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Private foundation (trust)EIN 010746539Est. 2003-04

FRANKLIN SQUARE FOUNDATION

EVANSTON, IL 60201

Total Assets

$3.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$223K

FY 2024

Grants Made

14

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$35K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$475K

Total Expenses

$242K

Qualifying Distributions

$223K

Distributable Amount

$148K

Min. Investment Return

$149K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $15K to maximum $35K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $262K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

81 grants

BOOKS & BREAKFAST
$115K
5 grants
THE WILD CENTER
$105K
5 grants
MCGAW YMCA
$100K
4 grants
BEACON OF HOPE
$95K
4 grants
STUDENT LOAN FUND
$75K
3 grants
YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT
$70K
2 grants
YOUNG CENTER IMMIGRANTRIGHTS
$70K
2 grants
HEART TO HEART
$67K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants

<$10K
29
grants
$10–50K
52
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$832K
60% of total
New Jersey
$177K
13% of total
New York
$135K
10% of total
Florida
$95K
7% of total
Connecticut
$75K
5% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$20K
1% of total
Missouri
$11K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
1% of total
North Carolina
$5K
0% of total

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