VERNON S AND ROWENA W GRIFFITH FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $501K · expenses $799K · assets $14.8M

EIN
23-7135835
Address
1811 S SHERIDAN AVE, SHERIDAN, WY 82801-6103
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 1971 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

8 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Steven C Harker PRESIDENT2011-2025 $7,200$80,400 1
Ronald J Destefano SECRETARY2011-2025 $7,200$79,900 1
Karen Green TREASURER2018-2025 $7,200$57,100 1
Anthony Tarver DIRECTOR2021-2025 $7,200$34,800 1
Mark Demple DIRECTOR2022-2025 $7,200$28,200 1
Richard Kilpatrick (former) SECRETARY2011-2021 $7,200$51,600 3
Roman Skatula (former) DIRECTOR2011-2020 $6,600$49,800 1
Arthur Felker (former) PRESIDENT2011-2017 $4,000$26,800 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ANTHONY TARVER DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
MARK DEMPLE DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
2024 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ANTHONY TARVER DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
MARK DEMPLE DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT0 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER0 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO SECRETARY0 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ANTHONY TARVER DIRECTOR0 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
MARK DEMPLE DIRECTOR0 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
2022 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ANTHONY TARVER DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
MARK DEMPLE DIRECTOR1 $6,600-$0 $6,6001
2021 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2003
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ANTHONY TARVER DIRECTOR1 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
2020 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2003
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ROMAN SKATULA DIRECTOR1 $6,600-$0 $6,6001
2019 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2003
RONALD J DESTEFANO DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
ROMAN SKATULA DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
2018 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN C HARKER PRESIDENT1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $7,200-$0 $7,2003
ROMAN SKATULA DIRECTOR1 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
RONALD J DESTEFANO DIRECTOR1 $6,700-$0 $6,7001
KAREN GREEN TREASURER1 $6,700-$0 $6,7001
2017 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROMAN SKATULA TREASURER1 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
STEVEN C HARKER ASSISTANT TR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $4,800-$0 $4,8003
RONALD J DESTEFANO ASSISTANT SE1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
ARTHUR FELKER PRESIDENT1 $4,000-$0 $4,0001
2016 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARTHUR FELKER PRESIDENT1 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
ROMAN SKATULA TREASURER1 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
STEVEN C HARKER ASSISTANT TR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
RICHARD KILPATRICK SECRETARY1 $4,800-$0 $4,8003
RONALD J DESTEFANO ASSISTANT SE1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
2015 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARTHUR FELKER PRESIDENT2 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
ROMAN SKATULA TREASURER6 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
STEVEN C HARKER ASST TREASUR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
RICHARD KILPATRICK ASST SECRETA1 $4,800-$0 $4,8003
RONALD J DESTEFANO PROPERTY MGR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
2014 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $26K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ARTHUR FELKER PRESIDENT2 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
ROMAN SKATULA TREASURER6 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
STEVEN C HARKER ASST TREASUR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
RICHARD KILPATRICK ASST SECRETA1 $4,800-$0 $4,8003
RONALD J DESTEFANO PROPERTY MGR1 $4,800-$0 $4,8001
2011 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROMAN SKATULA Treasurer1 $4,800-- $4,8001
ARTHUR FELKER President1 $4,800-- $4,8001
RONALD J DESTEFANO PROPERTY MGR1 $3,600-- $3,6001
RICHARD KILPATRICK Assistant Sec.1 $3,600-- $3,6003
STEVEN C HARKER Assistant Treas1 $3,600-- $3,6001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 11 grants to organizations · $689K
2024 · 14 grants to organizations · $715K
2023 · 12 grants to organizations · $887K
2022 · 14 grants to organizations · $872K
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $722K
2020 · 10 grants to organizations · $643K
2019 · 10 grants to organizations · $708K
2018 · 10 grants to organizations · $820K
2017 · 9 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2016 · 8 grants to organizations · $712K
2015 · 9 grants to organizations · $725K
2014 · 9 grants to organizations · $815K
2011 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $482K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500,665$799,194 $14,826,469$14,826,469 -- $36,000--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$860,863$824,759 $15,128,716$15,124,998 -- $36,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$714,326$996,181 $15,088,894$15,088,894 -- $36,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$714,326$996,181 $15,088,894$15,088,894 -- $36,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$714,326$996,181 $15,088,894$15,088,894 -- $36,000--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$542,711$974,665 $15,375,554$15,370,749 -- $35,400--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,455,376$839,329 $15,808,238$15,802,703 -- $34,800--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,036,988$749,854 $15,189,174$15,186,656 -- $35,400--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$354,548$811,230 $14,899,522$14,899,522 -- $36,000--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,767,015$965,250 $15,358,614$15,351,640 -- $35,000--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$459,805$1,230,923 $14,553,001$14,549,875 -- $24,400--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$606,771$839,151 $15,320,993$15,320,993 -- $26,400--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$887,623$858,680 $15,553,373$15,553,373 -- $26,400--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,334,251$953,841 $15,524,430$15,524,430 -- $26,400--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,104,755$609,060 $14,127,811$14,125,336 -- $20,400--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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META A AND WILLIAM S GRIFFITH FOUNDATIONNJNot reported $37,464$130,767 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x

