Mary Hobbs Griffith Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting a diverse range of community initiatives. Its mission encompasses enhancing fire safety services, promoting educational excellence, advancing health research and treatment, and preserving cultural heritage through arts and history. The foundation provides funding to various sectors, including education, health, community service, and conservation. It supports organizations that serve local populations, particularly in areas related to fire safety, mental health for veterans, and educational programs. The foundation primarily operates within Texas, reflecting a commitment to local community development.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized Texas nonprofits with a clear local presence in education, fire safety/volunteer fire departments, veterans’ mental health, cultural heritage, or conservation and with an existing relationship or referral into the foundation’s circle.
Good Fit
- • Organization serves communities in Texas (especially the foundation’s local counties).
- • Work aligns with fire safety, local education, veterans’ mental health, arts/history, or conservation.
- • Project budget fits the foundation’s typical $5K–$40K grant sizes.
- • Existing connection or referral from a trustee, bank contact, or current grantee.
- • Track record of local program delivery and repeat funding history.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Texas—about 84% of dollars in the latest year—though a few smaller out-of-state grants were made to 4 other states; the portfolio is effectively local/regional.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded roughly 17–22 distinct recipients per year across three observed years, covering multiple sectors (education, fire services, health, arts, conservation), which indicates a broadly distributed recipient set for its size despite some top-recipient concentration.
New Applicants
The foundation’s filings state it funds only preselected applicants and there is no public submission route; behavior shows many repeat grantees and only a minority of new recipients (five new in the latest year), so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
