Frank J. Hanna III is an American

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and

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. He was one of three entrepreneurs profiled in the

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and

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documentary film '' The Call of the Entrepreneur''. Hanna has been described as "one of the leading

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philanthropists in the USA."

Education and Career

Hanna was a corporate attorney with

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, a multi city law firm headquartered in Atlanta. Since 2006, he has served as

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of the family's investment firm, Hanna Capital, LLC. After studying at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, where he earned BBA and JD degrees, Hanna and his younger brother David devised a method for helping companies rid themselves of unwanted loans. This led to the brothers' founding an investment firm they later sold.Brooks, Arthur C. "Q&A: Frank Hanna on the Meaning of Money", ''Reader's Digest'' (April 2009

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Public service

Hanna has helped start and fund two schools in Atlanta, serving on the boards of each:

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and Holy Spirit College. Holy Spirit Prep provides an intense high-school curriculum that it claims rivals that of many four-year colleges, and has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Catholic High Schools in the country."The Call of the Philanthropist", ''Philanthropy''. October 1, 2007
/ref> In addition, in 2002, Hanna was chosen by

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to be co-chair of the

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and oversaw the production and delivery of its report to the President: "From Risk to Opportunity." Further, Hanna supports groups that promote the educational and religious liberty that he believes are critical to the nation’s future including the

Federalist Society The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (abbreviated as FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Headquartered ...

, the

Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Becket Law (formerly the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty) is a non-profit public interest law firm based in Washington, D.C., that describes its mission as "defending the freedom of religion of people of all faiths." Becket promotes accommodat ...

, and the

. He also supports, serves on the board, or is otherwise affiliated with the

American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a center-right Washington, D.C.–based think tank that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare. ...

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, the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, and The Philanthropy Roundtable.

Catholic service

Hanna has spoken to Catholic leaders at conferences at the

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and has often been a featured guest on local and national media programs. He is the founder and currently a director of The Solidarity Association, an Association of the Christian Faithful established with the approval and guidance of the late Archbishop John F. Donoghue. The Association seeks to strengthen and renew the Church by assisting in critical missions within the Church for which others may not be equipped. Although the Solidarity Association is best known for its purchase and donation of the Mater Verbi (Hanna) Papyrus (portions of the

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) to the

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, it also devotes itself, in particular, to the causes of Catholic education, evangelization, and Catholic formation. Hanna serves (or has served) on the boards of the

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, and the Institute for Psychological Sciences. He is currently on the advisory boards of the Catholic Leadership Institute, Seton Education Partners, The Sanctuary of Culture Foundation, and the

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of the

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. He also supports or is otherwise affiliated with FOCUS (the

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), Lumen Institute, the

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, and

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The Bodmer Papyrus

By means of The Solidarity Association, Hanna obtained from the Bodmer Foundation in

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, Switzerland, portions of the 14-15

( P⁷⁵), dating from between A.D. 175 and 225. The papyrus includes the oldest extant copy of portions of the Gospels of

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and

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as well as the oldest transcription of the "

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." In January 2007, Hanna presented the papyrus to

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in a ceremony at the Vatican. "The papyrus contains about half of each of the Gospels of Luke and John. It was written in Egypt and perhaps used as a liturgical book," explained Cardinal Tauran, an archivist and librarian. In the future, excerpts may be put on display for the general public.

''What Your Money Means''

Published in 2008, ''What Your Money Means (And How to Use It Well)'', which lays out paradigms for a fruitful and genuine ethical engagement with wealth and delineates prudent, efficient philanthropic strategies. In it, Hanna turns to the wisdom of various ages and cultures to affirm the fundamental premise that no matter how much of the goods of the earth we may acquire individually, we are never more than stewards of those goods, called to use them for our own good and the good of others. About this book,

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, founder of Domino's Pizza said "I highly recommend this book to everyone who plans to engage in charitable giving no matter how much money they may have to give."

''A Graduate's Guide to Life''

In 2017, Beacon Publishing published ''A Graduate's Guide to Life: Three Things They Don't Teach You in College That Could Make All the Difference''. In George Weigel's First Things magazine article, "The Summer Reading List", he notes that the book "offers those just getting started in life nuggets of wisdom, drawn from the experience of a successful Catholic entrepreneur and generous philanthropist."

Honours

Orders

* :

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of the

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of the

Order of St. Gregory the Great The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great ( la, Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni; it, Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was established on 1 September 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election as Pope. The order is one of ...

* : Knight of the

Order of the Holy Sepulchre The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani, links=yes, OESSH), also called Order of the Holy Sepulchre or Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, is a Catholic Church, Catholic order of ...

* : Knight of the

Sovereign Military Order of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta ( it, Sovrano Militare Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Gerusalemme, di Rodi e di Malta; ...

Philanthropic

In recognition of his decades of sustained public service in education and other fields, Frank has received the

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William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership The William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership is an annual award given by the William E. Simon Foundation in honor of its founder, former Secretary of the Treasury and financier William E. Simon, and administered by the Philanthropy Ro ...

"for his national leadership in K-12 education reform", as well as th
David R. Jones Award for Philanthropic Leadership
re

awarded by

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References

External links

Biography

Forbes magazine's profile of Frank J. Hanna III

Biography at Frank-J-Hanna.com

A family of entrepreneurs

Frank Hanna Interview with The Philanthropy Roundtable

Updates on Past Simon Prize Winners 2001–2013: Frank Hanna
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanna, Frank, III 1960s births Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Businesspeople from Atlanta Terry College of Business alumni American financial businesspeople American Roman Catholics Knights of Malta Roman Catholic activists American Enterprise Institute Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Gregory the Great Knights of the Holy Sepulchre Acton Institute University of Georgia School of Law alumni