Frontfour Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenwich, CT EIN: 46-4386799

Frontfour Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenwich, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K.

Frontfour Foundation at a glance

In short: Frontfour Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,433
-55.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,433
-10.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,433
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Frontfour Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Centirion Foundation: $11KCentirion Foundation$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Centirion Foundation ($11K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkNashvilleNorwalk

How Frontfour Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $26K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Centirion Foundation New York, NYCommunity Support$11,433
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025—$11,433$11,4331$11,433$282
2024$11,433$25,500$25,5002$25,500—
2023$36,933$6,073$3,4862$3,486—
2022$43,006$25,205$22,5003$25,205—
2021$68,211$9,082$6,1772$9,082—
2020$77,293$27,165$24,5002——

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frontfour Foundation reported a distributable amount of $282 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frontfour Foundation is led by David Lorder, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Lorder

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Loukas

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Zachary George

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    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 Frontfour Foundation

How much does Frontfour Foundation give each year?

Frontfour Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 2 grants.

Where does Frontfour Foundation operate?

Frontfour Foundation has awarded grants in Connecticut, New York, Tennessee.

How much is Frontfour Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Frontfour Foundation reported a distributable amount of $282 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Frontfour Foundation's EIN?

Frontfour Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4386799. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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