Connie Frank Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on health-related initiatives, food security, and community services. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing public health through funding cancer research centers, health charities, and mental health organizations, alongside addressing food insecurity through grants to food banks. The foundation serves a diverse range of populations and organizations, with a notable emphasis on institutions in California. Through its funding, it aims to foster community well-being and support critical health services.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
California-based charities with an established track record in health, food security, or community services and existing relationships or visibility within the foundation's local network.
Good Fit
- • Organization is located in California or has a clear program footprint there.
- • Recipient type aligns with health charities, cancer research, food banks, or local community service causes.
- • Existing relationship, prior funding history, or an introduction from a mutual contact.
- • Capacity to absorb mid-to-large sized grants and steward restricted/general operating support.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in California, with roughly 95% of dollars going to in-state recipients and only a few small out-of-state awards in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 15 distinct recipients in the latest year (and 29 in 2022), showing a portfolio of multiple independent organizations, but dollar awards are substantially concentrated among a few top grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly limits support to preselected applicants and has a strong pattern of repeat grantees (12 repeat recipients across observed years); although a small number of new grantees appear each year, unsolicited applicants are unlikely to gain access without an introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
