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Franklin Square Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $990,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Franklin Square Foundation, a private foundation in Evanston, IL, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $990,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 2, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to Eths Foundation in Evanston, IL for donation - evanston twp high sch.
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- EIN
- 010746539
- Based in
- Evanston, IL
- Assets
- $3,089,968
- Grants paid
- $990,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 2, 2026, IRS object ID 202602459349100720. It reported $990,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eths Foundation | Evanston, IL | Donation - evanston twp high sch | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mulark Theatre Company | Evanston, IL | Grant - general operating expenses | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caase | Chicago, IL | Grant - preventive education program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | Grant - technical assistance program | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Difference Makers Network | Randallstown, MD | Grant - launch network | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart To Heart | Merchantville, NJ | Grant- return home program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | Grant - men's residency program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | Grant - building campaign | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Center for Aquatic Reasearc | Ann Arbor, MI | Grant - awis program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childcare Network of Evanston | Evanston, IL | Grant - general operating expenses | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James B Moran Center Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | Grant- social & legal work svcs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wild Center | Tupper Lake, NY | Grant - science & environmental prog | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart To Heart | Merchantville, NJ | Grant- earth empathy program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books & Breakfast | Evanston, IL | Grant - summer program operating | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cool Learning Experience First Baptist Church | Waukegan, IL | Grant - education/social learn | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellspring Center for Prevention | East Brunswick, NJ | Grans - pathways sch youth svc prog | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202531689349100703. It reported $222,500 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | Grant - technical assistance program | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | Grant - men's residency program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northlight Theatre | Skokie, IL | Grant - building campaign | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James B Moran Center Youth Advocacy | Evanston, IL | Grant- social & legal work svcs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wild Center | Tupper Lake, NY | Grant - science & environmental prog | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eths Foundation | Evanston, IL | Donation - evanston twp high sch | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart To Heart | Merchantville, NJ | Grant- earth empathy program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westfield Friends School | Cinnaminson, NJ | Grant - project based learning progr | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amy's Kisses Foundation | Newtown, PA | Grant - domestic violence program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cool Learning Experience First Baptist Church | Waukegan, IL | Grant - operating expenses | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails To Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | Grant- il /great american rail trail | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Center for Prevention | East Brunswick, NJ | Grans - pathways sch youth svc prog | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainey Day College Foundation | Camden, NJ | Grant- dorthea atkins scholarship | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seekhealting | Asheville, NC | Grant - facilitate retreat | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $80,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,000,000 |
| New Jersey | $97,500 |
| New York | $40,000 |
| Maryland | $30,000 |
| Michigan | $20,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $10,000 |
| North Carolina | $5,000 |
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Updated September 2, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.