Funding search · EIN 201166896 · Lake Forest, IL

The Paul W Franke Family Foundation

Name: The Paul W Franke Family 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.

73
grants reported: $274,500
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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

care medical needy people food housing international poor

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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

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Little Sisters of the Poor3 grants · $60,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls3 grants · $45,000
Aryse3 grants · $12,000
Save the Children - Ukraine2 grants · $10,000
Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $9,000
The Salvation Army3 grants · $9,000
The Night Ministry3 grants · $9,000
Feed My Starving Children3 grants · $9,000
American Red Cross3 grants · $8,500
Catholic Charities3 grants · $8,500

Giving over time

$89,000

2022

$94,000

2023

$91,500

2024

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2024
Housing and care of poor
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2023
Housing and care of poor
$20,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2022
Housing and care of poor
$15,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$15,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$15,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Public support
$5,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
International medical care
$5,000
Refugee Ukraine · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Public support
$5,000
Save the Children - Ukraine · Fairfield, CT · 2023
International medical care
$5,000
Save the Children - Ukraine · Fairfield, CT · 2022
International medical care
$4,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$4,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$4,000
Aryse · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
International medical care
$3,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2024
General supportfood for needy people
$3,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
International medical care
$3,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
General supportfood for needy people
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Housing for poor
$3,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$3,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
International medical care
$3,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2022
General supportfood for needy people
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Housing for poor
$3,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$3,000
The Salvation Army · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$2,500
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2,500
Habitat for Humanity · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Housing for poor
$2,500
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$2,500
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2,000
Deerfield Township Food Pantry · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Food for needy people
$2,000
Hekima Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Meals On Wheels of Northern Illinois · North Riverside, IL · 2024
General support
$2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Park City, IL · 2024
Food for needy people
$2,000
Pathways Center · Glenview, IL · 2024
Medical care of disabled
$2,000
Waukegan To College · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Educational
$2,000
Beacon Place · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Education
$2,000
Deerfield Township Food Pantry · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Food for needy people
$2,000
Hadley School for the Blind · Winnetka, IL · 2023
Assistance for the blind
$2,000
Hekima Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$2,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$2,000
Meals On Wheels of Northern Illinois · North Riverside, IL · 2023
General support
$2,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2023
General support
$2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Park City, IL · 2023
Food for needy people
$2,000
Pathways Center · Glenview, IL · 2023
Medical care of disabled
$2,000
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$2,000
Waukegan College · Waukegan, IL · 2023
Educational
$2,000
Beacon Place · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Education
$2,000
Deerfield Township Food Pantry · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Food for needy people
$2,000
Hadley School for the Blind · Winnetka, IL · 2022
Assistance for the blind
$2,000
Hekima Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Humane Society of Sumner County · Hendersonville, TN · 2022
Animal care
$2,000
Lutheran World Relief · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$2,000
Meals On Wheels of Northern Illinois · North Riverside, IL · 2022
General support
$2,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
General support
$2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank · Park City, IL · 2022
Food for needy people
$2,000
Pathways Center · Glenview, IL · 2022
Medical care of disabled
$2,000
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$2,000
Waukegan College · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Educational
$1,500
Hadley School for the Blind · Winnetka, IL · 2024
Assistance for the blind
$1,500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
General support
$1,000
Beacon Place · Waukegan, IL · 2024
Education
$1,000
Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General support
$1,000
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2024
General support
$1,000
Humane Society of Sumner County · Hendersonville, TN · 2023
Animal care
$1,000
Northfield Church · Gallatin, TN · 2023
General support

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