Innovation is the key to the sustainability of commerce. Through the encouragement of innovation our country ensures its ability to compete today and tomorrow.
Driving american innovation through the promotion of the Sciences, Technology, and Advanced Mathematics
The Franklin Foundation is a revolutionary non-profit organization focused on driving the spirit of American innovation through the advancement of the sciences, advanced mathematics, and technologies in our schools, our homes, and our communities.
We believe the strength of our economy and our nation security are directly related to our nation's innovation base - our ability to innovate, invent, and produce. We recognize that innovation is driven by an understanding of the sciences, mathematics, and technology.
Innovation is the key to the sustainability of commerce. Through the encouragement of innovation our country ensures its ability to compete today and tomorrow.
Education:
Education creates access to opportunity, where the only barrier in existence is the mind itself, and not society.
Opportunity:
In America, opportunity can be found everywhere...creating access to opportunity is the ultimate purpose of philanthropy.
Key Programs:
» Scholarship Opportunities
» Grants & Funding
» WiSci - Women in Science
» The BrightStart Project
» The Franklin Standard
» Educational Initiatives
» Independent R&D
Ways you can help:
» Individual Contributions
» Corporate Giving
» Planned Giving Resources
» 2009 Call for Directors
» Join a Franklin Council