Dr. Nina Kostina, Ph.D., is the co-founder of Frank Foundation Child Assistance International (FFCAI) and currently serves as the organization’s President..

Frank Foundation Child Assistance International (FFCAI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide assistance to children throughout the world.

Frank Foundation Child Assistance International (FFCAI) was founded in December 1990 by Mr. Ronald Fraase and Dr. Nina Kostina. At the time, Mr. Fraase held the position of a senior executive with U.S. Wheat Associates as Vice President for Europe. Dr. Kostina, was in training for the position of U.S Wheat Program Director for the Soviet Union. Through the generous donation of ten tons of pasta by the U.S. based American-Italian Pasta Company Mr. Fraase and Dr. Kostina led a good-will project under the auspice of U.S. Wheat Associates to distribute the pasta products among needy individuals. Dr. Kostina learned of the plight of the Soviet Union’s most disadvantaged citizens: an estimated 1.5 million children were considered orphaned - children whose parents had passed away or whose parents were deemed unfit to care for children.