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Frankel Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$833k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
51
Grants FY2025
2
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 80
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
17
Total assets, FY2025
$1.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Frankel Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalHealthEnvironmentCrime & LegalEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving48$805k17%
FY20242$15k50%
FY202377$1.5M16%
FY202269$884k20%
FY202177$982k26%
FY202080$1.0M30%
FY201962$1.1M26%
FY201859$1.0M39%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$1.8MInternational$1.6MEducation$1.1MHuman Services$640kScience & Tech$555kCrime & Legal$520kYouth Development$494kCivil Rights$457kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
ME
VT
WA
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IN
PA
CA
UT
CO
NE
MD
AZ
NM
AR
SC
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 133 grantees
All grantees of Frankel Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$755,00081%
Marquette University$655,40030%
Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra$540,00071%
Stand$530,00082%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$480,00080%
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$300,00040%
Our Children's Trust$250,00052%
Youth & Opportunity United Inc$233,16052%
Natural History Institute$232,000730%
Kino Border Initiative Inc$205,00052%
Jesuit Refugee Service USA$180,0003n/a
Indigenous Environmental Network$128,50051%
Human Rights Watch Inc$120,00080%
ACLU Foundation of Arizona$113,00062%
Heartland Alliance International Inc$106,00060%
Evanston Scholars$104,00081%
Friends of the Robert Crown Center$100,00052%
Usahello$95,00061%
Women's Refugee Commission Inc$87,91870%
Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc$85,00040%
Hyde School$80,00080%
Global Health Committee Inc$80,00082%
Western States Center$75,00031%
St Marks Presbyterian Church$75,0002n/a
The Goldin Institute$60,0005n/a
Sunbird Initiative$57,00071%
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs$53,50060%
Books and Breakfast$50,00074%
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights$50,00020%
Keep Tucson Together$50,0001n/a
Concern Worldwide (Us) Inc$45,00050%
Friends of Givat Haviva$45,00023%
United States Association for UNHCR$45,00080%
Prescott Animal Park Association$40,00031%
YWCA EvanstonNorth Shore$40,00020%
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists$40,00080%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater$40,00080%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$40,00040%
Hias Inc$37,50050%
Chelonian Research Foundation$35,00058%
Turtle Conservancy$33,00060%
Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation$32,5007n/a
J Street Education Fund Inc$31,00030%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$30,00010%
Girls Play Sports Inc Nfp$30,00065%
Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc$27,00060%
The Growing Season Inc$25,00031%
Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc Nfp$25,00041%
Justin Wynn Memorial Fund$25,00056%
Prescott Farmers Market Inc$25,00042%
Earthjustice$25,00050%
University of the People$25,00011%
Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc$21,00080%
Jewish Family Service of San Diego$21,00060%
Nijc Nfp$20,02520%
Erie Family Health Foundation Inc$20,00021%
People for Community Recovery$20,00013%
RefuSHE Inc$20,00040%
The Joffrey Ballet$19,00080%
Yavapai Regional Medical Center Foundation$17,50020%
Central Arizona Land Trust$15,00025%
Gracia Inc Nfp$15,00035%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$15,00030%
The Abraham Initiatives Inc$15,00011%
J Street$15,00020%
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy$15,00030%
Anti-Defamation League$15,00020%
Family Promise Chicago North Shore$15,00024%
Tzedek Chicago$12,5004n/a
Heifer Project International$12,50030%
International Documentary Foundation Inc$12,00040%
Coalition for Compassion & Justice$12,00050%
Art Works Projects$12,00023%
Village Health Works$12,00050%
Ncjw (Arizona Section) Inc$11,50026%
The Launch Pad Teen Center$10,50011%
Girlforward$10,00021%
Evanston Grows$10,00023%
Chicago Refugee Coalition$10,00015%
Create Inc$10,00023%
Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc$10,00020%
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$10,00010%
Misericordia Foundation$10,00010%
Creighton University$9,00030%
Tucson Jewish Community Center Inc$8,25050%
Adopt-A-Native Elder$8,00050%
Pop Culture Hero Coalition$7,50012%
The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation$7,50020%
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc$7,00020%
Cure Violence Global$6,00030%
Yavapai Casa for Kids Foundation$6,00030%
Health Builders International$5,00011%
Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank Inc$5,0001n/a
Brothers Standing Together Inc$5,0001n/a
Bipartisan Policy Center Inc$5,00020%
Evanston Roundtable Media Nfp$5,00011%
Sky's the Limit Fund$5,00020%
Prescott Film Society$5,0001n/a
Shorefront Nfp$5,0001n/a
Prescott Meals on Wheels$5,00010%
The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress$4,50030%
Colibri Center for Human Rights$4,00051%
High Country News$4,00030%
Chicago Cred Inc$3,50010%
Innovation Law Lab$3,00020%
American Friends of the Bambi Homes Colombia$3,0001n/a
Changing Woman Initiative$3,00040%
Northern Arizona University Foundation$3,00010%
Ndn Collective Inc$3,00040%
Step One Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Native Conservancy$3,00040%
Cultural Survival Inc$3,00040%
Earth Island Institute Inc$3,00030%
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems$3,00040%
Earth Law Center$2,75040%
Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson$2,7503n/a
Romero Institute$2,50020%
