The Frank Sinatra Foundation
The Frank Sinatra Foundation is a private foundation, based in Encino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $179K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.
The Frank Sinatra Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $179,364
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $28,505
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,650
- -9.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,909
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Frank Sinatra Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Frank Sinatra Foundation gives
- Giving grew 62% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 18% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $20K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Wisenthal Center Los Angeles, CA | Unrestriced Support | $15,000 |
| Nat King Cole Generation Hope Inc Boca Raton, FL | Unrestricted Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $179,364 | $28,505 | $2,909 | — | — | $2,650 | $2,782 | $14,653 |
| 2024 | $153,766 | $23,987 | $2,970 | — | — | $2,920 | $2,103 | $13,058 |
| 2023 | $132,749 | $4,173 | $22,900 | $20,000 | 2 | $22,900 | $500 | $12,939 |
| 2022 | $151,471 | $21,098 | $26,313 | $20,000 | 2 | $26,313 | — | $13,970 |
| 2021 | $156,686 | $2,258 | $16,866 | $16,862 | 4 | $16,866 | — | $14,668 |
| 2020 | $171,294 | $6,741 | $15,635 | $12,330 | 3 | — | — | $15,175 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Frank Sinatra Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Frank Sinatra Foundation is led by Christina Sinatra, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christina Sinatra
CEO
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randal O'Connor
CFO
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Finkelstein
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 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 The Frank Sinatra Foundation
How large is The Frank Sinatra Foundation?
The Frank Sinatra Foundation reported $179K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does The Frank Sinatra Foundation operate?
The Frank Sinatra Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee.
What is The Frank Sinatra Foundation's EIN?
The Frank Sinatra Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4691329. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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