Frog Rock Foundation

OVERVIEW: Frog Rock Foundation’s mission is to improve long-term outcomes for underserved children in Westchester County, New York.

IP TAKE: This funder recently dismantled its website, making it difficult to understand its grantmaking goals and practices. Recent tax filings suggest the foundation has branched out slightly from its education mandate, supporting arts and culture, recreation and health in Westchester County, New York. An address and phone number are provided below, but this will be a difficult funder to approach, as most grantees maintain a relationships with the foundation’s president, Janet Inskeep Benton.

PROFILE: Established in 2000, the Frog Rock Foundation is steered by President Janet Inskeep Benton, who worked at General Foods Corporation. Frog Rock Foundation’s mission is to improve long-term outcomes for underserved children in Westchester County, New York. Funding focuses on early learning and development and early childhood systems change.

Grants for Early Childhood and K-12 Education

Frog Rock focuses narrowly on early learning and development, including programs and services for young children prenatal through age five and their families, addressing social, emotional and cognitive development, intellectual and personal enrichment, which includes programs with innovative education strategies, and early childhood systems change. Grantees include the Ossinning Union Free School District, the Guidance Center of Westchester, the Childcare Council of Westchester and the Westchester Children’s Association.

Other Grantmaking Opportunities

Recent tax filings suggest that this funder has begun to branch out from its traditional grantmaking areas of early childhood and K-12 education, although Frog Rock does not articulate goals for its most recent grants for arts and culture, recreation, higher education and health. In a recent year, the foundation has made grants to Westchester Jewish Community Services, the Jacob Burns Film Center, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Purchase College and the Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, New York.

Important Grant Details

In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $1.2 million. Grantmaking is mainly limited to the cities and towns of Westchester County, New York. This funder does not provide a direct avenue for getting in touch, and it is unclear if it accepts unsolicited proposals for funding. An address and phone number are provided below.

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CONTACT:

Frog Rock Foundation
PO Box 865
Chappaqua, NY 10514

(914) 273-1375