About FrankStart
A private company that makes government benefits easier to find. Not a government agency.
What FrankStart is
FrankStart is a directory of federal and state benefit programs: help paying for care, utilities and housing, money the government may be holding in your name, benefits for seniors and Veterans, and official ways out of debt. Each listing says who qualifies, what you can get and how to apply, in plain words, and links to the official government page that runs the program.
FrankStart is owned and operated by F15 Media, LLC, a private company in Wareham, Massachusetts. We are not a government agency and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any government agency. Nothing here is an application; applications happen on the official sites, and they are free.
Who Frank is
Frank is an AI character built by real humans to make government benefits less confusing. Program details are verified by humans against official state sources. On social media Frank does the talking; on this site the facts do, and Frank steps back.
How listings are verified
- Each program starts from an official source: a federal agency page or a state agency page. The address of that page is shown on every listing.
- A person reads the official page and the listing side by side before anything is published. Listings show the date that happened.
- Every official page is re-read automatically each week. If its text changed, the listing is pulled back for a person to look at.
- Dollar amounts and income limits are only shown when the official page states them, with the year. We do not estimate.
- Found a mistake? Tell us. We would rather fix it than be wrong.
How we are paid
FrankStart is free to use. We earn money in two ways, and both are labelled wherever they appear:
- Partner offers. Some pages carry an offer from a company we work with (an insurance agency, a lender, a service). They are marked "Partner offer". If you use one, the partner may pay us.
- Sponsored results. Some pages carry a link to search results from an advertising partner. They are marked "Sponsored results".
Neither changes which programs we list or what we say about them. Government programs never pay us, and we never charge you. Read the full disclosures.
What we do not do
- We do not apply for benefits on your behalf and we do not charge fees to apply.
- We do not use government seals, flags or official-looking design, because we are not the government.
- We do not sell your name to a list of callers. Our privacy policy says exactly what we collect and share.
Contact
F15 Media, LLC
14 Tobey Rd. Ste G184, Wareham, MA 02571
[email protected]
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