Gries Family Foundation
Between its 2021–2024 filings, Gries Family Foundation made 200 grants to Florida organizations totaling $4,294,934 — median $1,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2024 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Watch Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2024.
- Their filings don't publish an application route. That usually means relationships come first: start with the organizations they already fund, and watch for a stated process in their next filing.
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 142 grants in education & literacy on their Florida record ($142,000).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $1,000, largest $2,579,700.
Deadline: No application deadline appears in the filings we have — confirm timing with the funder before planning a submission.
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Education & literacy — 142 grant(s), $142,000
- Arts & culture — 4 grant(s), $445,784
- Behavioral health — 4 grant(s), $77,250
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Tampa, Lutz, Valrico, Riverview, Orlando.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Entertainment Revue Hits Foundation Inc | 1 | $2,579,700 | General Support |
| 2022–2024 | Straz Center for the Performing Arts | 3 | $214,784 | Boundless Campaign, Annual Gift, Orchestra, Broadway Ball |
| 2021–2023 | Usf Foundation | 3 | $200,000 | Annual Donation |
| 2022 | Tbpac Foundation Inc | 1 | $200,000 | Boundless Campaign |
| 2021–2024 | Crisis Center of Tampa Bay | 3 | $50,000 | 2021 Cup of Compassion Challenge |
| 2023–2024 | Entertainment Revue Foundation | 2 | $28,200 | General Support |
| 2021 | Starting Right Now | 1 | $25,000 | General Support |
| 2021–2024 | Bullard Family Foundation | 3 | $15,000 | The Gathering |
How to approach them
The foundation's public filings don't spell out an application process. Start with the most recent 990-PF (Part XV names the application procedure when one exists, linked below) and with relationship-building through organizations they already fund.
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 460532492
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2024, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with Gries Family Foundation; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.