Laurie Franz is a Democratic Party donor and president of the Five Together Foundation. ¹ The Five Together Foundation supports environmentalist organizations, nonprofit incubators, and refugee resettlement efforts. ¹ She is also a board member of anti-war activist group Search for Common Ground as of 2024. ²

Franz’s father is Robert Irwin Toll, one of the co-founders of the Toll Brothers Company, ³ a multi-billion-dollar luxury home building business. ⁴

Early Life

Laurie Franz was born in 1969 and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in 1992. ⁵ Franz’s parents set up the Five Together Foundation, a multi-million-dollar private grant maker, for her and her siblings to manage. ⁶

Franz’s father is Robert Irwin Toll, one of the co-founders of the Toll Brothers Company, ³  a multi-billion-dollar luxury home building business. ⁷

OLAM

Laurie Franz sits on the board of OLAM, ⁸ a network of over 60 Jewish organizations devoted to reducing hunger and poverty in developing nations. ⁹ In 2021, OLAM released a report that surveyed organizations that were part of the OLAM network to determine the biggest challenges faced by network members in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. ¹⁰

Other Affiliations

Laurie Franz also sits on the boards of JEVS Human Services, JEVS Foundation, and RefugePoint, ⁸ an organization that works to resettle refugees in other countries. ¹¹ Franz is a committee member of the USC Shoah Foundation. ⁸ Since 2023, Franz has sat as a member of the board for anti-war activist group Search for Common Ground. She also serves as a co-chair for the group’s Advancement Committee as of 2024. ²

Political Contributions

In 2016 Laurie Franz contributed to Democratic Party candidates and Democratic Party aligned political action committees, including ActBlue ($50), Hillary for America ($250), and the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ($250). ¹²

In 2018, Laurie Franz contributed to ActBlue ($111), Conor Lamb (D-PA) for Congress ($250), the failed Liuba Gretchen Shirley campaign for New York’s 2nd Congressional district ($250), Marie Newman (D-IL) for Congress ($500), and the failed Shira Goodman campaign for Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional district ($2,700). ¹²

In 2020, Laurie Franz contributed to the Joe Biden presidential campaign ($5,600); Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for Senate ($500); Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for Senate ($2,500); and the failed Senate campaigns of Cal Cunningham in North Carolina ($2,500), Theresa Greenfield in Iowa ($2,500), Sara Gideon in Maine ($2,500), and Steve Bullock in Montana ($2,500). ¹³

In 2021, Laurie Franz contributed to the 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign of Mandela Barnes ($500) and the 2022 re-election campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) ($500). ¹²

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9. “Out Story.” OLAM. https://olamtogether.org/about-olamglobal-jewish-service/
10.  “CONSEQUENCES OF COVID: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2020 OLAM PARTNER SURVEY.” OLAM. https://olamtogether.org/field-reports/2020-olam-partner-survey-highlights/
11. “Resettlement.” RefugePoint. https://www.refugepoint.org/our-work/resettlement/
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