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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237422163Est. 1978-09

THE ALTA AND JOHN FRANKS FOUNDATION

SHREVEPORT, LA 711377625

Total Assets

$282.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

70

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$124K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$150.1M

Total Expenses

$9.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.9M

Distributable Amount

$10.2M

Min. Investment Return

$10.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.1M

Payout rate 87%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.87%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

70 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $50K to maximum $1M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

240 grants

STATE POLICY NETWORK
$1.0M
4 grants
ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION
$1M
1 grant
NORTH LOUISIANA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
$825K
4 grants
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$700K
4 grants
MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH
$700K
4 grants
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
$650K
3 grants
RED RIVER STEM INC
$580K
4 grants
PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION
$570K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

240 grants

<$10K
95
grants
$10–50K
96
grants
$50–250K
35
grants
$250K–1M
14
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Louisiana
$7.6M
54% of total
Virginia
$2.1M
15% of total
District of Columbia
$1.9M
14% of total
New York
$1.7M
12% of total
Illinois
$553K
4% of total
Texas
$100K
1% of total
Indiana
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$10K
0% of total
Georgia
$6K
0% of total
Connecticut
$5K
0% of total

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