Funding search · EIN 237376410 · Deerfield, IL
J S Frank 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.
- 218
- grants reported
- $55.7M
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Intrinsic Schools3 grants · $17.7M
- Build3 grants · $9.2M
- Dartmouth College3 grants · $5.6M
- Time Line Theater1 grant · $4.1M
- Evans Scholars Foundation3 grants · $2.1M
- University of Chicago3 grants · $2.1M
- A Better Chicago3 grants · $1.3M
- Jewish United Fund3 grants · $1.2M
- Lawndale Christian Legal2 grants · $1.2M
- Trustees of Dartmouth College1 grant · $1.1M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 218 grants.
- $13.6M
Intrinsic Schools · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $5.1M
Build · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $4.1M
Time Line Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $4.0M
Build · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $3.8M
Intrinsic Schools · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $3.7M
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
General fund raising
- $1.5M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $1.5M
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
General fund raising
- $1.1M
Lawndale Christian Legal · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $1.1M
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $1.1M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
General fund raising
- $1.0M
A Better Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $1.0M
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $825,000
University of Chicago Mbsd Development · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $750,000
Chicago Pulblic Education Fund · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $700,000
Illinois Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $550,000
Jfmc · Arlington Heights, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $498,499
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $450,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
General fund raising
- $440,000
Ugmg · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $400,000
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $350,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $350,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $346,000
Intrinsic Schools · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $300,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $300,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $297,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2023
General fund raising
- $285,000
Project Unloaded · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $260,000
A Better Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $199,998
Civic Consulting Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $150,000
Chicago Children'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $150,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General fund raising
- $149,999
Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2022
General fund raising
- $125,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General fund raising
- $125,000
Educators for Excellence · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $125,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $125,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General fund raising
- $119,000
Hyde Park Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $100,000
Hyde Park Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $100,000
Sb Holocaust Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $100,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $99,999
Hyde Park Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $99,900
Bga · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $99,900
Bga · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $99,900
Timeline Theater Company · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $99,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2024
General fund raising
- $99,000
Bga · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $95,000
Rush University Medical Center · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $90,000
Chicago Public Education Fund · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $90,000
University of Chicago Booth School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $75,000
Advance Illinois · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $75,000
Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $75,000
Invest for Kids · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $75,000
Invest for Kids · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $75,000
Lawndale Christian Legal · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $75,000
Modern Classroom Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund raising
- $65,000
Thresholds · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $65,000
Writers Theater · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $65,000
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $60,000
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $60,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $57,000
Laguna Playhouse · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Art Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
National Pancreas Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Northshore University Healthsystem · Evanston, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Saic-Office of Advancement · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Segerstrom Center for the Arts · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
General fund raising
- $50,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $50,000
Build · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $50,000
Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $50,000
Project Hood · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $50,000
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $50,000
Invest for Kids · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $50,000
Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $50,000
North Shore Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $50,000
Ucmc · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $45,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $45,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $40,000
Clarion Project · New York, NY · 2024
General fund raising
- $40,000
Advance Illinois · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $40,000
Uniting Voices of Chicago · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $35,000
Crohns and Colitis · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $35,000
Chiarts Foundation · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $35,000
Writers Theater · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General fund raising
- $30,000
Foundation Defense Democracy · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund raising
- $30,000
Thresholds · Deerfield, IL · 2023
General fund raising
- $25,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Aspen Institute · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Brain Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Buddy Program · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Chiarts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Chicago Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
College Possible Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Ingenuity · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Leadership Greater Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
- $25,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General fund raising
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