The Raymond Frankel Foundation
Chicago, IL · EIN 13-3187074. Reported 271 grants totalling $16.7M to 111 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Raymond Frankel Foundation 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $53,730; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,088,972. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Center Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $3,350,139 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Academy of Arts and Science | Cambridge, MA | $2,646,890 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $1,803,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bridging the Gap American University | Washington, DC | $1,106,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund | New York, NY | $912,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Idi | Atlanta, GA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | Washington, DC | $350,187 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr | New York, NY | $308,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fuente Latina | North Miami, FL | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| US Friends of Elnet | New York, NY | $275,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Middle East Studies Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $267,915 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project on Government Oversite | Washington, DC | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Creative Community for Peace | Los Angeles, CA | $235,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Un Watch USA | Washington, DC | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions | Baltimore, MD | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Report Inc | Spring House, PA | $205,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands | Seattle, WA | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| MIT | Cambridge, MA | $187,395 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence | Santa Fe, NM | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Honest Reporting | New York, NY | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scope Universtiy of Washington | Seattle, WA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| US Pugwash | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $132,460 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends Tel Aviv Univ | Los Angeles, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Idc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Studies | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of Asor | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Letter of the Law | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| America Gives | New York, NY | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Association for the Advancement of Community Center | Staten Island, NY | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence | Hockessin, DE | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jnf-USA | New York, NY | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Reichman University | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Institute for Middle East Options | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mendacino Art Center | Mendocino, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hands on Tzedekah | Boca Raton, FL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Israel Cyber Shield | Tel Aviv | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $54,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Americans for Ben-Gurion University | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Education Fund to Stop Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Program of Government Oversite | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paideia US | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Helpline | Seattle, WA | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood | Seattle, WA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple B'nai Isreal | Easton, MD | $25,782 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Maine Gun Safety Coalition | Portland, ME | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Multicultrural Resource Center | Easton, MD | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kline Galland Hospice | Seattle, WA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Talbot Interfaith Shelter | Easton, MD | $15,575 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $13,193 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Avalon Foundation | Easton, MD | $12,550 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Gun Responsibility | Seattle, WA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Hall School | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bremerton Food Line | Bremerton, WA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Zionist Movement | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chabad West Bel Air | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Democracy Forward | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | Aventura, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid Shore Community Foundation | Easton, MD | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Talbot Free Library | Easton, MD | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shore Legal Access Formerly Mid Shore Pro Bono Inc | Easton, MD | $8,108 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Israel Special Kids | Teaneck, NJ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Impact Program | Ogden, UT | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minary's Dream Alliance | Denton, MD | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maryland Public Television | Owings Mills, MD | $5,700 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $5,155 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Libi | Brighton, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Belev Echad | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bremerton Backpack Brigade | Bremerton, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centers for Community Research | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Israeli Disabled Veterans | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of United Hazalah | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mid Shore Pro Bono Inc | Easton, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purple Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Share Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baam | Easton, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Descendants Media Group | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rebecca's Dream | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St John's Hospital | Santa Monica, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Temple of the Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Country School | Easton, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Verde Jewish Heritage Project | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coffee Oasis | Bremerton, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Golda Project | Moraga, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Overflow Cafe | Cambridge, MD | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation | Blacksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens International Zionist Organization | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Music | Easton, MD | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Anything Helps | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artillery Ocs Alumni | Fort Sill, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kitsap Community Fund | Silverdale, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nurses Educational Funds | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simon Weisenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Congaree Swamp | Columbia, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
69 of 111 (62%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 67%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Crown Center Brandeis University
EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST - Bridging the Gap American University
EDUCATION & ADVANCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY - American Academy of Arts and Science
TO CREATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN NUCLEAR PLAYERS - Center for Strategic and International Studies
ADVANCING PRACTICAL IDEAS TO ADDRESS THE WORLDS GREATEST CHALLENGES - American Friends of Idi
TO EDUCATE REGARDING ISRAELI ISSUES - MIT
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR GOVERNMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 126 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $2,802,759 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 51 | $3,395,752 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $3,590,413 | $27,500 |
| 2024 | 55 | $3,014,245 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 61 | $3,937,580 | $10,000 |
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
48% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Raymond Frankel Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co Curi Rmb One N Wacker Dr 3500, Chicago, IL, 60606. 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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