Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Provo, UT EIN: 45-3366621

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Provo, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $110K. Net investment income was $49K.

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc gave $110K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$110,000
+46.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$27,500
+10.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,786,739
+15.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Rancho Cielo: $50KRancho Cielo$50KEquipment Junction Inc: $25KEquipment Junction Inc$25KVacaville Boys and Girls Club: $25KVacaville Boys and Girls Club$25KWestminster College: $10KWestminster College$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rancho Cielo ($50K). Together the top 4 received $110K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 11 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Salt Lake CitySalinasLos GatosOaklandSacramentoBerkeleyConcordNapaVacavilleWatsonville

How Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 137% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K8 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2021) to $110K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $110K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rancho Cielo Salinas, CATo Support Programs for Troubled Youth$50,000
Equipment Junction Inc Los Gatos, CATo Support Program for Education$25,000
Vacaville Boys and Girls Club Vacaville, CATo support programs that serve youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods.$25,000
Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTDonation to Support Presidents Innovation Network$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,786,739$72,018$140,701$110,0004$111,765$49,082$81,524
2024$1,552,978$500,176$88,381$75,0003$76,493$488,288$68,741
2023$1,447,659$9,436$69,781$60,0002$62,157$9,436$73,765
2022$1,472,132$600,443$104,280$102,5001$104,280$527,112$71,975
2021$1,949,984$500,353$21,909$20,0001$21,909$4,221$87,681
2020$1,432,797$4,050$102,745$100,0008—$2,730$59,046

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $82K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc is led by Robert J. Frankenberg, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert J. Frankenberg

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Linda L. Frankenberg

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc

How much does Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc gave $110K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 3 grants.

What is Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $27,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in California: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Utah (9%).

Does Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc?

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $112K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $82K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Frankenberg Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3366621. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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