The Raymond Frankel Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 13-3187074 · reported 2023–2025
162grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$10.5Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 162 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $21K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
115 South Lasalle St 34TH Floor
Chicago, IL 60603-3973
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Center Brandeis University EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST | Waltham, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Crown Center Brandeis University EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST | Waltham, MA | $1,000,000 |
| Harvard University TO PROMOTE ARMS CONTROL | Boston, MA | $951,200 |
| Bridging the Gap American University EDUCATION & ADVANCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY | Washington, DC | $664,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Science TO CREATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN NUCLEAR PLAYERS | Cambridge, MA | $586,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Science TO CREATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN NUCLEAR PLAYERS | Cambridge, MA | $556,890 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM | New York, NY | $355,000 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies ADVANCING PRACTICAL IDEAS TO ADDRESS THE WORLDS GREATEST CHALLENGES | Washington, DC | $350,187 |
| Harvard University TO PROMOTE ARMS CONTROL | Boston, MA | $350,000 |
| Bridging the Gap American University EDUCATION & ADVANCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY | Washington, DC | $279,000 |
| American Academy of Arts and Science TO CREATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN NUCLEAR PLAYERS | Cambridge, MA | $267,000 |
| American Friends of Idi TO EDUCATE REGARDING ISRAELI ISSUES | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 |
| American Friends of Idi TO EDUCATE REGARDING ISRAELI ISSUES | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Crown Center Brandeis University EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST | Waltham, MA | $125,000 |
| Mit SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR GOVERNMENT | Cambridge, MA | $120,000 |
| American Friends of Idc TO SUPPORT ANNUAL HERZLIYA CONFERENCE | New York, NY | $105,000 |
| Friends of Asor TO INITITATE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, THE HISTORY AND CUL | Alexandria, VA | $100,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Fund COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Project on Government Oversite TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY | Washington, DC | $90,000 |
| American Friends of the Association for the Advancement of Community Center TO BUILD AND DEVELOP ISRAEL COMMUNITIES | Staten Island, NY | $80,000 |
| American Friends of Reichman University TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE REICHMAN UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Institute for Middle East Options TO PROMOTE ISRAEL | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian Islands ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH | Seattle, WA | $75,000 |
| America Gives TO ASSIST WITH HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Project on Government Oversite TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Fuente Latina TO DISTRIBUTE PRO-ISRAEL COMMUNICATIONS TO SPANISH SPEAKERS | North Miami, FL | $70,000 |
| Fuente Latina TO DISTRIBUTE PRO-ISRAEL COMMUNICATIONS TO SPANISH SPEAKERS | North Miami, FL | $70,000 |
| American Friends Tel Aviv Univ ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $70,000 |
| Fuente Latina TO DISTRIBUTE PRO-ISRAEL COMMUNICATIONS TO SPANISH SPEAKERS | North Miami, FL | $70,000 |
| Creative Community for Peace COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 |
| Scope Universtiy of Washington ADVANCEMENT OF NEWBORN & INFANT HEALTH | Seattle, WA | $60,000 |
| Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Studies EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST | Washington, DC | $60,000 |
| Creative Community for Peace COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 |
| US Friends of Elnet TO EDUCATE EUROPEAN LEADERS ON ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND INNOVATION | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Stanford University TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE TO BUILD A SAFER WORLD | Stanford, CA | $53,730 |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| US Friends of Elnet TO EDUCATE EUROPEAN LEADERS ON ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND INNOVATION | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF JERUSALEM | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Jnf-Usa ADVANCEMENT OF JUDAISM | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Project on Government Oversite TO PROMOTE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| The Ucla Foundation TO PROMOTE CONFLICT RESOLUTION | Pasadena, CA | $50,000 |
| US Friends of Elnet TO EDUCATE EUROPEAN LEADERS ON ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND INNOVATION | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF JERUSALEM | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| UN Watch USA EDUCATE & ADVANCEMENT OF JUDAISM | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Honest Reporting PROMOTE HONESTY IN JOURNALISM AS IT IMPACTS JUDAISM | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| American Friends Tel Aviv Univ ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 |
| Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Studies EDUCATION FOR THE MIDDLE EAST | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| US Pugwash TO EDUCATE ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR ARMS ENVIRONMENT | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| US Pugwash TO EDUCATE ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR ARMS ENVIRONMENT | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| UN Watch USA EDUCATE & ADVANCEMENT OF JUDAISM | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Creative Community for Peace COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 |
| Report Inc EDUCATE & ADVANCEMENT OF JUDAISM | Spring House, PA | $35,000 |
| Report Inc EDUCATE & ADVANCEMENT OF JUDAISM | Spring House, PA | $35,000 |
| Hands on Tzedekah PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE ALMA CENTER | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 |
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