Institute for Therapy Through the Arts$2,50010%
Lights Out Volleyball Nfp$2,5001n/a
Women Helping Others Inc$2,500110%
Stepping Stones Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Herupland$2,0001n/a
Paradox Valley School$2,00010%
The Musical Offering$2,0001n/a
Angel Baskets Inc$2,00011%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$1,50020%
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated$1,00010%
Redford Center Inc$1,00010%
Nature Rights Council$1,00020%
Sierra Club$1,00010%
International Indigenous Youth Conl$1,00020%
Native American Advancement Foundation$75020%
Arizona Justice for Our Neighbors$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Frankel Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 118 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $755,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMarquette University: $655,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra: $540,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetStand: $530,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $480,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetFlorence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc: $300,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetOur Children's Trust: $250,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetYouth & Opportunity United Inc: $233,160 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetNatural History Institute: $232,000 over 7y, 30% of budgetKino Border Initiative Inc: $205,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetIndigenous Environmental Network: $128,500 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $120,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetACLU Foundation of Arizona: $113,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetHeartland Alliance International Inc: $106,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetEvanston Scholars: $104,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetFriends of the Robert Crown Center: $100,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetUsahello: $95,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetWomen's Refugee Commission Inc: $87,918 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc: $85,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHyde School: $80,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Health Committee Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetWestern States Center: $75,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSunbird Initiative: $57,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetThe Chicago Council on Global Affairs: $53,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBooks and Breakfast: $50,000 over 7y, 4.1% of budgetHeartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetConcern Worldwide (Us) Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Givat Haviva: $45,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $45,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPrescott Animal Park Association: $40,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetYWCA EvanstonNorth Shore: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBulletin of the Atomic Scientists: $40,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetChicago Shakespeare Theater: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetErie Family Health Center Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChelonian Research Foundation: $35,000 over 5y, 7.7% of budgetTurtle Conservancy: $33,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetJ Street Education Fund Inc: $31,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Play Sports Inc Nfp: $30,000 over 6y, 4.5% of budgetFuller Project for International Reporting Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Growing Season Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetForging Opportunities for Refugees in America Inc Nfp: $25,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetJustin Wynn Memorial Fund: $25,000 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetPrescott Farmers Market Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the People: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Arizona Inc: $21,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 118.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Evanston Community FoundationIL35.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Evanston Community Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Northwestern University · The Kellcie Fund · Margaret T Morris Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Francis Beidler Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Circle of Service Foundation · Rsf Social Finance Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Frankel Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Frankel Family Foundation

How much does Frankel Family Foundation give?
Frankel Family Foundation reported 51 grants totaling $833,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 80 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Frankel Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (20%), International (19%), Education (13%).
Who are Frankel Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Center for Biological Diversity Inc ($755k), Marquette University ($655k), Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Isra ($540k).
Does Frankel Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Frankel Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Frankel Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Evanston Community Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation.
Where is Frankel Family Foundation based?
Frankel Family Foundation is based in AZ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 183 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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