About Greif Foundation
The Greif Foundation concentrates its giving on health and human services with a strong emphasis on emergency response, local community welfare, and supports for children and families. Grants skew large and targeted — funding disaster relief and national health organizations while also making substantial investments in local hospitals, transitional living for young adults, pediatric therapeutic camps, and family housing near medical centers. The foundation mixes national partners with nearby community organizations, showing both crisis-response and place-based service priorities.
Focus Areas
Disaster relief and emergency response (large gifts to American Red Cross)Local community welfare and transitional living for young adults (United Way of Delaware County young adult program)Rural and local hospital support (Clinch County Hospital capital/operating support)Child-focused therapeutic recreation and camps (Flying Horse Farms)Family housing near hospitals for pediatric patients (Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio)Youth development programs in Ohio (Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland)
Who They Fund
About Greif Foundation
The largest recent grant on file is $250,000 to the American Red Cross for general support, which sets the tone for Greif Foundation’s mix of emergency response and community-focused philanthropy. Across recent grants, the foundation has backed disaster relief, health services, hospital support, family housing near medical care, and programs for children and young adults. Its giving is not broad and diffuse; it is shaped by sizable, targeted awards to organizations serving specific local needs in Ohio and selected partner organizations elsewhere. Health and human services are the clearest throughline. The foundation has supported a county-based United Way for young adult transitional living, a children’s camp serving pediatric patients, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio for family housing tied to medical treatment. It has also funded a hospital in Georgia, showing that its grantmaking can extend beyond its Ohio base when the need aligns with its priorities. The overall pattern is one of practical support for direct services, crisis response, and community welfare.
What Greif Foundation Funds
Greif Foundation’s cause areas cluster around health, housing stability, and youth-serving support. In emergency response, it gave $250,000 to American Red Cross for general support. In local human services, it awarded $75,000 to United Way of Delaware County for its Young adult Transitional Living Program, linking the foundation to services for young adults moving toward independence. The foundation also backs medically connected family support. It gave $50,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio for general support, and another $50,000 to Flying Horse Farms for general support, reflecting interest in organizations that serve children and families around health-related needs. A further area is local hospital support. In 2024, Greif Foundation gave $100,000 to Clinch County Hospital for general support, alongside other health-focused grants in the recent record.
How Greif Foundation Gives
Greif Foundation’s recent grants are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $63,800, and the 75th percentile is $81,250. That places most awards well above typical small-grant levels. The record also shows repeat funding to United Way of Delaware County in consecutive years, with $75,000 in 2024 and $75,000 in 2025, suggesting some ongoing relationships rather than one-off support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent awards are described as general support, program-specific support, and direct-service-oriented funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$75K
Total Assets
$791K
Total Revenue
$257
Total Expenses
$76K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $81K, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$81K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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