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Franklin Education Forum

The Franklin Education Forum is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. In addition to operating the Franklin Forum, it is the fiscal sponsor of The 65 Project through its Law Works initiative, and is the parent organization of the BridgeTogether Foundation and Rescue Project for Afghanistan.[1][2]

History

The Franklin Education Forum was founded on June 19, 2013.[3]

Organization

Personnel for the Franklin Education Forum are listed in its annual reports.[2:1]

Name Position Notes
David Brock Chairman Media Matters for America, American Bridge 21st Century
John Neffinger President Democratic National Committee (DNC), KNP Communications
Alexis McGill Johnson Treasurer Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Pilar Martinez Chief Financial Officer -
Shannon Roche Executive Director (former)[4] Yoga Alliance, Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democracy Alliance
Marcy Carsey Director (former)[5] Carsey-Werner Company
Jason Kander Director Let America Vote (LAV), Commission on Protecting American Democracy from the Trump Administration
Rodell Mollineau Director ROKK Solutions
Bill Smith Director Civitas Public Affairs Group, End Citizens United (ECU)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Director American Bridge 21st Century

Contractors

Organizations hired by the Franklin Education Forum include:[2:2]

  • Bonner Group
  • Drolet & Associates[3:1]
  • Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman (GRF)
  • New Paradigm Agency
  • Teter Legal
  • Venio

Funding

The Franklin Education Forum has received funding from the Bauman Foundation[6] and Media Matters for America.[3:2]

Activities

The Franklin Education Forum has provided grant funding to:[2:3][7]

  • 2728 Pictures
  • Afghanistan Departure Group (ADG)
  • All Things Possible Ministries (ATP)
  • Alliance for Open Society International (AOSI)
  • American Independent
  • American Rescue Project
  • Bard College
  • BridgeTogether
  • Drone Nerds
  • Friends of Afghanistan National Institute of Music
  • Inseparable
  • Khazaeli Wyrsch (KW Law)
  • Lusidity
  • Mouflard Family Foundation
  • National Able Network
  • Nobis Group
  • North American Rescue (NAR)
  • Saratoga Advisors Group
  • Team Themis
  • Vast Logistics and Consulting
  • Wooden Horse Strategies

  1. LawWorks. Democracy Fund. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241121213856/https://democracyfund.org/grant/lawworks-2/ ↩︎

  2. Franklin Education Forum, Full Filing - 2022 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2023, November 15). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463009324/202343199349322194/full ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Franklin Education Forum - Form 990 for period ending Dec 2013 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2014, November 17). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/463009324/2014_12_EO%2F46-3009324_990_201312 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  4. Franklin Education Forum, Full Filing - 2014 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2015, November 16). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463009324/201513209349301646/full ↩︎

  5. Franklin Education Forum, Full Filing - 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2020, November 16). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463009324/202043219349316219/full ↩︎

  6. Franklin Education Forum. The Bauman Foundation. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241121214951/https://baumanfoundation.org/grantee/223 ↩︎

  7. Franklin Education Forum, Full Filing - 2021 - Nonprofit Explorer. (2022, November 15). ProPublica. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/463009324/202213199349323496/full ↩︎