The Franco Foundation

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Silver Spring, MD501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 52-2172267Revenue $175K in FY2025

On file with the IRS613 Bromley St, 20902-1603 · Silver Spring, MDTax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide living and educational expenses for those in need

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $33K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$167K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$167K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$167K
Net assets
$255K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$255K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people with living and educational costs.

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1 program · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Living expenses and educational programs

$167Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$33K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $904K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$165,568
Unitemized GrantFY2023$158,235
Unitemized GrantFY2022$84,550
Unitemized GrantFY2021$196,449
Unitemized GrantFY2020$91,556
Individual RecipientFY2020$20,690
Unitemized GrantFY2019$140,647
Tiferet Torah INCMD · FY2019$20,640

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$167K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K$255K
Total assetsLn 16$247K$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$247K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$166K$166K
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$600
Office expensesLn 13$99$99
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$682$682
Total functional expensesLn 25$167K$167K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $175K$167K$8K$255K 990 PDF
FY2024 $170K$162K$8K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $169K$143K$26K$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 $196K$172K$24K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $196K$171K$25K$188K 990 PDF
FY2020 $187K$187K−$420$163K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $175,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,718$174,260
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,235$1,061
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $169,953$175,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $158,235$165,568
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,392$1,381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $161,627$166,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,326$8,372
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $175,321 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$174,260
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,061$1,061
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,061 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$175,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $166,949 across 4 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $165,568$165,568
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $600$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $99$99
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $682$682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,949 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$166,949
Part X · Balance sheet $255,477 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,105$255,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $247,105$255,477
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $247,105$255,477
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $247,105$255,477
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $255,477 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$175,321
XI-2 Total expenses$166,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,372
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$247,105
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$255,477

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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