The Frontiers International, Inc. originally called Frontiers of America.  The Club was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on November 10, 1936, and incorporated on December 10, 1038, by Nimrod B. Allen, a former Executive Director of the Akron YMCA and a well-known leader in the African community. The primary purpose of the organization was established to provide African American men with an outlet and opportunity to collectively serve their communities through a civic and service‑oriented leadership organization at a time when other organizations discriminated against them.