The Frank Dimino Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application falls outside how it gives and should not be sent.
- Its recorded grants are for general charitable purposes and have gone to schools, hospitals, community and cultural groups, youth organisations and an environmental conservancy, though the filings show no common programme, so a broad mission may fit.
- Typical grants fall between $26,000 and $1,700,000, with a median of $200,000 and half of its grants at $200,000 or less, so a request sized near $200,000 sits in the middle of its recorded giving.
- Repeat giving is strong: 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings.
- The filings show grants mainly in Florida and New York, but no geographic focus is stated.
Overview
The Frank Dimino Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Palm Beach, FL.
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
The foundation's recorded grants are described as being for general charitable purposes. They have gone to a varied mix of public charities, including schools and college foundations, hospital and healthcare organisations, community and cultural groups, youth organisations and an environmental conservancy. The filings record every purpose as general charitable purposes and do not identify a common programme. Most of its recorded grant funding went to organisations in Florida. It directs contributions to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 88% 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 29 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations The Frank Dimino Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $300k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- King's Academy · General charitable purposes$2,100,0002024 tax year
- Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Foundation · General charitable purposes$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Palm Beach State College Foundation · General charitable purposes$1,400,0002024 tax year
- Italian American Community Center · General charitable purposes$580,2822024 tax year
- Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation · General charitable purposes$326,0002024 tax year
- Alumni Association of Nazareth College of Rochester · General charitable purposes$300,0002024 tax year
- My Clinic · General charitable purposes$275,0002024 tax year
- Ohlone College Foundation · General charitable purposes$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
- Wendy Balch — Treasurer, Secretary
- Darren Bardell — Executive Director
- Frank Dimino — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,134,034 | $5,237,806 | $108,193,919 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,134,176 | $6,045,000 | $113,899,043 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,948,618 | $6,912,282 | $111,346,392 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- West Palm Beach, FL