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Franklin Southampton Charities

Accepts applications Franklin, Virginia · EIN 311613116

Franklin Southampton Charities is a private foundation in Franklin, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.6 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1.6 million and the largest $1.6 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.5 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 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
2021$1.7 million1$41.3 million
2023$1.5 million1$37.3 million
2024$1.6 million1$41.3 million

How to apply

ContactKaren Lane
PO Box 276, Franklin, VA 23851
Phone or email(757) 569-1611
What to submitSee attachment b
RestrictionsOnly 501(c)(3) organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$1.6 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Listing
Franklin, VA
General support$1.6 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Franklin Southampton Charities accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Franklin Southampton Charities give?

$1.6 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1.6 million.

Who runs Franklin Southampton Charities?

Its 2024 filing lists William A Peak (Chairman), E Warren Beale Jr (Vice Chairma), W Elliott Whitfield (Treasurer) and Ellis Cofield Jr (Trustee) among 11 officers and trustees.

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