Fradin Family Foundation
Fradin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Providence, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $196K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.
Fradin Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $195,512
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,453
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,500
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,599
- +489.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fradin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Fradin Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 141% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| McLean Hospital Belmont, MA | General | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $195,512 | $5,453 | $3,599 | — | — | $1,500 | $3,354 | $1,063 |
| 2024 | $174,551 | $5,386 | $611 | — | — | — | $4,775 | $7,929 |
| 2023 | $135,157 | $15,404 | $100,511 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,000 | $14,893 | $6,399 |
| 2022 | $209,242 | $9,346 | $784 | — | — | — | $8,562 | $11,722 |
| 2021 | $254,172 | $8,681 | $770 | — | — | — | $7,911 | $11,918 |
| 2020 | $196,554 | $10,169 | $883 | — | — | — | $9,286 | $8,855 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fradin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fradin Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Schloss
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles S. Fradin
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Rosenstein
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Fradin Family Foundation
How large is Fradin Family Foundation?
Fradin Family Foundation reported $196K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Fradin Family Foundation operate?
Fradin Family Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Fradin Family Foundation's EIN?
Fradin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 05-0481553. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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