Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; an organisation without an existing relationship or an invitation should not send one.
- Most of its grants fall between $2,500 and $100,000, and the median grant is $35,000, so a request in that region is a realistic size, though the largest grant was about $2,450,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing shows heavy repeat giving: 89% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so new recipients are rare and the foundation appears relationship-led.
- The filing states no geographic focus, and its recorded grants went mainly to Jewish religious and educational organisations and to Michigan, but these patterns should not be read as rules about who may apply.
Overview
Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Troy, MI.
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 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a funding field. The recorded grants went mainly to Jewish religious and educational organisations, including congregations, yeshivas, day schools and other education bodies. They also went to arts and cultural institutions, universities, community organisations and health-related charities. Most grant rows are recorded as annual support, alongside programme support and a renovation project. The recorded recipients span Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, with most grant dollars going to Michigan. No applicant criteria or preferred service area are stated in the reviewed material.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Michigan and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 65 grants to organisations were $35,000 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 35% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $36,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Annual program$1,454,0002024 tax year
- Bais Brocho Elementary School · Annual support$100,0002024 tax year
- Project Legacy · Annual support$100,0002024 tax year
- Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit · Annual support$80,0002024 tax year
- Yeshivah Staten Island · Annual support$72,0002024 tax year
- Gvul Yaabetz Synagoguge · Annual support$72,0002024 tax year
- Kollel Bnai Yeshivah · Annual support$72,0002024 tax year
- Misivtha Tifereth · Annual support$72,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Arthur Weiss — Secretary
- Judith Frankel — Vice President
- Stanley Frankel — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,368,757 | $4,318,100 | $27,240,273 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,646,574 | $1,280,150 | $35,879,884 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,254,777 | $2,190,400 | $35,509,705 | 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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Contact
- Troy, MI