Following corey's tragic passing on august 16th, 2014, the Griffin family and close friends founded the Corey C. Griffin Charitable Foundation.given his incredible passion for life and uncommon dedication to philanthropy, IT was not difficult to map out the guiding principle of the Foundation: improving the lives of primarily boston-area children through strategic partnerships with the city's leading educational and healthcare institutions, with an emphasis on faith-based initiatives. We believe that every child should have the opportunity to succeed, irrespective of their financial or health circumstances.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.7M a year · 53% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $14.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$923K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$17.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$8.5M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$619K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$17.8M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$17.8M
FY2025$22.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.2M Management & general 19% · $357K Fundraising 15% · $274K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$174,075Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chandra Clark’s $210K as President is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Chandra Clark$210,000$200,000$174,075$27,000
Kathleen Gassert$145,000———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

"corey's kids" is the term used for the kids of corey's that his parents will never have the opportunity to meet. Corey's kids includes those that benefit from corey's kids christmas, through boston children's hospital initiatives, and those that benefit from the various other grants.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 57 grants · $7.7M · 2020–2025
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$357K
Fundraisingcol D$274K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$923K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Gains on assetsLn 7$113K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$923K
Net assetsLn 32$17.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6524
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$36K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY23FY22
End of yearLn 1g$14.6M$955K
Given inLn 1b$12.5M$1.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$15.2M$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$923K
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M$17.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$786K$786K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$222K$222K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$36K$54K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$968$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$3K$4K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$383K$128K$141K$114K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$21K$315$19K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$4K$586
OccupancyLn 16$22K$4K$7K$11K
TravelLn 17$22K$5K$16K$990
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$25K$32K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$35$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.2M$357K$274K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.5M$3.8M$4.7M$22.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2025 $4.3M$5.1M−$858K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 8, 2024 $4.1M$1.9M$2.2M$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 5, 2023 $4.7M$1.5M$3.2M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $5.2M$1.2M$4.0M$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2021 $3.6M$619K$3.0M$8.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,064,209 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,778,952$3,955,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,509$494,666
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$191,343−$385,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,698,118$4,064,209
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $949,987$1,008,409
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,613$198,874
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $54,735$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $499,464$661,729
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,536,799$1,869,012
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,161,319$2,195,197
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,064,209 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,857 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,530,172
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,955,408
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $381,457$381,457
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $113,209$113,209
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$405,722−$405,722
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108,801$4,064,209
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,869,012 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $786,000$786,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $222,409$222,409
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,230 · Management $54,346 · Fundraising $90,577$181,153
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $968 · Management $1,451 · Fundraising $2,418$4,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,577 · Management $3,865 · Fundraising $6,442$12,884
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,775$17,775
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,021$28,021
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,412$47,412
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128,295 · Management $140,757 · Fundraising $114,323$383,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,510 · Management $315 · Fundraising $19,369$40,194
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,207 · Management $1,811 · Fundraising $3,019$6,037
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,775 · Management $3,820 · Fundraising $586$9,181
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,372 · Management $6,557 · Fundraising $10,929$21,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,825 · Management $15,687 · Fundraising $990$21,502
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,147$4,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,956 · Management $31,512 · Fundraising $25,724$82,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35$35
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,237,159 · Management $357,476 · Fundraising $274,377$1,869,012
Part X · Balance sheet $18,732,683 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,294,474$2,900,443
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,059,101$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $152,445$1,031,667
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $151,392$230,752
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,711,004$11,427,612
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,797,421$3,142,209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,165,837$18,732,683
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,192$181,588
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $142,517$741,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174,709$923,328
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,308,075$15,924,961
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,683,053$1,884,394
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,991,128$17,809,355
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,165,837$18,732,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,809,355 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,064,209
XI-2 Total expenses$1,869,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,195,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,991,128
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$702,555
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$79,525
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,809,355

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