The Griffith Foundation
This organization is a private foundation that focuses on supporting health-related charities and human services. Its mission is inferred from its funding patterns, which include grants to organizations such as the ALS Association and Episcopal Community Services, indicating a commitment to health and community support. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations that address health issues and provide essential human services. While it is based in Pennsylvania, its funding has reached recipients in various states, with a notable emphasis on organizations in New York and Maryland.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid sized health or human-services charities that match prior recipients and can be reached through existing networks or introductions rather than through an open RFP.
Good Fit
- • Mission alignment with health charities or community human-services work similar to past grantees.
- • Established regional presence or existing relationships with the foundation’s trustee or prior recipients.
- • Ability to receive general operating support or unrestricted grants.
Geography
Observed grants in the active years went to organizations in multiple states (examples include New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania), indicating a regional/multi-state footprint rather than a single-city focus.
Recipient Variety
Giving history is very small and concentrated: two grants reported in 2021, two in 2022, and no grants in 2023, which points to a narrow set of recipients in the observed years.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly marks funding as preselected in its application metadata and filings, and the modest, invitation-like grant pattern in the observed years suggests unsolicited new applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