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Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $799,194 spent · pay $36,000 · grants $688,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $688,580 86.2%
Fees: other professional $54,097 6.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,000 4.5%
Taxes $14,368 1.8%
Fees: accounting $5,250 0.7%
Fees: legal $600 0.1%
Other expenses $299 0.0%
Total$799,194100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $824,759 spent · pay $36,000 · grants $714,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $714,580 86.6%
Fees: other professional $50,758 6.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,000 4.4%
Taxes $17,717 2.1%
Fees: accounting $4,293 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,309 0.2%
Other expenses $102 0.0%
Total$824,759100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $996,181 spent · pay $36,000 · grants $886,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $886,580 89.0%
Fees: other professional $46,393 4.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,000 3.6%
Taxes $20,895 2.1%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.6%
Other expenses $473 0.0%
Fees: legal $140 0.0%
Total$996,181100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $974,665 spent · pay $35,400 · grants $871,580 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $871,580 89.4%
Fees: other professional $49,033 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $35,400 3.6%
Taxes $12,740 1.3%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.6%
Other expenses $120 0.0%
Fees: legal $92 0.0%
Total$974,665100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $839,329 spent · pay $34,800 · grants $721,980 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $721,980 86.0%
Fees: other professional $53,294 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $34,800 4.1%
Taxes $22,700 2.7%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.7%
Fees: legal $540 0.1%
Other expenses $315 0.0%
Total$839,329100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $749,854 spent · pay $35,400 · grants $642,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $642,900 85.7%
Fees: other professional $44,919 6.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $35,400 4.7%
Taxes $20,165 2.7%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.8%
Fees: legal $400 0.1%
Occupancy $235 0.0%
Other expenses $135 0.0%
Total$749,854100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $811,230 spent · pay $36,000 · grants $707,900 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $707,900 87.3%
Fees: other professional $44,266 5.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,000 4.4%
Taxes $14,050 1.7%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.7%
Occupancy $2,302 0.3%
Other expenses $790 0.1%
Fees: legal $222 0.0%
Total$811,230100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $965,250 spent · pay $35,000 · grants $820,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $820,000 85.0%
Fees: other professional $67,736 7.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $35,000 3.6%
Taxes $27,005 2.8%
Occupancy $6,842 0.7%
Fees: accounting $5,700 0.6%
Other expenses $2,358 0.2%
Fees: legal $609 0.1%
Total$965,250100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $1,230,923 spent · pay $24,400 · grants $1,097,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,097,500 89.2%
Fees: other professional $78,851 6.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $24,400 2.0%
Taxes $15,220 1.2%
Occupancy $6,540 0.5%
Fees: accounting $5,100 0.4%
Other expenses $2,760 0.2%
Fees: legal $552 0.0%
Total$1,230,923100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $839,151 spent · pay $26,400 · grants $711,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $711,500 84.8%
Fees: other professional $75,678 9.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $26,400 3.1%
Taxes $11,101 1.3%
Occupancy $6,420 0.8%
Fees: accounting $5,100 0.6%
Other expenses $2,552 0.3%
Fees: legal $400 0.0%
Total$839,151100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $858,680 spent · pay $26,400 · grants $725,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $725,000 84.4%
Fees: other professional $79,418 9.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $26,400 3.1%
Taxes $13,259 1.5%
Occupancy $6,276 0.7%
Fees: accounting $5,100 0.6%
Other expenses $2,725 0.3%
Fees: legal $502 0.1%
Total$858,680100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $953,841 spent · pay $26,400 · grants $815,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $815,000 85.4%
Fees: other professional $79,833 8.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $26,400 2.8%
Taxes $17,973 1.9%
Occupancy $6,183 0.6%
Fees: accounting $5,100 0.5%
Other expenses $2,892 0.3%
Fees: legal $427 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $33 0.0%
Total$953,841100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $609,060 spent · pay $20,400 · grants $482,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $482,500 79.2%
Fees: other professional $63,538 10.4%
Taxes $26,037 4.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $20,400 3.3%
Occupancy $5,735 0.9%
Fees: accounting $5,100 0.8%
Other expenses $3,519 0.6%
Fees: legal $2,080 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $151 0.0%
Total$609,060100%

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