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Frisone Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Monterey, California · EIN 261327709

Frisone Family Foundation is a private foundation in Monterey, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 and the largest $18,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $50,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$50,00013$913,572
2024$50,00013$908,099
2025$45,00012$894,099

How to apply

Frisone Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frisone Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$42,500
Texas1$2,000
New Jersey1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
Pacific Grove, CA
General$18,000
Camaldoli Hermitage
Big Sur, CA
General$4,000
Food Bank of Monterey County
Salinas, CA
General$4,000
MPC Foundation
Monterey, CA
General$4,000
Carmel Mission Foundation
Carmel, CA
General$3,000
Salvation Army
Monterey, CA
General$3,000
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
General$2,500
CDS
Austin, TX
General$2,000
SPCA of Monterey County
Salinas, CA
General$2,000
Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County
Salinas, CA
General$1,000
Monterey Symphony
Monterey, CA
General$1,000
US Equestrian Team Foundation
Gladstone, NJ
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frisone Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Frisone Family Foundation give?

$45,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Frisone Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Frisone (Director).

What does Frisone Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger.

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