The Franklin Fund | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 13-6160092
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, The Franklin Fund has awarded 152 grants totaling $867,260 to organizations in New York, District of Columbia and 19 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $50 to $50,000, with a median award of $2,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
11 of 29 recipients (38%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
41% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 21 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (44%), Oyster Bay (11%), Cold Springs Harbor (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 7% change over 4 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Dual focus on community projects (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Franklin Fund's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeding America | $3,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | $2,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Aspca | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| Dublin School | $8,000 | Dublin, NH, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Save The Children | $8,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $5,000 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Friends Of Raynham Hall Inc | $1,200 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $8,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General | 2023 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| International Rescue Commitee | $7,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Propublica | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Epiphany Magazine | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Children's Orchestra Society | $2,500 | Fresh Meadows, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| 350org | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Center For Victims Of Torture | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $7,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Razom Inc | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Refugees Helping Refugees | $1,000 | Rochester, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | $2,000 | Rochester, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| Refugees International | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| The North Shore Land Alliance | $21,920 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2023 |
| School Of Leadership Afghanistan Inc | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Center For Common Ground | $3,000 | Ruther Glen, VA, US | General | 2023 |
| Compassion & Choices | $1,000 | Littleton, CO, US | General | 2023 |
| Foundation Integrative Meditation | $12,000 | Los Ranchos, NM, US | General | 2023 |
| Lieber And Smith Inc | $3,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Palestinian Children S Relief Fund | $1,000 | Kent, OH, US | General | 2023 |
| Islamic Relief Usa | $1,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General | 2023 |
| North Shore Land Alliance | $21,100 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | $2,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $19,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2022 |
| Naacp Empowerment Programs | $3,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| Heifer International | $1,250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General | 2022 |
| Aspca | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Arboretum Foundation | $50 | Seattle, VI, US | General | 2022 |
| Great Old Broads For Wilderness | $200 | Durango, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | $150 | Harlan, IA, US | General | 2022 |
| Pacific Public Media | $100 | Tacoma, WA, US | General | 2022 |
| Greater Farallones Association | $200 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Center For Biological Diversity | $100 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2022 |
| Dublin School | $1,000 | Dublin, NH, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Save The Children | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $2,342 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $8,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| International Rescue Commitee | $8,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Epiphany Magazine | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Syda Foundation | $50,000 | South Fallsburg, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Center For Victims Of Torture | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $2,500 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $7,700 | Rochester, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $3,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General | 2022 |
| Center For Common Ground | $7,500 | Ruther Glen, VA, US | General | 2022 |
| Foundation Integrative Meditation | $6,000 | Los Ranchos, NM, US | General | 2022 |
| North Shore Land Alliance | $21,100 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute | $2,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Erie Family Health Foundation | $19,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2022 |
| Naacp Empowerment Programs | $3,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| Heifer International | $1,250 | Little Rock, AR, US | General | 2022 |
| Aspca | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Arboretum Foundation | $50 | Seattle, VI, US | General | 2022 |
| Great Old Broads For Wilderness | $200 | Durango, CO, US | General | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | $150 | Harlan, IA, US | General | 2022 |
| Pacific Public Media | $100 | Tacoma, WA, US | General | 2022 |
| Greater Farallones Association | $200 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Center For Biological Diversity | $100 | Tuscon, AZ, US | General | 2022 |
| Dublin School | $1,000 | Dublin, NH, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Save The Children | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $2,342 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $8,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| International Rescue Commitee | $8,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Epiphany Magazine | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Syda Foundation | $50,000 | South Fallsburg, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Center For Victims Of Torture | $2,000 | St Paul, MN, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $2,500 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | $7,700 | Rochester, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $3,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General | 2022 |
| Center For Common Ground | $7,500 | Ruther Glen, VA, US | General | 2022 |
| Foundation Integrative Meditation | $6,000 | Los Ranchos, NM, US | General | 2022 |
| North Shore Land Alliance | $7,500 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Feeding America | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $2,625 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| The Performance Zone Inc | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $17,500 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General | 2021 |
| International Rescue Commitee | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2021 |
| Aclu Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2021 |
| Propublica | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Working America Education Fund | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Children's Orchestra Society | $4,500 | Fresh Meadows, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2021 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $5,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2021 |
| United Help Ukraine | $5,000 | Faifax, VA, US | General | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,500 | Rochester, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2021 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $2,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General | 2021 |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | $2,500 | Austin, TX, US | General | 2021 |
| Center For Common Ground | $5,000 | Ruther Glen, VA, US | General | 2021 |
| Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | $5,000 | Becket, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $3,500 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Long Island Cares Inc | $2,500 | Hauppauge, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network Inc | $1,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | $500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| The Actors' Fund Of America | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Coalition For The Homeless Inc | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| The Performance Zone Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $2,500 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General | 2020 |
| Aclu Foundation | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Epiphany Magazine | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Public Advocates Inc | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Children's Orchestra Society | $2,500 | Fresh Meadows, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Save The Children | $2,500 | Glen Wild, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Syda Foundation | $12,500 | South Fallsburg, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Center For Victims Of Torture | $7,500 | St Paul, MN, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $7,500 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Decoda Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Tides Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Share Our Strength | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2020 |
| The North Shore Land Alliance | $6,200 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Project South | $2,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | General | 2020 |
| The New Georgia Project | $2,500 | Atlanta, GA, US | General | 2020 |
| Center For Common Ground | $28,500 | Ruther Glen, VA, US | General | 2020 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2020 |
| Dublin School | $1,000 | Dublin, NH, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Kehillath Shalom Synagogue | $3,931 | Cold Springs Harbor, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Cinema Arts Centre | $1,000 | Huntington, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Community Foundation Of Oyster Bay | $2,000 | Passaic, NJ, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Friends Of Bay | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Make The Road New York | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| God's Love We Deliver | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| International Rescue Commitee | $7,500 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Aclu Foundation | $3,250 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Canal Alliance | $5,000 | Glen Falls, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Propublica | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Siddha Yoga Ashram | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Epiphany Magazine | $15,500 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Audubon Center | $1,000 | Audubon, PA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Children's Orchestra Society | $2,000 | Fresh Meadows, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Save The Children | $1,500 | Glen Wild, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| World Central Kitchen | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Center For Victims Of Torture | $24,000 | St Paul, MN, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Dharmata Foundation | $5,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $6,500 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Al Otro Lado | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Planned Parenthood | $2,500 | Rochester, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Center On Halsted | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| The North Shore Land Alliance | $16,000 | Oyster Bay, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $3,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Restaurant Workers Community Fdn | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| One Fair Wage | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | $750 | Oakland, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | $7,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Charity's | 2019 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 13-6160092 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 55 EAST 52ND STREET New York, NY 10055-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Franklin Fund's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Cynthia F Franklin |
|---|---|
| Trustee | George S Franklin Iii |
| Trustee | Helena F Rozier |
| Trustee | Sheila F Lieber |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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