Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 20-3955291

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $62K. Net investment income was $19K.

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$61,710
+49.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$61,710
+49.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$61,710
Total assets
$297,346
-12.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% 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 Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 41 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

OldwickNewarkCalifonAspenClintonFar HillsLebanonArlingtonBedminsterBrockportChicagoFlemingtonNew BrunswickRoslynSan DiegoSecaucusShort HillsSnowmass VillageSummitTrenton

How Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 578% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K37 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2022) to $62K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $62K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Miscellaneous Charities Oldwick, NJMiscellaneous$61,710
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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$297,346$19,219$62,752$61,7101$61,710$18,699$10,668
2024$340,896$19,984$41,887$41,2601$41,260$19,786$11,667
2023$362,322$14,235$62,760$52,5291$52,529$2,559$12,512
2022$413,011$26,102$44,277$36,7741$36,774$2,339$14,193
2021$457,335$11,021$45,005$40,17237—$6,188$13,885

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregg Frankel

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Frankel

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc

How much does Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc give each year?

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc gave $62K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $41K across 1 grant.

How large is Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc?

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc reported $297K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc operate?

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Virginia.

What is Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc's EIN?

Gregg & Jean Frankel Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3955291. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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