Sidney Frohman Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sandusky, OH501(c)(3)EIN 34-6517809Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRS422 W Market St, 44870-2410 · Sandusky, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1954Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$27K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $327K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$534K
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$546K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$534K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$557K
FY2024$538K
FY2025$534K
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$9.8M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$10.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1954.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 77% · $409K Operating & administrative 23% · $125K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Trust
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Daniel C Frohman$15,000$15,000$15,000
Donald G Koch$2,000$2,000$5,000
Dawson E Foster$5,000$5,000$5,000
Andy Davis$5,000$5,000$5,000
Donald J Mazza—$2,000$2,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Sandusky, OH.

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Grants and how to apply

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Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 37 grants · $409K · 2025–2025
Sandusky Board of EducationFY2025$40,000
Back to the Wild INCFY2025$35,000
Sandusky State TheatreFY2025$25,000
Care and Share of Erie CountyFY2025$25,000
Sandusky Education FoundationFY2025$20,000
Second Harvest Food BankFY2025$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$20,000
OhgoFY2025$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$15,000
Boys Girls Club of Erie CoFY2025$15,000
Salvation Army Huron UnitFY2025$14,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of ToleFY2025$10,000
Wabash CollegeFY2025$10,000
Community Youth MentoringFY2025$10,000
Kinship INCFY2025$10,000
Cancer Services of Erie CountyFY2025$10,000
Stein Hospice Services INCFY2025$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$11K
Median grantPart XV$9K
Largest grantPart XV$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.1M
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$176
Money out
$534K
Grants paid$409K
Running costs$125K
Owns and owes
$10.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$67K
Total assets$10.6M
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$1.1M
Other income$176
Total revenue$1.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$67K
Total assets$10.6M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$10.6M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$534K$527K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$538K$484K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $438K$557K−$119K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $546K$581K−$35K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$515K$972K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $581K$448K$133K$8.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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