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Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6.3M
Granted FY2017
31
Grants FY2017
8
States reached
$3.7M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k8 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $238k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $455k
  • $250k+3 grants · $5.5M
$15,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE ASHKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$3,729,750
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$1,260,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OR NATIONAL MISSIONS$550,000
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION$210,000
JUMBY BAY ISLAND FUND$75,320
CENTER FOR ENTREPENEURIAL JEWSISH FOUNDATION$70,000
SAY YES TO EDUCATION$50,000
ISLAND ACADEMY$50,000
FITWIZE 4 KIDS$30,000
HEALTH IN THE HOOD$25,000
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION$21,800
CHAPEL AND YORK FOUNDATION INC$18,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER$18,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA$18,000
STEER FOR STUDENT ATHELETS$15,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $785k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $210k → 11%AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OR NATIONAL MISSIONS: $550k → 17%HEALTH IN THE HOOD: $25k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
PA
CT
CA
CO
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 21% of Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 2.0% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Friends of the Open University of Israel Inc

To raise awareness in the united states and provide support for the open university of israel's vital mission of making access to higher education available to capable and motivated students from all sectors of israeli society.

International
2
American Friends of Menuchas Asher Csenger Inc

To promote, benefit, and support jewish educational activities in israel

Religion
3
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc

Support the hebrew univ. of jerusalem, israel's foremost center of higher edu. & research.

International
4
Hebrew College

Promotes excellence in jewish learning & leadership within a pluralistic environment. see sch ohebrew college promotes excellence in jewish learning and leadership within a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor,…

Education
5
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University

We fundraise in the u.s. to support, and raise awareness of, bar-ilan university in israel.

Education
6
Atlanta Jewish Academy Inc

Atlanta jewish academy is a college preparatory, co-educational, preschool-12th grade, independent jewish day school, guided by modern orthodox values and principles. we embody the ideals of community, tradition, individual development and…

Education
7
Israel-America Academic Exchange

Israel-america academic exchange (iaae) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is todeepen the understanding of israel and the middle east within the international academiccommunity. the organization organizes educational missions and…

International
8
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation

To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…

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9
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
10
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
11
American Council for World Jewry Inc

Founded so jews, worldwide, can join together in partnership, ensuring our common good and coolective survival. the council acts in the belief that the key to successfully countering threats against the jewish people and the state if…

Civil Rights
12
Association of American Medical Colleges

Aamc leads & serves the academic medicine community to improve the health of people everywhere.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Challenged Athletes Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Friends of Or National Missions. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ASHKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $3,729,750 · OtherTHE ASHKEN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION+15 more: $343,920 · Other+15 moreTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $1,260,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERS…+1 more: $15,000 · EducationAmerican Friends Of Or National Missions: $550,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Frien…CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $210,000 · Human ServicesCHALLENGED ATH…+1 more: $25,000 · Human ServicesGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $21,800 · PhilanthropyCHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · PhilanthropyGENE SPOTLIGHT INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropySTEER FOR STUDENT ATHLETES INC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentWOMEN OF TOMORROW MENTOR AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC: $12,500 · Youth DevelopmentEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentRoyal Academy America Inc: $15,000 · Arts & CultureANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $18,000 · International
Other$4,073,670Education$1,275,000Human Services$785,000Philanthropy$54,800Youth Development$28,500Arts & Culture$25,000International$18,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $1,260,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends Of Or National Missions: $550,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $210,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSAY YES TO EDUCATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC: $21,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $18,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTHE POSSE FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEER FOR STUDENT ATHLETES INC: $15,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetWOMEN OF TOMORROW MENTOR AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENE SPOTLIGHT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMCCJ INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetASPEN HOPE CENTER: $6,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBLYTHEDALE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION INC DBA FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Julie and Martin Fran…Mightycause Charitabl…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…Paypal Charitable Giv…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation IncFL17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Health in the Hood Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Julie and Martin Franklin Charitable Foundation Inc 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.

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 31 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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