Frankel Julius N Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing identifies medical research, support for underprivileged persons and cultural appreciation as the foundation's fields of interest, and its grants are recorded mainly in Illinois, although no geographic focus is stated, so check your work against those fields before writing.
- Most of its grants fall in a typical band of $20,000 to $150,000, with a median of $50,000 and half of its 157 grants at $50,000 or less, so a request around $50,000 is a sensible starting point; its largest grant was about $1,350,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The route is a written proposal to the foundation administrator, and the co-trustees review proposals regularly and meet to discuss requests at least five times per year, but the filing gives no deadlines, so ask the administrator about timing before you send.
- In the latest filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it leans heavily towards repeat recipients, and a new applicant should expect a longer route, though this is no reason not to approach it.
- Because its grant purposes are overwhelmingly program support, a proposal tied to a specific program is the best fit.
Overview
Frankel Julius N Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, BMO Bank N A, in Chicago, 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 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to qualified charitable organisations. It identifies organisations benefiting medical research, underprivileged persons and cultural appreciation as its fields of interest. Its filing describes a written-proposal route: proposals may be submitted at any time to the foundation administrator, and co-trustees review them regularly and meet to discuss requests at least five times per year. The grant purposes recorded in the filings are overwhelmingly program support. The records show recipients are Illinois organisations. The filing describes these interests in broad terms without further programme detail.
Themes
- Medical research
- Support for underprivileged persons
- Cultural appreciation
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Illinois.
How to apply
Submit written proposals to the foundation administrator at any time.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 157 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Frankel Julius N Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 51 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Program support$1,366,0542024 tax year
- Lyric Opera of Chicago · Program support$375,0002024 tax year
- Childrens Hospital Of Chicago Foundation · Program support$275,0002024 tax year
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab · General operating purposes$250,0002024 tax year
- Alzheimer's Association · Program support$200,0002024 tax year
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Program support$175,0002024 tax year
- Joffrey Ballet of Chicago · Program support$115,0002024 tax year
- Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Program support$110,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, BMO Bank N A.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,743,588 | $3,985,000 | $85,086,986 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,638,779 | $3,755,000 | $108,361,559 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,074,842 | $5,066,054 | $122,083,914 | 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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Applying to Frankel Julius N Foundation?
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Contact
- (312) 461-5154
- Chicago, IL (office of its trustee, BMO Bank N A)
Applying to Frankel Julius N Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (312) 461-5154
- Chicago, IL (office of its trustee, BMO Bank N A)