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Private foundation (trust)EIN 814175987Est. 2017-06

J BLAIR & TENA FRANK FOUNDATION

PORTLAND, ME 04101

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$44.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

40

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$51K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

December 21 of each calendar year.

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$9.1M

Total Expenses

$2.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$1.8M

Undistributed Income

$1.2M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

40 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $500K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

Bates College
$2.9M
5 grants
Fidelity Charitable Fund
$2.1M
3 grants
METO INC
$508K
2 grants
FRIENDS OF THE ISREAL DEFENSE FORCE
$500K
1 grant
THE LOUIS D BRANDEIS CENTER INC
$300K
1 grant
Amherst College
$300K
1 grant
MERONA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$150K
1 grant
FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
10
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Maine
$2.9M
39% of total
Ohio
$2.1M
28% of total
New York
$904K
12% of total
District of Columbia
$866K
12% of total
Massachusetts
$310K
4% of total
California
$253K
3% of total
Florida
$120K
2% of total
Texas
$15K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$13K
0% of total
Washington
$10K
0% of total

+2 more states

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