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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-2255597

Gerald & Roberta Franklin Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in San Geronimo, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $410,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Feb 28, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,521,352

  • Tax year 2023

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,444,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $390,150

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,635,958

  • Tax year 2021

    $208,100

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,857

  • Tax year 2020

    $157,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,069

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,537,534

  • Tax year 2018

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,463,470

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. WildcareSan Rafael, CA

    Charitable donation

    $55,000
  2. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Charitable donation

    $50,000
  3. Rainbow Shelter for Homeless WomenRockville, MD

    Charitable donation

    $45,000
  4. Macular Degeneration AssociationSarasota, FL

    Charitable donation

    $30,000
  5. United Way of Jackson CountyMedford, OR

    Charitable donation

    $30,000
  6. Brandeis CollegeWaltham, MA

    Charitable donation

    $25,000
  7. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable donation

    $20,000
  8. Family Support NetworkOrange, CA

    Charitable donation

    $20,000
  9. Wounded Warriors ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $20,000
  10. Arthritis FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  11. Blue Ridge Humane SocietyHendersonvlle, NC

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  12. OxfamBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  13. Purchase College FoundationPurchase, NY

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  14. Solomon Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $15,000
  15. American Cancer SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  16. New York City BalletNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  17. Seva FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Charitable donation

    $10,000
  18. ThirteenwnetNew York, NY

    Charitable donation

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals2 grants $35,00024% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $30,00021% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $30,00021% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $85,000
  2. New York6 grants $80,000
  3. Texas1 grant $50,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $45,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $40,000
  6. Florida1 grant $30,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $30,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $15,000
  10. North Carolina1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Leslie FranklinPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $26,310
  • David FranklinVICE PRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 10Pay $26,310

The return

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