The Franklin Family Foundation focuses its giving on a small number of sizable, often unrestricted grants supporting local community institutions, family homelessness interventions, health care, disaster relief, and faith-based or outdoor education organizations. Their grants mix highly local beneficiaries (Greater Boston area nonprofits) with a few regional or national charities, and they favor flexible funding that can be used for general operating support.
Concentrated portfolio of relatively large grants (several five-figure and two six-figure gifts) across 7 grants; preference for unrestricted or charitable-purpose grants; supports a mix of repeat thematic beneficiaries (multiple Family Promise affiliates) and one-off gifts to both local and national organizations.
A $150,000 unrestricted gift to The Equine Journey stands out as the largest recent grant from The Franklin Family Foundation, and it captures the way this funder backs a small set of organizations with substantial, flexible support. The foundation gives to family homelessness services, health care, disaster relief, and faith-based or outdoor education groups, often through unrestricted or charitable grants rather than tightly designated awards. Recent support has also reached Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc in Boston with a $140,131 unrestricted grant, showing a willingness to place major bets on local institutions as well as specialized nonprofits. Across the recent grants listed here, the foundation’s approach is straightforward: fewer grants, larger checks, and an emphasis on practical operating support for organizations working in Massachusetts and beyond. The mix of recipients includes community chapels, hospital care, family shelter networks, and rebuilding efforts, which suggests a grantmaker that moves between immediate community needs and longer-term institutional support. That pattern is visible in both local and regional awards.
Family homelessness is one clear area of support. In 2024, the foundation gave $50,000 to Family Promise North Shore Boston Inc in Beverly, Massachusetts, as an unrestricted grant, and in 2023 it made a $50,000 unrestricted gift to The Family Promise of Morris County in Morristown, New Jersey. Health care is another focus: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc in Boston received $140,131 in 2024, unrestricted. The foundation also supports disaster relief and rebuilding work, including a $50,000 unrestricted gift in 2023 to All Hands & Hearts in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Faith-based organizations appear in the mix as well, with charitable support in 2025 to Foot Hills Community Chapel in Columbus, North Carolina and Liberty Baptist Church in Ellenboro, North Carolina.
Typical grant size is $50,000 at both the 25th percentile and the median, with a 75th percentile of $117,598, which points to a pattern of concentrated giving rather than many small awards. The recent record shows repeat support to certain organizations across multiple years, including Eagle Island Inc, which appears in 2023 and 2025, and Family Promise, which also appears in more than one year. The foundation uses unrestricted gifts and charitable grants, indicating flexibility in how recipients can use the money. Its profile also identifies general charitable purposes, no programmatic restriction, and non-designated philanthropic support.
$110K
$1.4M
$75K
$113K
Most grants fall between $50K and $118K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$118K
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Notable grantees: THE EQUINE JOURNEY, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC, FAMILY PROMISE NORTH SHORE BOSTON INC, ALL HANDS & HEARTS, EAGLE ISLAND INC
Half of the foundation’s grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, and the recent grants list also places awards in North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York. In Massachusetts, recipients include Boston, Beverly, Mattapoisett, and Saranac Lake is not in Massachusetts but appears in the broader regional spread. Outside the state, the foundation supported organizations in Tryon and Columbus, North Carolina, Morristown, New Jersey, and Livingston, New Jersey, showing a footprint that reaches beyond its home area while still leaning heavily toward Massachusetts organizations.
The recent grants point to support for family homelessness services, health care, disaster relief and rebuilding, and faith-based or outdoor education organizations. Recipients include Family Promise North Shore Boston Inc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc, All Hands & Hearts, and churches or chapels in North Carolina.
The typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile and median, with a 75th percentile of $117,598. That suggests many awards cluster around $50,000, with some larger grants above that level.
Yes. The recent grants list includes Eagle Island Inc in both 2023 and 2025, and Family Promise appears in more than one year as well. That indicates some continued support rather than purely one-time giving.
The foundation commonly uses unrestricted gifts and charitable grants. Recent examples include unrestricted support to The Equine Journey, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc, All Hands & Hearts, and Family Promise North Shore Boston Inc.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Massachusetts recipients include Boston, Beverly, and Mattapoisett.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOT HILLS COMMUNITY CHAPEL | COLUMBUS, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE. |
| EAGLE ISLAND INC | SARANAC LAKE, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE. |
| LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH | ELLENBORO, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE. |
| BETH ISREAL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC | BOSTON, MA | $140,131 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FAMILY PROMISE NORTH SHORE BOSTON INC | BEVERLY, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE EQUINE JOURNEY | TRYON, NC | $150,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| ALL HANDS & HEARTS | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| THE FAMILY PROMISE OF MORRIS COUNTY | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| EAGLE ISLAND INC | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $15,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
FOOT HILLS COMMUNITY CHAPEL
$50,000CHARITABLE.
EAGLE ISLAND INC
$40,000CHARITABLE.
LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH
$20,000CHARITABLE.
BETH ISREAL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
$140,131UNRESTRICTED
THE EQUINE JOURNEY
$150,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT
EAGLE ISLAND INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GIFT