Funding search · EIN 132978937 · Wilmington, DE
The John C Griswold Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 236
- grants reported
- $1.9M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- St Helena Montessori School5 grants · $188,025
- Millikin University4 grants · $175,446
- Dragonfly Development Resources3 grants · $107,508
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati3 grants · $60,000
- Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute3 grants · $57,500
- Southport Congregational Church - United Church of2 grants · $50,000
- Prospect House3 grants · $46,000
- Pop Warner Little Scholars2 grants · $44,000
- Secret Land Arp2 grants · $43,500
- Oc Habitats3 grants · $43,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 236 grants.
- $90,000
St Helena Montessori School · Saint Helena, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $60,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2023
Griswold Center Maintenance Fund
- $55,446
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2021
funds for Upgrades & Maintenance of Griswold Center and for new Athletics Locker/Performance Facility
- $40,000
Dragonfly Development Resources · Cumberland, RI · 2021
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $35,000
Dragonfly Development Resources · Cumberland, RI · 2023
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
- $35,000
St Helena Montessori School · Saint Helena, CA · 2023
Music Studio
- $35,000
St Helena Montessori School · Saint Helena, CA · 2022
Music Room
- $32,508
Dragonfly Development Resources · Cumberland, RI · 2022
Expenditure responsibility grant
- $30,000
Pop Warner Little Scholars · Venice, FL · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
Southport Congregational Church - United Church of · Southport, CT · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $27,500
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $26,000
Secret Land Arp · Altadena, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Cameron Parsons Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
St Helena Montessori School · Saint Helena, CA · 2023
Music Room/Recording Studio Support
- $25,000
Cincinnati Permaculture Institute · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Oc Habitats · Irvine, CA · 2021
Employee Payroll fund
- $22,500
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $21,236
Lunchtime Productions · Saint Helena, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $21,000
Prospect House · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy · Huntingtn Bch, CA · 2022
For Huntington Beach Library Window Shade Project
- $20,000
Southport Congregational Church - United Church of · Southport, CT · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Direct Connections To Africa · Laguna Beach, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
The Waddell Center for Multiple Schlerosis
- $19,737
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $18,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $17,500
Secret Land Arp · Altadena, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $17,079
Tonks Feline Foster · Garden Grove, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Alfies Kitten Rescue · Huntingtn Bch, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Southport Congregational Church · Southport, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Tabor Academy · Marion, MA · 2023
Fund for Tabor
- $15,000
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Prospect House · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Nimbus Arts · Saint Helena, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Severall Friends · Cerrillos, NM · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Vital Opera · Jackson Hts, NY · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
Pop Warner Little Scholars · Venice, FL · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $14,000
Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Pro Esteros Friends of Funds
- $13,000
Oc Habitats · Irvine, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Severall Friends · Cerrillos, NM · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $11,929
Severall Friends · Cerrillos, NM · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $11,820
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $11,500
Alfies Kitten Rescue · Huntington Beach, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $11,013
Orangewood Children'S Home · Orange, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Prospect House · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Vital Opera · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Fe-Ma-Le Foundation · Georgetown, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Napa Valley Little League · Saint Helena, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Archibald Project · Horseshoe Bay, TX · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Buyamba · Westlake Village, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Downtown Womens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Giving Grove · Kansas City, MO · 2021
The Common Orchard Project
- $10,000
Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy · Huntingtn Bch, CA · 2021
Project for Huntington Beach Main Library window shading
- $10,000
Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy · Huntingtn Bch, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Jessie Rees Foundation · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Orange County · Irvine, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Millikin University · Decatur, IL · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Permaganic Co · Camp Dennison, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Power Clean Recovery Corp · Branford, CT · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Califo · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sidewalk · Olympia, WA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Tikkun Farm · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Wwp Inc - Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $9,000
Downtown Womens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $9,000
Tonks Feline Foster · Garden Grove, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $8,500
Archibald Project · Horseshoe Bay, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
San Antonio Little Theatre · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Girls On the Run International · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
International Rescue Committee · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
New Roots Program
- $8,000
Sage Mountain · Park City, UT · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Archibald Project · Horseshoe Bay, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Downtown Womens Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Fisher House Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $7,500
Microgrid Systems Laboratory · Medanales, NM · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Operation Give Back · Blue Ash, OH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Rooted Wi · Madison, WI · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Chorus America Association · Washington, DC · 2021
Annual Conference Scholarship Fund
- $7,000
Reclaimed Hope Initiative · Charlottesvle, VA · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Nature Nexus Institute · Culver City, CA · 2023
California Least Tern Research Fund
- $6,000
Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Pro Esteros Friends of Funds
- $6,000
Saving Gracie Equine Healing Foundation · Park City, UT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Acequia Madre Ptc · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Chorus America Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Drive Savant Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Fisher House Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hays County Food Bank · San Marcos, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Lunchtime Productions · Saint Helena, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Mid Fairfield AIDS Project · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Mid Fairfield AIDS Project · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Charitable Event
- $5,000
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2023
Equine Program
- $5,000
Reclaimed Hope Initiative · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Saint Helena Forum for Innovation and Creativity · Saint Helena, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
The Public for Animal Welfare · Dripping Spgs, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
Daniel Burkett Memorial Scholarship Fund
- $5,000
Buyamba · Westlake Village, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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