Howard Frankenthal Family
Mequon, WI · EIN 39-1642921. Reported 169 grants totalling $441,268 to 92 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Howard Frankenthal Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $360. Half of everything it gave fell between $180 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Jewish Federation | Milwaukee, WI | $193,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Day School | Milwaukee, WI | $120,648 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friendssarnelli Orphanage | Milwaukee, WI | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Shalom | Milwaukee, WI | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Friendship Circle of Wisconsin | Fox Point, WI | $9,320 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| MD Andersen Cancer Center | Austin, TX | $6,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $5,180 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Herc-Holocaust Education Resource Center | Milwaukee, WI | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grand Avenue Club Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity Valley School | Fort Worth, TX | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Ramah | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center - Rainbow Day Camp | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hickory Hill Academy | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kinderplatz of Fine Arts | Fort Worth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hunger Task Force | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Marcus Center for Performing Arts | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth El | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brotherbig Sisters - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Museum Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pauls Pantryst Vincent De Paul | Green Bay, WI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Literacy Services of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center | Milwaukee, WI | $1,180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kinderplatz of Find Arts | Fort Worth, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Paul's Pantryst Vincent Depaul | Green Bay, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sojourner Family Peace Center | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United State Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Meseum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upaf | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tourette Syndrome Association | Bayside, NY | $950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Waukesha, WI | $930 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adl | Chicago, IL | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | Milwaukee, WI | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brotherbig Sisters - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brotherbig Sisters - Ozaukee | Grafton, WI | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillel Foundation-Madison Wi | Madison, WI | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillel Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jfsjewish Family Services | Milwaukee, WI | $720 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Cnesses Israel Synagogue | Green Bay, WI | $680 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Schlitz Audubon Nature Center | Milwaukee, WI | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wisconsin Council of the Blind | Madison, WI | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zoological Society | Milwaukee, WI | $555 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| B'nai B'rith Youth Org-Bbyo | Milwaukee, WI | $540 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brohtersbig Sisters - Milwauke | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brohtersbig Sisters - Ozaukee | Grafton, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club - Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Door County Land Trust | Sturgeon Bay, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gofundme (family of Galen Heyne) | San Diego, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Union County Inc | Monroe, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kby Congregations Together Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra | Milwaukee, WI | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Weatherford, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission | Milwaukee, WI | $480 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Waukesha, WI | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Public Museum | Milwaukee, WI | $405 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| River Hills Foundation | River Hills, WI | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale | Milwaukee, WI | $380 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabad a Uw-Madison | Milwaukee, WI | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Pantry | Milwaukee, WI | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Home and Care Center Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan Association | Milwaukee, WI | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ozaukee Family Services | Grafton, WI | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Wauwatosa, WI | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study | Milwaukee, WI | $280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Elementary School | Milwaukee, WI | $280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Waltham, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood House of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Community Shelter | Green Bay, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unity Hospice De Pere | De Pere, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Sharing of Ozaukee County | Grafton, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pets Helping People (nikki Craig) | Greenfield, WI | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sholom Care Compassion Center | St Louis Park, MN | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Cross Church | Green Bay, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lumen Christi Church | Mequon, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Riley's Children Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Door Firefighters | Forestville, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stephen Middle School | Mequon, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamid Group | Silver Spring, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Brookfield, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Middleton PTO-Fun Run 101 | Verona, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wikipedia | Sanfrancisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
48 of 92 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Milwaukee Jewish Federation
GENERAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - Jewish National Fund
GENERAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 59 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $69,100 | $250 |
| 2022 | 67 | $109,050 | $500 |
| 2023 | 13 | $164,170 | $250 |
| 2024 | 44 | $98,948 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Wisconsin. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $360. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Wisconsin.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Howard Frankenthal Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10535 N Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI, 53092. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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