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Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Trust: 33 grants to organizations, $296,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Jackson, MI, paid 33 grants to organizations totaling $296,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 9, 2026. The largest was $56,000 to Michigan State University in E Lansing, MI for scholarships.
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- EIN
- 382715461
- Based in
- Jackson, MI
- Assets
- $7,299,484
- Grants paid
- $314,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 9, 2026, IRS object ID 202620689349101017. It reported $314,000 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | E Lansing, MI | Scholarships | Education | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Scholarships | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale TWP, MI | Scholarships | $38,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jackson Community Foundation | Jackson, MI | Administor scholarships | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | Scholarships | Education | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jackson College | Jackson, MI | Scholarships | $15,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant, MI | Scholarships | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center, MI | Scholarship | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michian Technological University | Houghton, MI | Scholarships | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado State | Fort Collens, CO | Scholarship | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alma College | Alma, MI | Scholarship | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI | Scholarships | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana Wesley University | Marion, IN | Scholarship | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | Scholarship | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Michign University | Marquette, MI | Scholarship | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | Scholarship | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburg, PA | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleary University | Howell, MI | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence Technologial University | Southfield, MI | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taylor University | Upland, IN | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ethnos 360 Bible Institute | Waukesha, WI | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Scholarship | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weaton College | Weaton, IL | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202520999349101012. It reported $299,500 in grants paid; 39 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Scholarships | $47,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan State University | E Lansing, MI | Scholarships | Education | $41,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale TWP, MI | Scholarships | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jackson Community Foundation | Jackson, MI | Administor scholarships | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jackson College | Jackson, MI | Scholarships | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Michigan University | Mt Pleasant, MI | Scholarships | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michian Technological University | Houghton, MI | Scholarships | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | Scholarships | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center, MI | Scholarship | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adrian College | Adrian, MI | Scholarship | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI | Scholarships | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kettering University | Flint, MI | Scholarship | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Albion College | Albion, MI | Scholarship | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alma College | Alma, MI | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | Scholarship | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Wesley University | Marion, IN | Scholarship | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | Scholarship | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Scholarship | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | Scholarship | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, MI | Scholarships | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | Scholaraship | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleary University | Howell, MI | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing, MI | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Scholarship | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kendall College of Art & Design | Grand Rapids, MI | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawrence Technologial University | Southfield, MI | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Michign University | Marquette, MI | Scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | Scholarship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Savannah College of Art & Design | Savannah, GA | Scholarship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian, MI | Scholaship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Mary College | Notre Dame, IN | Scholarahip | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taylor University | Upland, IN | Scholarship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | Scholorship | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $205,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $529,500 |
| Indiana | $21,500 |
| North Carolina | $5,000 |
| Colorado | $4,500 |
| New York | $4,000 |
| Alabama | $4,000 |
| Illinois | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,000 |
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Updated March 9, 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.