Franklin News Foundation

Education
Chicago, Illinois
EIN 26-4066298
Tax-exempt since 2009

Firms paid: 1
Fees reported, 2025: $17K
Fees reported in 2025: $17K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $4.8M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$17,188 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Franklin News Foundation paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Bearing Tree IncBoard developmentCaging, research, personal contact	Caging, research, personal contact	$17,188

All firms paid

Fundraisers Franklin News Foundation reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Bearing Tree IncBoard development	2025	$17,188

Form 990 Snapshot

Franklin News Foundation's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$4.8M	$4.7M	$251K	—
2022	$4.8M	$4.7M	$114K	—
2020	$2.7M	$2.7M	$293K	—
2019	$2.3M	$2.3M	$321K	—
2018	$1.7M	$1.7M	$320K	—

Fees are what Franklin News Foundation reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.