Griffin Foundation
Private foundation · Taylorsville, NC · EIN 36-4780993 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Richard M Griffin Sr Family Foundation
97grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$333Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 97 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $84K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
748 Wood Hollow RD
Taylorsville, NC 28681-7632
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $58,000 |
| First United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Hickory, NC | $40,000 |
| Family Care Center of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $13,000 |
| Mt Pisgah Good Samaritan Food Pantry PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $10,000 |
| Christian Crisis Center of Alexander County PHILANTHROPIC | Taylorsville, NC | $10,000 |
| Hickory Soup Kitchen PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $6,000 |
| Evergreen Charter School (evergreen Fund) EDUCATIONAL | Asheville, NC | $5,000 |
| Family Care Center of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $5,000 |
| Umcor Umc PHILANTHROPIC | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Arts Culture Catawba PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $5,000 |
| Exodus Homes PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $5,000 |
| First United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Hickory, NC | $5,000 |
| United Arts Council PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $5,000 |
| Zoe Empower PHILANTHROPIC | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Zoe Empower PHILANTHROPIC | Raleigh, NC | $4,750 |
| American Red Cross of NC PHILANTHROPIC | Charlotte, NC | $4,000 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $4,000 |
| First United Methodist Church RELIGIOUS | Hickory, NC | $4,000 |
| United Arts Council PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $4,000 |
| Doctors WO Borders PHILANTHROPIC | Hagerstown, MD | $3,000 |
| Centro Latino PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $3,000 |
| Doctors WO Borders PHILANTHROPIC | Hagerstown, MD | $3,000 |
| Family Care Center of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $3,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $3,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Hickory PHILANTHROPIC | Charlotte, NC | $3,000 |
| Umcor Umc PHILANTHROPIC | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Curamerica PHILANTHROPIC | Holly Springs, NC | $3,000 |
| Exodus Ministries PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $3,000 |
| First Pres Church Johnson City- the River RELIGIOUS | Johnson City, TN | $3,000 |
| Hickory Soup Kitchen PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $3,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Hickory PHILANTHROPIC | Charlotte, NC | $3,000 |
| Waypoint Adventure NC PHILANTHROPIC | Black Mountain, NC | $3,000 |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation PHILANTHROPIC | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| First Pres Church Johnson City- the River RELIGIOUS | Johnson City, TN | $2,500 |
| School of the Spirit Ministry EDUCATIONAL | Arden, NC | $2,500 |
| Waypoint Adventure NC PHILANTHROPIC | Black Mountain, NC | $2,500 |
| 2ND Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee PHILANTHROPIC | Kingsport, TN | $2,500 |
| Eno River Association PHILANTHROPIC | Durham, NC | $2,500 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC PHILANTHROPIC | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 |
| Lenoir Rhyne University EDUCATIONAL | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Lumberton Christian Care PHILANTHROPIC | Lumberton, NC | $2,000 |
| Monroe Camp and Retreat Center PHILANTHROPIC | Laurel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| Safe Harbor of NC PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Salvation Army of Greater Hickory PHILANTHROPIC | Charlotte, NC | $2,000 |
| Beloved Asheville PHILANTHROPIC | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| Evergreen Charter School (evergreen Fund) EDUCATIONAL | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| First Pres Church Johnson City- the River RELIGIOUS | Johnson City, TN | $2,000 |
| Foothills Conservancy PHILANTHROPIC | Morganton, NC | $2,000 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Hickory Soup Kitchen PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Lenoir Rhyne University EDUCATIONAL | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network PHILANTHROPIC | Manhattan Beach, CA | $2,000 |
| Safe Harbor Rescue Mission PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| School of Spirit EDUCATIONAL | Arden, NC | $2,000 |
| Unc School of Nursing EDUCATIONAL | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 |
| Health Hope Home PHILANTHROPIC | Florence, SC | $2,000 |
| Impact Global Health Alliance PHILANTHROPIC | Holly Springs, NC | $2,000 |
| Doctors WO Borders PHILANTHROPIC | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 |
| Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry PHILANTHROPIC | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
| Lenoir Rhyne University EDUCATIONAL | Hickory, NC | $2,000 |
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