Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $444K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $42K.
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA at a glance
In short: Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA gave $21K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,500
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,125
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,750
- Total assets
- $443,771
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Comm Coll Baltimore Co-Essex Campus ($7K). Together the top 4 received $21K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA gives
- Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2025) to $36K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Comm Coll Baltimore Co-Essex Campus Baltimore, MD | General Support | $6,500 |
| University of Delaware Office of Corp & Fndtn Relations Newark, DE | General Support | $5,000 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore, MD | General Support | $4,500 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | General Support | $4,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $443,771 | $52,901 | $32,030 | $20,500 | 4 | $20,500 | $41,652 | $26,443 |
| 2024 | $422,739 | $25,892 | $35,137 | $24,500 | 4 | $26,000 | $16,795 | $24,954 |
| 2023 | $432,027 | $23,730 | $40,629 | $30,500 | 4 | $30,500 | $13,474 | $23,862 |
| 2022 | $449,502 | $30,954 | $40,779 | $27,500 | 4 | $27,500 | $18,881 | $28,170 |
| 2021 | $459,105 | $55,962 | $47,673 | $36,000 | 4 | — | $44,061 | $28,110 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's only listed officer is M & T Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M & T Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$11K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: M AND T Trust Company (2021–2024) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to M & T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA
How much does Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA give each year?
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA gave $21K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 4 grants.
What is Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's typical grant size?
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's median grant in 2025 was $4,750, and its average grant was $5,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA give grants?
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA gives mostly in Maryland: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Delaware (24%) and Georgia (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (2 grants).
Does Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA?
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA reported $444K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's EIN?
Virginia Lee Franklin Memorial-TCHA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6241066. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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