Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Simple Paradox Union

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Typical grant size
$500 $1K $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
20
Repeat grantees
8
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Jim Frankola
Dir, Pres
Pamela D Frankola
Dir, Sec, Treas

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'21
'22
'23
'24
42
Total grants awarded
$232K
Total amount
$6K
Average grant
$92K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$124K
17 grants
2023
$95K
20 grants
2022
$14K
5 grants

Top recipients

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
2 grants · OH
$152K
3 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$26K
Borough of Wyomissing
1 grant · PA
$8K
1 grant · PA · ✓ Exact match
$8K
2 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$5K
1 grant · MD · ✓ Exact match
$4K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$4K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$4K
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without
1 grant · MD
$4K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$4K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Frankola Family Fund
OH · TY 2024
$92K
Goggle Works
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2024
$10K
West Reading Community Revitalization Foundation
To purchase and install water fountain near the pickleball & basketball courts
PA · TY 2024
$8K
Goggle Works
To support the renovation and expansion of the welding studio
PA · TY 2024
$6K
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2024
$1K
San Jose Museum of Art Association
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Montalvo Association
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Wyomissing Public Library
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2024
$500
Friends of the Aloha Vickery Trail
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$500
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
Rebuilding the old barn
PA · TY 2024
$500
Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$500
Consumer Reports Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$500
St Andrews Episcopal Church
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$300
Muhlenberg Community Library Assn
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2024
$100
Morris Jeff Community School
General & Unrestricted
LA · TY 2024
$100
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Frankola Family Fund
OH · TY 2023
$60K
Goggle Works
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$10K
Borough of Wyomissing
to purchase Water fountain for park
PA · TY 2023
$8K
Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$4K
Montalvo Association
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$2K
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2023
$2K
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$2K
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Operation Blessing International Relief & Developm
earthquake relief fund for Turkey and Syria
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Syrian American Medical Society Foundation
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2023
$1K
Wyomissing Public Library
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$1K
American National Red Cross
earthquake relief funds for Turkey and Syria
DC · TY 2023
$1K
St Andrews Episcopal Church
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Friends of the Aloha Vickery Trail
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$500
The Community Hospice Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2023
$200
Faith Lutheran Church
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2023
$200
Moravian Village of Bethlehem
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$200
Morris Jeff Community School
playground improvement fund
LA · TY 2023
$100
Morris Jeff Community School
Charitable Event
LA · TY 2023
$50
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without
support of Ukraine
MD · TY 2022
$4K
International Medical Corps
support of Ukraine
CA · TY 2022
$4K
Catholic Relief Services Inc
support of Ukraine
MD · TY 2022
$4K
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2022
$1K
Montalvo Association
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2022
$500

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.