The trust makes large, equal-sized gifts to a small set of national nonprofits across several issue areas rather than many small local grants. Their giving repeatedly supports public media outlets, major health causes (Alzheimer’s and HIV/AIDS), youth services, and animal welfare, typically through multi-year or repeat awards to established organizations. The pattern suggests a preference for national, high-profile grantees with clear missions over small community groups.
Concentrated, high-value grants of nearly identical size to a small slate of national organizations, with repeat (two-time) funding for the same grantees; diversified across issue areas but consistent in gift amount and recipient profile.
George H Graff Irrevocable Trust Richard L Lynch Successor Trustee gives the same-sized unrestricted grants to a small group of established national nonprofits, with 2026 awards of $116,671 each across public media, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV/AIDS, youth services, and animal welfare. That pattern makes the trust easy to distinguish: it favors a stable roster of grantees rather than a broad, local portfolio, and it returns to the same organizations year after year. The trust’s recent grants include support for WGBH Public TV in Boston, WBUR-FM Radio-Boston Univ in Boston, and New Hampshire Public TV in Durham, alongside national-service and advocacy groups such as National Network for Youth in Seattle and Humane Society of the US in Washington, DC. It also backs major health organizations, including Alzheimer’s Disease Rel in Chicago and American Foun for Aids Re in New York. The awards are unrestricted, which indicates flexibility in how grantees use the funds. Across the recent record, the trust’s philanthropy centers on a handful of long-running institutions serving audiences at national scale rather than on one-off project grants or local campaigns.
Public broadcasting is a clear thread in the trust’s giving. It supported WGBH Public Tv in Boston with $116,671 in 2026, and gave the same amount to WBUR-FM Radio-Boston Univ in Boston and New Hampshire Public Tv in Durham. Health-focused grantmaking appears in two major areas. The trust awarded $116,671 to Alzheimer's Disease Rel in Chicago and the same amount to American Foun for Aids Re in New York, both unrestricted. Those grants sit alongside repeat support for the same organizations in earlier years, showing ongoing commitment rather than isolated gifts. The trust also funds human services and animal protection. National Network for Youth in Seattle received $116,671 in 2026, and Humane Society of the US in Washington, DC received the same amount for unrestricted support. Friends of Animals Inc in Darien, CT appears as another recurring animal-welfare grantee.
The trust’s recent grants cluster tightly around a single size: p25 is $98,347, median is $102,768, and p75 is $112,196. In 2026, the listed awards rise to $116,671 each, showing a small range around a common level. Its giving is clearly recurring. The same organizations reappear across 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, which points to repeat annual support rather than one-time awards. The trust is structured as an irrevocable trust with a successor trustee, and the grants listed are unrestricted. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$965K
$19.9M
$3M
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $98K and $112K, with a median of $103K.
25th Percentile
$98K
Median
$103K
75th Percentile
$112K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL, AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE, WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV, NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH, HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
All listed grants go to U.S. recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, while the trust’s headquarters are in Ft Pierce, Florida, and 0% of grants go to Florida recipients. The recipient map is national rather than local, with repeated grants to organizations in New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Washington, DC, Darien, and Durham. Boston appears more than once through separate public media grantees.
Its recent grants go to established nonprofits in public media, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV/AIDS, youth services, and animal welfare. The recipient list includes organizations in Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, Darien, and Durham, all receiving unrestricted support.
Recurring. The same nonprofits appear in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Several organizations receive awards in each of those years, which suggests a steady annual support pattern rather than isolated project grants.
The middle of the grant-size distribution is close to six figures: p25 is $98,347, median is $102,768, and p75 is $112,196. In the latest year on file, the listed awards are $116,671 each.
No. The recipient country distribution shows 32 grants, all in the US, accounting for 100.0% of the listed grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE | NEW YORK, NY | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL | CHICAGO, IL | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WGBH PUBLIC TV | BOSTON, MA | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV | DURHAM, NH | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF ANIMALS INC | DARIEN, CT | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV | BOSTON, MA | $116,671 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL | CHICAGO, IL | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV | DURHAM, NH | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WGBH PUBLIC TV | BOSTON, MA | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF ANIMALS INC | DARIEN, CT | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV | BOSTON, MA | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE | NEW YORK, NY | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $98,347 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE | NEW YORK, NY | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV | DURHAM, NH | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WGBH PUBLIC TV | BOSTON, MA | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL | CHICAGO, IL | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV | BOSTON, MA | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF ANIMALS INC | DARIEN, CT | $102,768 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV | BOSTON, MA | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF ANIMALS INC | DARIEN, CT | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV | DURHAM, NH | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US | WASHINGTON, DC | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WGBH PUBLIC TV | BOSTON, MA | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE | NEW YORK, NY | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL | CHICAGO, IL | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $112,196 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
$116,671UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE
$116,671UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH
$116,671UNRESTRICTED
WGBH PUBLIC TV
$116,671UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV
$116,671UNRESTRICTED
WGBH PUBLIC TV
$98,347UNRESTRICTED
WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV
$98,347UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE
$98,347UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH
$98,347UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE
$102,768UNRESTRICTED
NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TV
$102,768UNRESTRICTED
WGBH PUBLIC TV
$102,768UNRESTRICTED
WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV
$102,768UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH
$102,768UNRESTRICTED
WBUR-FM RADIO-BOSTON UNIV
$112,196UNRESTRICTED
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
$112,196UNRESTRICTED
WGBH PUBLIC TV
$112,196UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN FOUN FOR AIDS RE
$112,196UNRESTRICTED
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE REL
$112,196UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR YOUTH
$112,196UNRESTRICTED