Funding search · EIN 208118710 · Salt Lake City, UT

The Franks Family Foundation

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

105
grants reported
$748,810
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Ymca Northern Utah1 grant · $91,000
  • Best Friends Animal Society3 grants · $57,010
  • Fistula Foundation3 grants · $45,000
  • Spy Hop3 grants · $42,000
  • Shriners Hospital3 grants · $35,000
  • St Jude3 grants · $35,000
  • Neighborhood House3 grants · $35,000
  • Humane Society of Utah3 grants · $31,000
  • Adopt a Native Elder Program2 grants · $30,000
  • Church of Scientology2 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$190,050
2022
$268,410
2023
$290,350
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 105 grants.

  • $91,000

    Ymca Northern Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $35,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $22,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Spy Hop · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable

  • $15,400

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Shriners Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Adopt a Native Elder Program · South Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Church of Scientology · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Adopt a Native Elder Program · South Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Fistula Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $12,000

    Spy Hop · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable

  • $12,000

    Paws for Purple Hearts · Canyonville, OR · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $11,000

    Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Neighborhood House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Road Home · Midvale, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Church of Scientology · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Humane Society of Utah · Murray, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospital · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Spy Hop · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable

  • $7,000

    Cache Humane Society · Logan, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Covenant House · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Judge Memorial High School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Preborn · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Salt Lake City Mission · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Salt Lake City Mission · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,500

    Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Odyssey House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Paws for Purple Hearts · Canyonville, OR · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    St Jude · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Judge Memorial High School · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Preborn · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Quarters for Christmas · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Special Olympics · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Children'S Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Hayes Tough · Holladay, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Rescue Mission of Salt Lake · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Road Home · Midvale, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Utah Food Bank · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $4,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Leo Love Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Fourth Street Clinic · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Nepal Cleft and Burn Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Sharing Place · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Special Olympics · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Ymca Northern · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Ron McBride Foundation · Sandy, UT · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,250

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Baja Community Foundation · Silverdale, WA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Casa · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Guide Dog Foundation · Smithtown, NY · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Nepal Cleft and Burn Center · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Save the Childen · Fairfield, CT · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $1,750

    Utah Health Policy Project · West Valley City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Cash Gift · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Rescue Mission · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Salvation Army · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Sharing Place · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    St Joseph Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Toys for Tots · Triangle, VA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Covenant House · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Casa · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Otherside Academy · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Preborn · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $1,000

    The Inn Between · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Charitable donation

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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.