Frank Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Frank Family Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation without an existing invitation should not send it an application.
- If you already have a relationship or invitation, a modest request fits its record: half of its grants to organisations are $25,000 or less, and the median grant is $25,000.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,500 and $350,000, but that is a typical band rather than a limit, since its largest grant was about $13,500,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it had already funded, so relationships appear to matter more than cold approaches.
Overview
Frank Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Deerfield, IL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The available giving record shows grants to a broad mix of public charities, including schools and education organisations, arts and cultural institutions, health organisations, and civic and community groups. The grants are recorded for general fund-raising rather than for named charitable fields. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in Illinois, with a substantial share also going to New Hampshire. The filing states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no further eligibility criteria or public application steps.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois and New Hampshire.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 218 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Frank Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 88 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Intrinsic Schools · General fund raising$13,565,0002024 tax year
- Time Line Theater · General fund raising$4,100,0002024 tax year
- Build · General fund raising$4,050,0002024 tax year
- Dartmouth College · General fund raising$3,702,7832024 tax year
- University of Chicago · General fund raising$1,525,0002024 tax year
- Evans Scholars Foundation · General fund raising$1,074,0002024 tax year
- Trustees of Dartmouth College · General fund raising$1,053,6002024 tax year
- A Better Chicago · General fund raising$1,024,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer Rofe — Director
- Jordan Frank — Director
- Daniel Z Frank — Director
- Karen Frank — Secretary
- James S Frank — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,641,286 | $11,608,852 | $141,218,610 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,251,064 | $9,150,770 | $151,224,776 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $35,104,853 | $34,916,326 | $128,416,320 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Deerfield, IL
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Contact
- Deerfield, IL