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J Blair & Tena Frank Foundation: 47 grants to organizations, $2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
J Blair & Tena Frank Foundation, a private foundation in Portland, ME, paid 47 grants to organizations totaling $2,007,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $225,000 to The Louis D Brandeis Center Inc in Washington, DC for general support.
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- EIN
- 814175987
- Based in
- Portland, ME
- Assets
- $52,539,879
- Grants paid
- $2,007,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202641269349102389. It reported $2,007,500 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Louis D Brandeis Center Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cyber Education Center | New York, NY | Genearl support | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc | New York, NY | Genearl support | Youth development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools | New York, NY | General support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Ogen Inc | University Heights, OH | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brothers for Life | Seattle, WA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Renewal Fund-Darca Odem School | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Kids Group Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brothers for Life | Seattle, WA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Habaita Inc | Wilmington, DE | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Irgun Nechei Zahal | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Curriculum Services | Berkley, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mechon Hadar | New York, NY | General support | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy Middle East Studies Program | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aguda Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Natal Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Soroka Hospital | Scarsdale, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brothers for Life | Seattle, WA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mem Global | Charlotte, NC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Summer Camp Israel | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opendor Media Inc | Sunrise, FL | General support | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tikvah Fund | New York, NY | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Heroes | Aventura, FL | General support | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boundless Israel Inc | Waltham, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honest Reporting Com Inc | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel On Campus Coalition Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel-Is | Cedarhurst, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewbelong | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Union for Democracy in Iran Fund Inc | Potomac, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stopantisemitism Inc | Encino, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Nations Watch | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Austin | Austin, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zioness Movement Inc | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media and Research Institute | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise | Chevy Chase, MD | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christians Untied for Israel | San Antonio, TX | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle East Forum | Philadelphia, PA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commentary Inc | New York, NY | General support | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202511569349100206. It reported $2,039,925 in grants paid; 40 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Isreal Defense Force | New York, NY | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meto Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $438,425 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis D Brandeis Center Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | Encino, CA | General support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc | New York, NY | General support | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel at Florida International Uni | Miami, FL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schoo | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribut | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Washington Institute for Near E | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lawfare Project | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Shalom Harman Institue of North | New York, NY | General support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagination Productions Inc | Sunrise, FL | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brothers for Life Organization Inc | Seattle, WA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | New York, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hadar Charitable Foundation | Spring Valley, NY | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | General support | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Union for Democracy in Ira | Potomac, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Standwith Us Center for Legal Justi | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jewish Agency for Isreal | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Jewish Federation | Johnstown, PA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Austin | Austin, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Livnot Ulehiban | Boca Raton, FL | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Natal Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boundless Israel Inc | Belmont, MA | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christians United for Israel Action | San Antonio, TX | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee for Accuracy in Middle Ea | Boston, MA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Defense of Democraci | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for the Study of Global A | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel On Campus Coalition | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Un Watch | Manhattan, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zioness Movement Inc | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewbelong Inc | Upper Montclair, NJ | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle East Forum | Philadelphia, PA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media Research Institut | Washington, DC | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribut | New York, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | General support | Religion-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commentary Inc | New York, NY | General support | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $748,425 |
| Crime and legal-related | $525,000 |
| Youth development | $225,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $220,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Religion-related | $79,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $70,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $45,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,895,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,235,925 |
| California | $220,000 |
| Washington | $185,000 |
| Florida | $149,000 |
| Ohio | $100,000 |
| Georgia | $75,000 |
| Delaware | $50,000 |
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Updated May 6, 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.