Funding search · EIN 237422163 · Shreveport, LA

The Alta and John Franks Foundation

Name: The Alta and John Franks Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

177
grants reported: $12.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

State Policy Network3 grants · $1.0M
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
North Louisiana Economic Partnership3 grants · $750,000
The Heritage Foundation3 grants · $650,000
American Enterprise Institute3 grants · $650,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research3 grants · $650,000
Public Interest Legal Foundation3 grants · $560,000
The National World War Ii Museum3 grants · $545,000
Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation3 grants · $521,000
Red River STEM3 grants · $429,813

Giving over time

$1.5M

2022

$2.3M

2023

$8.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 177 grants.

$1.0M
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$525,000
The National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
North Louisiana Economic Partnership · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
Public Interest Legal Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$500,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$362,700
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$280,000
The Strand Theater · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$260,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$260,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$257,000
Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$257,000
Greater Shreveport Chamber Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$250,000
Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$250,000
New Civil Liberties Alliance · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$213,813
Red River STEM · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$189,150
Shreveport Scottish Rite Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$172,000
Shreveport Green · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$150,000
First Presbyterian Church of Shreveport · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$150,000
Pelican Institute for Public Policy · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$150,000
Volunteers for Youth Justice · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$150,000
North Louisiana Economic Partnership · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$147,520
Downtown Shreveport Unlimited · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$132,450
Shreveport Scottish Rite Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$132,000
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$115,000
Red River STEM · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$108,500
La Trust for Historic Preservation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$101,000
Red River STEM · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
American Rose Society · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
Great Results Equine Assisted Therapies · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
Real Clear Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · Newyork, NY · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
North Louisiana Economic Partnership · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$100,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$80,000
The Bridge Alzheimer'S & Dementia Res Ctr · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$75,000
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$71,800
Downtown Shreveport Devel Corp · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$70,000
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$60,000
The Coates Bluff Nature Trail · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$55,000
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$54,000
Shreveport Opera · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
American Alliance for Equal Rights · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Caddo Lake Institute · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Film Prize Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Greater Bossier Economic Development Fdn · Bossier City, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
National Center for Energy Analytics · Austin, TX · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Trinity Heights Baptist Church · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Pelican Institute for Public Policy · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Public Interest Legal Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Shreveport Opera · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · Newyork, NY · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Pelican Institute for Public Policy · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
Shreveport Opera · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$50,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$45,000
Crime Stoppers of Shreveport · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$41,000
Keep Bossier Beautiful · Bossier City, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$40,000
Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$36,500
Trinity Heights Baptist Church · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$36,000
Trinity Heights Baptist Church · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$35,000
Keep Louisiana Beautiful Foundation · Mandeville, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$35,000
Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$35,000
Dress for Success Shreveport-Bossier · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$32,000
The Bridge Alzheimer'S & Dementia Res Ctr · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$31,890
Public Affairs Research Council · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
Junior Achievement of North Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
Nature Conservancy of Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
Junior Achievement of North Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$30,000
The Bridge Alzheimer'S & Dementia Res Ctr · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$28,000
Volunteers for Youth Justice · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$26,000
Nature Conservancy of Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
American Red Cross · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Cohabitat Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Dsdc 2 · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Red River Revel · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Shreveport Regional Arts Council · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
The Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Wideman Intl Piano Competition · Shreveport, LA · 2024
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Caddo Lake Institute · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Film Prize Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Keep Louisiana Beautiful · Mandeville, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Real Clear Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Red River Revel · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Shreveport Regional Arts Council · Shreveport, LA · 2023
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Caddo Lake Institute · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Film Prize Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted gift to 501(c)(3) org

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.