Well Told Grants

Foundations / Kentucky

Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Franklin, Kentucky · EIN 452804201

Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Franklin, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $8,500 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,15010$45,909
2024$8,5008$46,419
2025$11,0009$45,444

How to apply

Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky9$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
KY
Assist with medical expenses$2,000
United Way of Southern Ky
Bowling Green, KY
Assist with financial need in the community$2,000
Brandon Cook Memorial Fund
Frankin, KY
To help family with funeral expenses$1,000
Individual
KY
Financial need after husband/father's death$1,000
Individual
KY
Assist with medical expenses$1,000
Individual
KY
Assist with bills for child with special needs$1,000
Individual
KY
Assist with utility bills and vehicle repairs$1,000
Individual
KY
Assist with medical bills$1,000
Individual
KY
Assist with medical expenses$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust give?

$11,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Gary Broady (Trustee), Jill Gregory (Trustee), Kirk Pierce (Trustee) and H Alexander Downing (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Franklin Bank & Trust Company Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

Similar foundations in Kentucky