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The Syril H and Walter A Frank Family Foundation at a glance

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The Syril H and Walter A Frank 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.

$42k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$14k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$16kCivil Rights$12kArts & Culture$10kInternational$8kHealth$7kEnvironment$6kAnimals$6kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $24k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$801k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Keepers Burat Island Light$14,123
Dog is My CoPilot$10,000
UVU Foundation$9,033
Friends of Thai Daughters$5,000
Sea Education Association$2,000
Hurricane Island Outward Bound Scho$1,000
Webb Institute$1,000
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 (FY17–25, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 23% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Builders Beyond Borders: $250 → 9%Friends of Thai Daughters: $5k → 9%Dorot: $860 → 17%Dorot: $360 → 17%Dorot: $360 → 17%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

ME
VT
ID
MT
MN
NY
MA
OR
WY
SD
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
VA
DC
GA
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$76k · 30 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

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31

Total granted

$76k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+16%

Still filing today

73%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentOther
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

  • DI
    DOG IS MY COPILOT
    3× · 2023–2025 · $16k · revenue +18%
  • SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
    5× · 2017–2022 · $5k · revenue +51%
  • JS
    JUILLIARD SCHOOL
    3× · 2017–2020 · $4k · revenue +64%

Funded once

  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -21%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +56%
  • UV
    UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.": - count it: our work is…

International
3
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
4
Us Middle East Project Inc

The organization's mission is to engage in non partisan analysis of u.s. foreign policy in the middle east, with special emphasis on the middle east peace process, and to present policymakers in the united states, in the region and in the…

International
5
Institute for State Effectiveness

The institute for state effectiveness seeks to close the governance gap and advance inclusive growth so that states and markets deliver to citizens. ise advances practical approaches to strengthen capacity for transformation, through…

International
6
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
7
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
8
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
9
Middle East Media and Research Institute Inc

The middle east media research institute (memri) explores the middle east through its media, providing timely translations from arabic, farsi, urdu, pashtu, and turkish media and publishing original analysis of political, ideological,…

International
10
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
11
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
12
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Service Organizations Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dog Is My Copilot. 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

42 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. 42 of the 66 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/42
Grantees still filing
29/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Keepers Burat Island Light: $14,123 · OtherKeepers Burat Island LightUVU Foundation: $9,033 · OtherUVU FoundationIndividual grant recipient: $6,850 · OtherIndividual grant recipientST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOL: $5,750 · OtherST LABRE INDIAN SCHOOLSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $4,000 · OtherSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INCIndividual grant recipient: $3,250 · OtherBoothbay Region Health Center: $3,000 · OtherUTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · OtherWorld Jewish Congress American Sect: $2,500 · OtherNative American Heritage Association: $3,550 · Other+26 more: $16,640 · Other+26 moreDOG IS MY COPILOT: $15,500 · AnimalsDOG IS MY COP…SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $5,200 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESEN…Harbor Theater: $3,000 · Arts & CultureHarbor Theat…The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,700 · Arts & CultureThe United S…AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $1,400 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN SOC…THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC: $1,100 · Arts & CultureTHE CENTER F…METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $770 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN…THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC: $500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $450 · Arts & CultureJUILLIARD SCHOOL: $3,750 · EducationWEBB INSTITUTE: $2,000 · EducationPARENT POSSIBLE: $1,000 · EducationBOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND IN: $1,000 · EducationAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $500 · EducationUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,500 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,500 · InternationalHIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC: $1,000 · InternationalHIAS INC: $500 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $300 · International+5 more: $1,250 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THAI DAUGHTERS INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesDOROT INC: $1,580 · Human ServicesBUILDERS BEYOND BORDERS: $250 · Human ServicesENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $2,500 · EnvironmentHURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $2,000 · EnvironmentBoothbay Region Land Trust: $1,000 · Environment
Other$71,196Animals$15,500Arts & Culture$14,120Education$8,250International$8,050Human Services$6,830Environment$5,500

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 budgetDOG IS MY COPILOT: $15,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $5,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUILLIARD SCHOOL: $3,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $3,550 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHarbor Theater: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWEBB INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDOROT INC: $1,580 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM INC: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY INC: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS MN MINNESOTANORTH DAKOTASOUTH DAKOTA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARENT POSSIBLE: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBOOTHBAY REGION STUDENT AID FUND IN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoothbay Region Land Trust: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $770 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DOE FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT ORBIS INTERNATIONAL INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDERS BEYOND BORDERS: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW ISRAEL FUND: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $250 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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…American Endowment Fo…Renaissance Charitabl…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT13.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 The Syril H and Walter A Frank Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Syril H and Walter A Frank Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Sea Education Association Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.

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 66 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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