Frost Family Foundation
Official website for the Frost Family Foundation (HI), a private family foundation founded by Karin Frost. The site lists mission/funding areas (food & agriculture, environmental protection & conservation, women’s leadership, pre/post-natal bonding), shows grantees, and describes the foundation’s grant process (grants by invitation; contact email and interest form provided).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofits working in environmental protection, sustainable food/agriculture, women’s leadership, or maternal/pre‑postnatal support — especially Hawaii-based groups or national environmental organizations that collaborate with Hawaii partners and seek general operating or multi‑year support.
Good Fit
- • Programs in environmental conservation, ocean or coastal work, or sustainable food systems.
- • Established local presence or partnerships in Hawaii or demonstrable relevance to Hawaii priorities.
- • Requests for general operating or multi‑year support rather than highly restricted project funding.
- • Capacity to engage in relationship-building and periodic interviews if invited to apply.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year were paid in four states (including HI, DC, NY, CA), with Hawaii and an out‑of‑state share both prominent; the footprint is multi‑state with a strong Hawaii center.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded ten distinct recipients in 2023 and twelve in 2022, with seven new grantees in 2023 and three repeats across the two years, indicating a reasonably broad and independent recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows seven new recipients in 2023 and the website provides an interest form and a named email contact despite the 'by invitation' language, which together indicate unfamiliar applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
