$1,250
Toys for Tots · Watseka, IL · 2023
Toys,books
$1,000
Crossroads Youth Center · Milford, IL · 2025
Items for day program
$1,000
Toys for Tots · Watseka, IL · 2025
Toys,books
$1,000
Iroquois Co Historical Society · Watseka, IL · 2024
Flooring/gutter guards
$1,000
Toys for Tots · Watseka, IL · 2024
Toys,books
$1,000
Woodland Fire Protection District · Woodland, IL · 2024
Purchase hand tools
$1,000
Ford-Iroquois 4-H Foundation · Watseka, IL · 2022
Purchase auction items
$1,000
Toys for Tots · Watseka, IL · 2022
Toys,books
$910
Friends of Watseka Public Library · Watseka, IL · 2025
Software
$472
Iroquois Co Amateur Radio Club · Watseka, IL · 2024
Emergency radios for residents
$167
Friends of the Sheldon Pu · Sheldon, IL · 2022
Children's lego table

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