Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The fund makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send a cold application.
- Its stated focus is the USA, and its described purpose is supporting nonprofit organisations around the country.
- About 8 in 10 of its 43 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $47,000, with a median of $18,000, so a modest request in that band is typical, though its largest grant was about $155,000.
- In the latest filing, 68% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the fund appears relationship-led; an organisation with an existing connection to it is better placed than one without.
Overview
Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund is a US private foundation based in Princeton, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The fund describes itself as a small charitable fund supporting large causes and says it supports nonprofit organisations around the USA. Its filed grants have chiefly been recorded as general operating support, going to varied organisations including healthcare providers and disease-research bodies, schools and Jewish community organisations, arts and cultural organisations, and conservation groups. One recorded grant was for religious items. Its application information says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
Priority: USA.
How to apply
The fund makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 68% 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 43 grants to organisations were $18,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations Eric and Kathryn Fraint Charitable Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Magee Rehabilitation Hospital · Supporting general operating services$157,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Community Foundation · Supporting general operating services$100,0002024 tax year
- Clinic for Special Children · Supporting general operating services$40,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania · Supporting general operating services$40,0002024 tax year
- Cystinosis Research Foundation · Supporting general operating services$36,7002024 tax year
- National Ramah Commission · Supporting general operating services$36,0002024 tax year
- Rowan Center · Supporting general operating services$36,0002024 tax year
- Nemours Children's Health · Supporting general operating services$36,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kathryn Fraint — Secretary
- Eric Fraint — President & Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $60,822 | $57,800 | $1,462,341 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $512,673 | $500,600 | $12,661,047 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $672,649 | $662,700 | $14,896,296 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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