Private foundation
LYME, CTEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $529,634 | $44,722 | $18,611 | $1,716,110 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 21% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYSTIC AQUARIUMMYSTIC, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,725 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Griffis | PRESIDENT | 2.50 | $6,000 |
| Nicholas Griffis | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.50 | $6,000 |
| Danielle Griffis | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2.00 | $6,000 |
| Cheryl Frederickson | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,716,110 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $68,345 | $77,800 | $34,300 | $1,231,198 | $1,231,198 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $52,829 | $56,120 | $31,626 | $1,240,653 | $1,240,653 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $60,406 | $483,763 | $457,098 | $1,243,944 | $1,243,944 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $105,122 | $151,957 | $127,186 | $1,667,300 | $1,667,300 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $35,333 | $126,917 | $99,175 | $1,676,409 | $1,676,409 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $63,006 | $106,766 | $79,470 | $1,767,993 | $1,767,993 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $56,768 | $117,452 | $77,216 | $1,811,753 | $1,811,753 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $5,250 | $104,315 | $52,950 | $1,830,937 | $1,830,937 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | −$176,933 | $119,674 | $70,733 | $1,914,708 | $1,914,708 |
| EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| $5,560 |
| 2019 |
| BOLIVIANS WITHOUT DISABILITIESINDIAN HAROR BEACH, FL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,560 | 2018 |
| NEW LONDON COMMUNITY MEAL CENTERNEW LONDON, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,075 | 2021 |
| BUSCH WILDLIFE SACTUARYJUPITER, FL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| SACHAMAMAPOMPANO BEACH, FL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| EASTERN CT BALLETEAST LYME, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2023 |
| BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARYMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.JUPITER, FL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATIONAURORA, IL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| HYGIENIC ART INCNEW LONDON, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2020 |
| EASTERN CT BALLETEAST LYME, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| THE STOP TRAFFICKING PROJECT INCSHAWNEE, KS | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| MIRACLE LEAGUECONYERS, GA | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| THE GUATEMALAN MAYA CENTERLAKE WORTH, FL | EDUCATION OR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATIONAURORA, IL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2020 |
| BRIAN DAGLE FOUNDATIONNIANTIC, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Mystic Seaport MuseumMystic, CT | Education and General Charitable Purposes | $5,000 | 2016 |
| FRIENDS OF MCARTHUR BEACH STATE PARKNORTH PALM BEACH, FL | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| INSTITUTE OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGYCOLLEGE STATION, TX | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,000 | 2022 |
| SAFE FUTURESNEW LONDON, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $4,075 | 2021 |
| TERRI BRODEUR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONNEW LONDON, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $4,000 | 2022 |
| EASTERN CT BALLETEAST LYME, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $4,000 | 2024 |
| TERRI BRODEUR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INCNEW LONDON, CT | EDUCATION AND GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $3,750 | 2019 |
| Envision EMIVienna, VA | Education and General Charitable Purposes | $3,295 | 2016 |
| Lyman Allyn Art MuseumNew London, CT | Education and General Charitable Purposes | $3,200 | 2016 |
| 1.50 |
| $6,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202501349349101380
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441699349100329
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303529349100550
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202303399349100405
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141799349100019
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202003119349100720
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201913189349100541
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201823199349101842
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201733489349100608
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603209349102275
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.