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Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr

Accepts applications Jackson, Michigan · EIN 382715461

Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr is a private foundation in Jackson, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $314,000 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $56,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $299,500 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$318,94639$6.6 million
2024$299,50043$6.8 million
2025$314,00038$7.3 million

How to apply

ContactJackson Community Foundation
100 S Jackson St 200, Jackson, MI 49201
Phone or email(517) 787-1321
What to submitApplication form
DeadlinesBeginning in nov ending when receive 200 applications.
RestrictionsMinimum 500 maximum 5,000

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan23$288,000
Indiana3$8,000
Colorado1$4,500
Illinois3$4,000
New York1$3,000
Virginia1$3,000
North Carolina1$2,500
Alabama1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Arizona1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan State University
E Lansing, MI
Scholarships$56,000
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Scholarships$51,000
Grand Valley State University
Allendale Twp, MI
Scholarships$38,500
Jackson Community Foundation
Jackson, MI
Administor scholarships$25,000
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
Scholarships$17,000
Western Michigan Universitsy
Kalamazoo, MI
Scholarships$16,000
Jackson College
Jackson, MI
Scholarships$15,500
Central Michigan University
Mt Pleasant, MI
Scholarships$12,500
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
Scholarship$11,000
Michian Technological University
Houghton, MI
Scholarships$9,500
Colorado State
Fort Collens, CO
Scholarship$4,500
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Scholarships$4,000
Indiana Wesley University
Marion, IN
Scholarship$4,000
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI
Scholarship$4,000
Alma College
Alma, MI
Scholarship$4,000
Northern Michign University
Marquette, MI
Scholarship$4,000
Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Scholarship$4,000
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Scholarship$3,000
George Mason Universiy
Fairfax, VA
Scholarship$3,000
Kettering University
Flint, MI
Scholarship$3,000
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Scholarship$3,000
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
Taylor University
Upland, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Lawrence Technologial University
Southfield, MI
Scholarship$2,000
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship$2,000
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, MI
Scholarship$2,000
Cleary University
Howell, MI
Scholarship$2,000
Madonna Univeristy
Livonia, MI
Scholarship$2,000
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburg, PA
Scholarship$2,000
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,000
Ethnos 360 Bible Institute
Waukesha, WI
Scholarship$1,000
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Scholarship$1,000
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Scholarship$1,000
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Scholarship$1,000
Weaton College
Weaton, IL
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Beginning in nov ending when receive 200 applications..

How much does Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr give?

$314,000 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Deborah Marshall (Trustee), Rae M Knoll (Trustee), James Marshall (Trustee) and Michael Knoll (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Myer & Lois Franklin Charitable Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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