Grants paid by The Frances Fund Inc
EIN 20-4211879 · MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Frances Fund Inc of MA (EIN 20-4211879) reported 15 grants paid totaling $10,509,882 to 8 recipients in tax years 2018–2023, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $71,055 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$10,509,882
15 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2023
6 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$71,055
1 commitment · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $2,805,000 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | $2,545,000 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $3,000,000 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $2,028,945 | $71,055 |
| 2022 | 1 | $118,053 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $12,884 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from The Frances Fund Inc, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solidago Foundation 20-2963670 | B | Northampton, MA | 6 | $10,319,882 | 2023 |
| Spirit in Action | U | Asheville, NC | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Ebenezer Baptist Church 58-0836255 | B | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Neo Philanthropy 13-3191113 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Sprint in Action | U | Palmer, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Sprint in Action | U | Asheville, NC | 1 | $25,000 | 2019 |
| Creative Thought and Action Inc 04-3125436 | C | Ashfield, MA | 2 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Auburn Theological Seminary 15-0532053 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 16 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $12,884 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202403209349106500 |
| 2022 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $118,053 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202343199349107409 |
| 2021 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $1,928,945 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211319349106266 |
| 2021 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $71,055 | approved, future | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211319349106266 |
| 2021 | Spirit in Action Asheville, NC | U | $50,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211319349106266 |
| 2021 | Neo Philanthropy New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211319349106266 |
| 2021 | Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta, GA | B | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202211319349106266 |
| 2020 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $3,000,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202101339349102620 |
| 2019 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $2,500,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 202022349349100002 |
| 2019 | Sprint in Action Asheville, NC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202022349349100002 |
| 2019 | Creative Thought and Action Inc Ashfield, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202022349349100002 |
| 2019 | Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta, GA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202022349349100002 |
| 2018 | Solidago Foundation Northampton, MA | B | $2,760,000 | paid | PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | 201911379349100021 |
| 2018 | Sprint in Action Palmer, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201911379349100021 |
| 2018 | Creative Thought and Action Inc Florence, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201911379349100021 |
| 2018 | Auburn Theological Seminary New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201911379349100021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403209349106500 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343199349107409 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211319349106266 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101339349102620 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202022349349100002 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911379349100021 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/204211879.json.
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