The Alumni Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, incorporated on January 7, 1986, in Louisiana. Its four officers are a President, President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer, and the 1998 to 1999 year has 21 additional Directors. Members are graduates of Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, past and current faculty, parents, and other interested parties.

The Alumni Association exists to support the school, ensure its continuance as a school of academic excellence, and provide a way for alums to locate and interact with each other. Approximately 16 committees have been established to perform the various tasks of the Alumni Association. You can see a list of these committees at the Committees page and, if you see something that interests you, contact that chair person to become involved.

1. Send at least two newsletters a year to alums (about 4,300);
   
   
2. Support the School by giving a Gift to the School in the form of capital purchases (computers, science lab equipment, athletic equipment, etc.), sponsorship of national competitions, faculty enrichment or travel expenses to national competitions, and supplies as needed for two of the six departments each year on a rotating basis.
   
   
3. Distribute green and white shakers at the Homecoming games;
   
   
4. Give a Holiday Party in December for the faculty at no cost to them;
   
   
5. Maintain a database on Franklin alums and faculty;
   
   
6. Administer the Pablo E. Lertora Memorial Award for Music and the Arts, a monetary award given annually in May to at least one senior who has significant achievements in music, art, or poetry;
   
   
7. Present the Key Award at graduation to the senior who best exemplifies the broad-based excellence of Ben Franklin;
   
   
8. Plan the Annual Meeting held each May, where our members gather to socialize and elect Directors;
   
   
9. Administer the Memorial Book Fund, which receives donations to purchase books for the library in honor or in memory of a deceased loved one;
   
   
10. Assist classes in planning their reunions by giving them $100 seed money (which is returned) and our current database of their classmates; and
    
    
11. Administer the Student Needs Fund, which receives donations to be distributed anonymously by the counselor's office to current Franklin students with financial hardships.