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Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable 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.

$150k
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

4
’19
15
’20
0
’21
3
’22
1
’23
0
’24
0
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Philanthropy$2.0MArts & Culture$23kReligion$3kHealth$3kHuman Services$1kEducation$700Youth Development$500Civil Rights$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$150,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST$150,000
02The need
03

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 (FY20–20, $450) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $200 → 8%ORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $250 → 8%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.
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 100% of Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

23%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8k · 5 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +69% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
26

Total granted

$8k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+69%
+36%

Still filing today

40%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • GM
    GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k
  • H
    HADASSAH
    2× · 2020–2021 · $2k
  • WM
    WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
    3× · 2019–2022 · $2k · revenue +101%

Funded once

  • KB
    KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL
    one grant, 2019 · $6k
  • THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +14%
  • MO
    Museum of Modern Artgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +36%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Organ Procurement Agency of Michigan

We honor life through donation.

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2
Detroit Historical Society

The Detroit Historical Society tells Detroit's stories and why they matter through its exhibits, programs, outreach, and the preservation and dissemination of its artifacts and collections.

Arts & Culture
3
Children's Museum of Oak Park

To spark curiosity and creativity in all young children through positive, play-based learning experiences.

Arts & Culture
4
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
5
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
6
Michigan Legacy Art Park

Inspire awareness, appreciation and passion for michigan's history and stories, culture and environment through the arts.

Arts & Culture
7
Jfa Non-Profit Housing Corporation

We nurture a sense of community and enrich the lives of older adults, while embracing jewish values and celebrating life.

Housing & Shelter
8
Ann Arbor Art Association

To be a contemporary forum for thevisual arts through education, exploration, collaboration and exhibition, and to engage minds, expand perspectives and inspire growth in students of all ages, teachers, artists, and the community.

Arts & Culture
9
The Jewish Fund

The jewish fund is organized and operates exclusively for charitable, educational, and religious purposes. the fund's primary activities are: supporting a jewish health care mission in the greater detroit area and michigan; promotion of…

Philanthropy
10
The Toledo Museum of Art

For 124 years, the toledo museum of art has offered free admission to one of the world's great art collections housed in its greek revival main building and the glass pavilion. the museum has an extensive education program, offering…

Arts & Culture
11
Museum of Contemporary Art

The mca is an innovative and compelling center of contemporary art where the public can directly experience the work and ideas of living artists, and understand the historical, social and cultural context of the art of our time. the museum…

Arts & Culture
12
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Family Service; the most unlike its peers is Whitney Museum of American Art. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
16/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $2,003,069 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTKUNSTMUSEUM BASEL: $6,000 · OtherGUGGENHEIM MUSEUM: $2,000 · OtherHADASSAH: $2,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF MEDERN ART (MOMA): $1,500 · OtherThe Arbor Hospice Foundation: $1,250 · OtherMUSEUM OF MODERN ART (MOMA): $1,200 · OtherUNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY BURTON TOWER: $1,118 · OtherALLEN MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM: $1,000 · OtherTEMPLE SHIR SHALOM: $1,000 · OtherSOLOMON GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM: $800 · Other+10 more: $3,000 · OtherTHE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $4,000 · Arts & CultureWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,800 · Arts & CultureMuseum of Modern Art: $1,500 · Arts & CultureALBERT KAHN LEGACY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Arts & CultureLiving Arts: $500 · Arts & CultureDETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: $500 · Arts & CulturePLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN: $500 · HealthLIVE OAK A LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $700 · EducationNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN MICHIG: $500 · Community ImprovementORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $250 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $200 · Human Services
Philanthropy$2,003,069Other$20,868Arts & Culture$9,300Health$1,500Education$700Community Improvement$500Human Services$450

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 budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $2,003,069 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALBERT KAHN LEGACY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetLIVE OAK A LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MICHIGAN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN MICHIG: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Arts: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDETROIT ARTISTS MARKET: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRACE CENTERS OF HOPE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAREHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORCHARDS CHILDREN'S SERVICES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYAD EZRA: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $200 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

DTE Energy FoundationCommunity Foundation …George M and Jo Elyn …Marjorie and Maxwell …United Way for Southe…The Kresge FoundationNational Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
DTE Energy FoundationMI15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: DTE Energy Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · George M and Jo Elyn Nyman Charitable Trust · Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey Foundation · United Way for Southeastern Michigan · The Kresge Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Maxine and Stuart Frankel Charitable 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.

    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 33 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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