Franklin Cole Foundation
The Franklin Cole Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY, established in 1963. It operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees and maintains its office at 21 E 90th Street, Apt 3c, New York, NY 10128.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$529K
+31.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$76K
-4.7% YoY
Grant Count
65
+3.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$1K
-7.6% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation supports a diverse range of causes including:
- Education
- Life and health protection
- Medical research
- The arts
- Environment and land preservation
- Community support
- Hunger relief (feeding the homeless)
- Gun control advocacy
Grantmaking
The foundation distributed approximately $48,750 across 37 additional grants in 2023.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation's grantmaking focuses primarily on New York, California, and Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of December 31, 2023:
- Total assets: $400,669
- Total revenues: $67,610
- Total expenses: $88,693
- Investment income and dividends: $14,972
- Number of employees: 0
Financial Trend: Investment income declined slightly from $15,138 in 2022 to $14,972 in 2023, representing a 1.1% decrease.
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $528,578 | $400,669 | $451,185 |
| Revenue | $214,309 | $67,610 | $24,889 |
| Expenses | $86,400 | $88,693 | $76,580 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $76,250 | $80,000 | $66,816 |
| Net Investment Income | $204,159 | $58,917 | $15,125 |
| Distributable Amount | $36,660 | $34,954 | $39,637 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
250 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY H BUNZEL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JOHN BUNZEL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ROBERT BUNZEL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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