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The Frankfort Family Foundation at a glance

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The Frankfort 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.

$739k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$333k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$1.3MHealth$1.3MEducation$759kRecreation & Sports$606kReligion$153kInternational$80kAnimals$12kYouth Development$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 30 grants below total $633,901, the rows itemized in this filing. The $738,693 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $104,792 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k22 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
  • $250k+1 grant · $333k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Shed NYC Inc$333,333
Shed NYC Inc$125,000
David Lynch Foundation$50,000
Central Park Conservancy$25,000
A Spark to Inspire Inc.$25,000
Barrow Street Nursery School$15,000
8 Billion Dreams$10,000
Central Park Conservancy$10,000
Central Park Conservancy$7,000
Friends of the Highline$5,150
Central Park Conservancy$5,000
Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center$5,000
American Museum of Natural History$5,000
Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center$2,000
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons$2,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.0M · 18 repeat orgs$154k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +8% since the first grant, against -4% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
21

Total granted

$4.0M
$115k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
-4%

Still filing today

61%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • NL
    NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS
    2× · 2022–2023 · $1.0M · revenue +28%
  • CP
    CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $611k · revenue +17%
  • EC
    ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
    2× · 2022–2023 · $350k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    one grant, 2022 · $18k · revenue -21%
  • SG
    STEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue +9%
  • CM
    CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +23%
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.

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
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
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
4
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
5
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
6
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
7
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
8
Stony Brook Childrens Services University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
9
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
10
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
12
Stony Brook Ophthalmology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Museum of Manhattan; the most unlike its peers is 8 Billion Dreams Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

35 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. 35 of the 49 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
15/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHED NYC INC: $991,666 · Arts & CultureSHED NYC INCNEW YORK CITY CENTER INC: $85,000 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK CITY CENTER INC+5 more: $80,400 · Arts & Culture+5 moreNYU LANGONE HOSPITALS: $1,000,000 · HealthNYU LANGONE HOSPITALS+3 more: $15,263 · HealthETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $350,000 · EducationETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTO…THE WINDWARD SCHOOL: $260,907 · EducationTHE WINDWARD SCHOOLTARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 · EducationTARGET ALS FOUNDATION IN…THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $50,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA…+4 more: $37,500 · EducationCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $610,600 · Recreation & SportsCENTRAL PARK CON…STEPHEN WISE FREE SYNAGOGUE: $153,300 · OtherSTEPHEN WIS…David Lynch Foundation: $120,000 · OtherDavid Lynch…Barrow Street Nursery School: $54,572 · OtherBarrow Stre…Kaleidoscope Foundation: $25,000 · OtherKaleidoscop…Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center: $17,600 · Other+17 more: $46,345 · Other+17 moreJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $50,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $18,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $11,360 · International+1 more: $1,035 · InternationalA Spark to Inspire Inc.: $25,000 · Human ServicesELEANOR WHITMORE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $269 · Human Services
Arts & Culture$1,157,066Health$1,015,263Education$898,407Recreation & Sports$610,600Other$416,817International$80,395Human Services$30,269

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNYU LANGONE HOSPITALS: $1,000,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHED NYC INC: $991,666 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $610,600 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL: $350,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE WINDWARD SCHOOL: $260,907 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK CITY CENTER INC: $85,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $34,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $30,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetA Spark to Inspire Inc.: $25,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN GAYNOR SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $11,360 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUNTER COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INC: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN: $5,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $5,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELEANOR WHITMORE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTERN MONTANA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF HARLEM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINSPIRING MINDS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $2,053 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GIVING BACK FUND: $1,430 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAWFARE PROJECT INC: $1,035 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRUNWAY OF DREAMS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $660 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICK MISSION INC: $269 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSADDLE RIVER DAY SCHOOL INC: $160 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT INC: $113 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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…Jewish Communal FundOpen Society InstituteGs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY18.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Open Society Institute · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

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 49 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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