New York · Private foundation
Richard Frank 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.
- $3.0M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Richard Frank Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $3.0M | 29% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $738k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $1.2M | 64% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $1.8M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Foundation | $5,237,281 | 4 | 0% |
| Napa Valley Festival Association | $768,484 | 4 | 3% |
| The American Film Institute | $320,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Naples Children Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ole Health Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of St Helena and Calistoga Inc | $45,600 | 3 | 1% |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The James Beard Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Three Square | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kering Foundation in the Americas Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Foundation | $5,237,281 | 4 | 0% |
| Napa Valley Festival Association | $768,484 | 4 | 3% |
| The American Film Institute | $320,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Naples Children Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ole Health Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of St Helena and Calistoga Inc | $45,600 | 3 | 1% |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The James Beard Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Three Square | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kering Foundation in the Americas Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| AIM Youth Mental Health | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Collabria Care | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Monterey County Sheriff's Advisory Counc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Cope Family Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Napa Youth Soccer League Inc Napa United | $1,030 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Richard Frank Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Npt Charitable Asset Trust · McNabb Foundation · McMinn Foundation · E Richard Jones Family Foundation Mr E Richard Jones · Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund · The Skyscrape Foundation Formerly the Marie D Jeffrey Foundation · Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation · Community Foundation of the Napa Valley · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
About Richard Frank Foundation
- How much does Richard Frank Foundation give?
- Richard Frank Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $3,005,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Richard Frank Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (45%), Arts & Culture (9%), Health (1%).
- Who are Richard Frank Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Illinois Foundation ($5.2M), Napa Valley Festival Association ($768k), The American Film Institute ($320k).
- Does Richard Frank Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Richard Frank 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 Richard Frank Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Npt Charitable Asset Trust.
- Where is Richard Frank Foundation based?
- Richard Frank Foundation is based in NY.
Play a game based on Richard Frank’s filings →