Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's typical grants fall between $75,000 and $1,250,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 38 grants in that band and a median of $215,000, so a request near the median suits its record.
- The largest grant was $1,600,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Its filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Ohio, Florida, New York and Italy, but no geographic focus is stated, so the locations should be read as a pattern rather than a limit.
- Most of its recorded grants are unrestricted general support across education, conservation, child and family services, community groups, arts and animal-rescue or zoological organisations, and the filing asks only for verification of 501(c)(3) status and charity classification with no deadlines given.
- Because 96% of grant dollars in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, a first approach should be made with realistic expectations.
Overview
Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation is a US private foundation based in Detroit, MI.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants are chiefly unrestricted general support to a varied group of charitable organisations. Recipients include schools and colleges, environmental and land-conservation organisations, child and family support services, community groups, arts organisations, and animal-rescue or zoological organisations. A small number of grants are also recorded for support for daily. The grants show support across education, conservation and community services, without a single stated funding field or geographic focus. The available application information asks for verification of an applicant’s 501(c)(3) status and charity classification; it does not describe further eligibility criteria or a submission route.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, Ohio, Florida, New York and Italy.
How to apply
The filing specifies verification of an applicant’s 501(c)(3) status and charity classification as the required form and information.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 38 grants to organisations were $215,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 19%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 19% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Italy).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hiram College · Unrestricted general$1,600,0002024 tax year
- John Cabot University · Unrestricted general$1,000,0002024 tax year
- McDonogh School · Unrestricted general$550,0002024 tax year
- Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper · Unrestricted general$475,0002024 tax year
- Friends of the Everglades · Unrestricted general$300,0002024 tax year
- Chesapeake Conservancy · Unrestricted general$225,0002024 tax year
- Western Reserve Land Conservancy · Unrestricted general$200,0002024 tax year
- Green Vale School · Unrestricted general$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kristin Finkelstein — Secretary
- Lucy Chamberlain — Director
- Philip Kushlan — Director
- Dennis Taylor — Trustee
- Jeffrey Larichie — Trustee / Vice President
- Paula C Frohring — Trustee / President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,087,572 | $6,295,000 | $98,063,612 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,538,156 | $4,715,000 | $107,934,098 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,382,205 | $5,105,000 | $152,512,298 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- (302) 252-3810
- NMGUERIN@COMERICA.COM
- Detroit, MI