The Franks Family Foundation

SALT LAKE CITY, UT EIN: 20-8118710

The Franks Family Foundation is a private foundation established in 2006 and based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The foundation operates as an independent family foundation with a focus on charitable giving in select geographic areas.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$563K

-7.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$290K

+8.2% YoY

Grant Count

34

-12.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+24.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation supports the following primary areas of interest:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Catholic agencies and churches
  • Medical research
  • Secondary school education

Grantmaking

Average Grant

amount and median grant amount data available but not specified in sources

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in:

  • Utah (primary focus, particularly Salt Lake City)
  • California
  • South Dakota

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AtlantaBoys TownCanyonvilleCedar CityChamberlainDenverEast TauntonFairfieldFederal WayHillsdaleHolladayIndianapolisJacksonvilleKahuluiLaguna HillsLehiLoganLos AngelesMemphisMidvale

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Assets and Giving:

  • Total assets: $562,685 (most recent filing)
  • Total giving: $290,350 (2024)

Restrictions:

  • No grants to individuals
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$81K$161K$242K$323K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$562,685$611,245$632,032
Revenue$244,626$248,597$141,519
Expenses$293,186$269,384$190,050
Qualifying Distributions$290,350$268,410$190,050
Net Investment Income$30,755$39,199$42,124
Distributable Amount$79,671$83,069$95,463

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$73K$145K$218K$290K33 grants202034 grants202132 grants202239 grants202334 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

YMCA NORTHERN UTAH$91KBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCI…$35KFISTULA FOUNDATION$15KSHRINERS HOSPITAL$15KSPY HOP$12KHUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH$11KNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE$10KCACHE HUMANE SOCIETY$7KCOVENANT HOUSE$7KJUDGE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL$7K

Grant Size Distribution

172 grants across all recorded years

169<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Donors and Trustees:

  • Herman L. Franks
  • Lauri T. Franks

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HERMAN L FRANKSTRUSTEE0.1
LAURI T FRANKSTRUSTEE0.1
JANIE E FRANKSADMIN COMM0.1
MICHAEL L FRANKSADMIN COMM0.1

Contact Information

Address: 3905 E Prospector Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84121-4606

Phone: 801-303-5419

EIN: 20-8118710

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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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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