Samuel J & Connie M Frankino
Rocky River, OH · EIN 34-1577766. Reported 166 grants totalling $7,463,792 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Samuel J & Connie M Frankino did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $130 and the largest $1,265,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsanctuary Campus | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,813,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Weston, FL | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Place of Hope | West Palm Beach, FL | $564,957 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Healthcorps | New York, NY | $393,280 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Diocese of Palm Beach | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $315,552 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Curetivity | Darien, CT | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican | Solon, OH | $251,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Battier Take Charge Foundation | Miami, FL | $217,317 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre | Jupiter, FL | $203,125 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Christopher Church | Rocky River, OH | $176,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Community Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $143,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Master's Ranch Christian Academy | Myrtle, MO | $142,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Riviera Beach, FL | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue | Loxahatchee, FL | $122,265 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gilmour Academy | Gates Mills, OH | $120,115 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $112,702 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Bernadette School | Westlake, OH | $106,525 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Julie Billiart Schools | Lyndhurst, OH | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands Scholarship Fund | West Palm Beach, FL | $100,829 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rdk Melanoma Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $98,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Playhouse Square | Cleveland, OH | $61,152 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $56,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cathedral of Saint Ignatius Loyola | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Glazer Hall | Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincent's Villa | Timonium, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vatican Observatory Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Order of Malta | New York, NY | $38,141 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Palm Beach Symphony | West Palm Beach, FL | $37,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| El Sol Jupiter's Neighborhood Resource Center | Jupiter, FL | $36,271 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | $36,232 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life Foundation | Manalapan, FL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Brendan School | Hilliard, OH | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Lakewood, OH | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League | West Palm Beach, FL | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Cleveland, OH | $25,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Malteser International | New York, NY | $25,725 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hometown Foundation Inc | Cheshire, CT | $25,641 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musical Arts Association | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Innovate | Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Shore Meals on Wheels | Fairview Park, OH | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| White House Association | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Monastery of St Clare | North Royalton, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mystic Force Foundation Inc | North Miami, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Patrick Church | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,253 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cathedral of St Ignatius Loyola | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy | Cleveland, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pediatric Oncology | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,438 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Givesmart US Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collier County Sheriff's Office | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Felician Sisters | Beaver Falls, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Golden Creek Equine | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Our Women | Provincetown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joseph's Home | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Dramaworks | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Ignatius High School | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Raphael Catholic Church | Bay Village, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Uf Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Furry Friends Adoption Clinic | Jupiter, FL | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Catholic Outreach | Boca Raton, FL | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Ann Place | West Palm Beach, FL | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,277 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Joseph & Mary's Home | Cleveland, OH | $5,182 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Remember Me Eod | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chair-Ity | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Ballet | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gardens Jewish Experience | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Family Parish | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Society of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakewood Country Club Christmas Fund | Westlake, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Linking Employment Abilities and Potential (leap) | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melanoma Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missouri State University Foundation | Springfield, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Sorrows Bvm Parish | Middletown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eventgives | Mt Pleasant, SC | $2,674 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adopt-a-Family | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Helen Catholic School | Vero Beach, FL | $1,999 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | West Palm Beach, OH | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Folds of Honor | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hearts of Gold Missions Thrift and Charity | Lake Park, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scholastic Education | Manhattan, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sebastian Spreading Smiles | Solon, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jupiter Community High | Jupiter, FL | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $515 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bishop Watterson High School Soccer | Columbus, OH | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Cleveland, OH | $130 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 97 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 47%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | $2,395,352 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $1,732,672 | $14,439 |
| 2023 | 37 | $1,404,472 | $17,366 |
| 2024 | 35 | $973,290 | $22,354 |
| 2025 | 32 | $958,006 | $10,219 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
68% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Samuel J & Connie M Frankino's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 22700 Lake Road 202, Rocky River, OH, 44116. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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