The Griffin-Cole Fund appears to concentrate its giving on a small circle of elite educational institutions and place-based environmental organizations, with especially strong support for Princeton University/Princeton Day School and Middlebury College. A second clear theme is conservation in New Jersey and Martha’s Vineyard, including watershed protection, land conservation, and environmental advocacy. The fund also makes a handful of smaller gifts to community-serving organizations, but its pattern is dominated by repeat grants to long-term institutional partners.
Highly concentrated giving with a few very large anchor grants and repeated support for the same grantees over multiple years; most funding goes to established institutional partners rather than a broad, distributed portfolio.
$5.3M
$113M
$31.7M
$5.6M
Most grants fall between $2K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
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Notable grantees: President And Fellows Of Middlebury College, Trustees Of Princeton University, Environmental Defense Fund, Princeton Day School, Sheriff's Meadow Foundation
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President And Fellows Of Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | $1,500,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| President And Fellows Of Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Environmental Defense Fund, New York, NY | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA | Vineyard Haven, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trustees Of Phillips Academy, Andover, MA | Andover, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Watershed Institute, Pennington, NJ | Pennington, NJ | $57,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| President And Fellows Of Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | $50,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Watershed Institute, Pennington, NJ | Pennington, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Institute For Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $43,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $42,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA | Vineyard Haven, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA | Vineyard Haven, MA | $23,750 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Kieve-Wavus Education Inc, Nobleboro, ME | Nobleboro, ME | $20,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA | Vineyard Haven, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Isles Inc, Trenton, NJ | Trenton, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trinity Counseling Service, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trinity Counseling Service, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Habitat for Humanity, Edgartown, MA | Edgartown, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Chubbys Project A Nj Nonprofit Corporation, Hopewell, NJ | Hopewell, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Mercer Street Friends Center, Trenton, NJ | Trenton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Historic Morven Inc, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| D & R Greenway Land Trust Inc, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Island Grown Initiative Ltd, Vineyard Haven MA | Vineyard Haven | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Marthas Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, MA | Oak Bluffs, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| New Jersey Seeds Inc, Newark, NJ | Newark, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Teach For America, New York, NY | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Chicago, IL | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Trustees of Reservations, Boston, MA | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Friends of Myvradio Inc, West Tisbury, MA | West Tisbury, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| High Mountain Institute Inc, Leadville, CO | Leadville, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Biodiversity Works, Austin, TX | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Watershed Institute, Pennington, NJ | Pennington, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury, MA | West Tisbury, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Friends of Myvradio Inc, West Tisbury, MA | West Tisbury, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| The Watershed Institute, Pennington, NJ | Pennington, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Marthas Vineyard Community Foundation Inc, West Tisbury, MA | West Tisbury, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Marthas Vineyard Museum Inc, Vineyard Haven, MA | Vineyard Haven, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Historical Society of Princeton New Jersey, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Friends of Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ | Princeton, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Sourland Conservancy, Hopewell, NJ | Hopewell, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | General Purpose |
| Marthas Vineyard Art Assn Inc, Edgartown, MA | Edgartown, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Purpose |
General Purpose
General Purpose
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA
$200,000General Purpose
General Purpose
Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
$100,000General Purpose
Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
$43,000General Purpose
Trustees Of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
$42,000General Purpose
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA
$25,000General Purpose
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA
$23,750General Purpose
Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, Vineyard Haven, MA
$20,000General Purpose
General Purpose
Isles Inc, Trenton, NJ
$15,000General Purpose
Trinity Counseling Service, Princeton, NJ
$15,000General Purpose
Trinity Counseling Service, Princeton, NJ
$15,000General Purpose
Habitat for Humanity, Edgartown, MA
$15,000General Purpose
The Chubbys Project A Nj Nonprofit Corporation, Hopewell, NJ
$10,000General Purpose
Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Princeton, NJ
$10,000General Purpose
Historic Morven Inc, Princeton, NJ
$10,000General Purpose
Island Grown Initiative Ltd, Vineyard Haven MA
$10,000General Purpose
Marthas Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, MA
$10,000General Purpose
New Jersey Seeds Inc, Newark, NJ
$10,000General Purpose
Friends of Myvradio Inc, West Tisbury, MA
$7,500General Purpose
Biodiversity Works, Austin, TX
$5,000General Purpose
The Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury, MA
$5,000General Purpose
Friends of Myvradio Inc, West Tisbury, MA
$5,000General Purpose
General Purpose
Historical Society of Princeton New Jersey, Princeton, NJ
$1,500General Purpose
Friends of Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
$1,500General Purpose
Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
$1,500General Purpose
Sourland Conservancy, Hopewell, NJ
$1,500General Purpose
Marthas Vineyard Art Assn Inc, Edgartown, MA
$1,000General Purpose