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Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 756558076

Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 the same as $30,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,0006$563,432
2024$30,0006$581,549
2025$30,0006$614,091

How to apply

Raymond and Velma Frank 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 Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas4$20,000
Connecticut1$5,000
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
Unrestricted donation$5,000
First United Methodist Church
Fort Worth, TX
Unrestricted donation$5,000
Humane Society of North TX Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Unrestricted donation$5,000
Save the Children Federation
Fairfield, CT
Unrestricted donation$5,000
The Salvation Army of Ft Worth TX
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted donation$5,000
W I Cook Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
Unrestricted donation$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Frost Bank (Trustee).

What does Raymond and Velma Frank Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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