Frechette Family Foundation
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About Frechette Family Foundation
The Frechette Family Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large, program-specific gifts that advance medical research and clinical fellowships, leadership and public service fellowships, and place-based community supports. Grants frequently fund named fellowships or capital/program initiatives (e.g., educator housing, executive leadership funds, disease-specific research) rather than broad general operating support. The foundation shows a preference for repeat or multi-year commitments to a handful of institutional partners across health, education, and social services.
Focus Areas
Early‑onset colorectal cancer research and clinical fellowshipsCerebral small vessel disease research and neurology fellowshipsFellowships in public service journalism and leadership developmentTherapeutic/respite programs for children with serious illnesses (camp model)Educator housing and place‑based teacher retention initiativesGeneral operations support for homelessness and social services organizations
Who They Fund
early learners and their families (including family, friends, and neighbors childcare)
About Frechette Family Foundation
A defining feature of the Frechette Family Foundation is its use of large, named grants to support fellowships, research, and place-based programs. One of the clearest examples is the $1.5 million Peter Frechette Fellowship for Early Onset Colorectal Cancer and Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which sits alongside major commitments for cerebral small vessel disease research, public service journalism, educator housing, and therapeutic camp programming. The foundation’s recent giving shows a strong preference for program-specific support rather than broad unrestricted funding, with grants often tied to a fund, fellowship, or initiative that carries a family name or a defined service model. Its portfolio also includes long-running support for organizations working with children, families, educators, and people facing housing instability or serious illness. Roundup River Ranch, Heartland Alliance, Walking Mountains Science Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital each appear with substantial awards across multiple years, pointing to a recurring relationship with a small set of institutional partners. The pattern is not limited to one field: medical research, youth services, early childhood support, and community capacity building all appear in the recent grant list.
What Frechette Family Foundation Funds
Medical research is a major thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2024, it awarded $1,500,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for the Peter Frechette Fellowship for Early Onset Colorectal Cancer and Research. It also supported Massachusetts General Hospital with $650,318 in 2025 for the Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Fellowship & CAA Research Fund, following a $632,337 grant in 2024 for the same fund. Education and workforce stability are another clear priority. The foundation gave $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Walking Mountains Science Center for educator housing, and it supported Educare DC with $293,500 in 2025 for general operations support. Child and family well-being also appears through grants such as $516,033 to the Eagle County Department of Human Services for the Eagle County Child Care Centers Rental Assistance Program and $312,175 to Early Childhood Partners for childcare quality improvement, LENA Grow, and child-parent psychotherapy.
How Frechette Family Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.7M
Total Assets
$165.5M
Total Revenue
$11.5M
Total Expenses
$9.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $100K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 1% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
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