Public Charity

FRAMEWORKS INSTITUTE

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, FRAMEWORKS INSTITUTE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.0M in revenue, $10.0M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.9M.

EIN: 710891642 WASHINGTON, DC Student Services NTEE: B80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$10.0M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$2.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO IDENTIFY, CONDUCT, TRANSLATE, AND APPLY RIGOROUS RESEARCH THAT FRAMES THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTORS' COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY, ALIGNMENT, AND EFFECTIVENESS.

Where $100 goes at Frameworks Institute

How Frameworks Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$35 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $65 for programs

$30
Health
46% of program spending
$16
Children youth & families
24% of program spending
$6
Economy and equality
9% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SVP OF RESEARCH Andrew R Volmart
TREASURER An-Me Chung
BOARD MEMBER Deborah Phillips
SVP OF OPERATIONS Elizabeth Gilcrist
VICE CHAIR Franklin D Gilliam Jr
VICE PRESIDENT OF CULTURAL STRATEGY Ishita Srivastava

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,009,421 14 grants
Health & Medicine
$329,244 2 grants
Youth Development
$175,850 4 grants
Research & Policy
$76,000 3 grants
Unspecified
$347,900 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.0M $10.0M $3.9M
2024 $9.9M $10.0M $7.8M
2023 $6.2M $7.4M $7.8M
2022 $6.1M $6.1M $8.4M
2021 $8.7M $5.8M $8.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.7M to $6.0M (-31%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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