Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc
San Mateo, CA · EIN 31-1738146. Reported 204 grants totalling $7,133,185 to 113 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $31,655; the smallest was $150 and the largest $425,791. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yourcause LLC | Charleston, SC | $923,530 | 25 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | New York, NY | $675,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $519,499 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Your Clause LLC | Charleston, SC | $425,791 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ja Worldwide Inc | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Who Invest Inc | New York, NY | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lifemoves | Menlo Park, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rock the Street Wall Street | Franklin, TN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Western Connecticut Inc | Stamford, CT | $150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Collegebound Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pauls Place Inc | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thread | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Corps Inc | Baltimore, MD | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater Toronto | Toronto, ON | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Toronto | Toronto | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Addiction Education Society | San Mateo, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Urban Families Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County | Stamford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Centers | Greenwich, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fundacja Niwa Edukacji I Rozwoju | Poznan | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mybnk | London | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Samuel Ready Scholarships Inc | Riverwood, NJ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Projects Ltd | Glenroy | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jk Group Inc | Princeton, NJ | $64,866 | 4 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pinellas Education | Largo, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $57,355 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Associated Catholic Charities | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Jamaica, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield Co | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inspirica Inc | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Leaders | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stamford Public Education Foundation | Stamford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stowarzyszenie Centrum Rozwoju Edukacji Obywatelsk | Poznan | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento Inc | Sacramento, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Mateo Police Activities League | San Mateo, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Mateo Public Library Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nova Ukraine | Stanford, CA | $32,841 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pinellas Education Foundation Inc | Largo, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $28,891 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $26,036 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of Baltimore Chancery | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Curriculum Project | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Scholarship | Owings Mills, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Food Bank | Wallingford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fundacja Niwa Edukacji I Rozwoju | Poznan, Poland | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harlem Rbi Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Family Network | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Open Works | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Francis House Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Centre for Financial Capability | Stockton on Tees | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington DC, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Greater Toronto | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Stamford | Stamford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Projects Limited | Glenroy, Vic Australia | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Projects Ltd | Glenroy, Vic Australia | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Heart Kitchen of Livermore Inc | Livermore, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of Saint Vincent De Paul | St Petersburg, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation Inc | Largo, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domus Kids Inc | Stamford, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feedmore Foundation of Western New York Inc | Buffalo, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Buffalo and Erie County | Buffalo, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc Inc | New York, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medicins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,290 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association for Aid and Relief Japan | Shinagawa Ku, Japan | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canadian Red Cross | Ottawa, ON | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weforest Vzw | Brussels, Belgium | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Tree Planted Inc | Shelburne, VT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Black Health Network | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Wolrdwide | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Long Island Crisis Center Inc | Bellmore, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maison Du Parc | Montreal, QC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maison Du Parc Inc | Montreal | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samirtan House | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul South Pinellas Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Kind Mouse Productions Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ali Forney Center | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asian American Team Up Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bgc Inc | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bala Vikasa Social Service Society | Warangal | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Central Nj | Ewing, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort York Food Bank | Toronto | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Cocina Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Chinese in the America | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North York Harvest Food Bank | Toronto, ON | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Precious Dreams Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soldier Angels | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation | London | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stowarzyszenie Grupa Stonewall | Poznan | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Roots | Croydon | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sos Villages D Enfants Monde | Luxembourg | $1,095 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $841 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Washington DC, WA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
34 of 113 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 42%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Your Clause LLC
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT/CONTRIBUTIONS - Americares Foundation Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE GRANTS/CONTRIBUTIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 96 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 42 | $2,129,365 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 43 | $1,691,314 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $1,721,673 | $22,218 |
| 2023 | 55 | $1,590,833 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 20% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Franklin Templeton Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: One Franklin Parkway SM920/1, San Mateo, CA, 94403. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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