A mask assembly for a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) includes a shadow mask with a plurality of beam passage holes, and a frame including a supporting portion with a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides which fix the shadow mask and a strength maintenance portion bent from the supporting portion. The frame includes a plurality of reinforcement indentations formed on a portion of the boundary between the supporting portion and the strength maintenance portion. At least one of the reinforcement indentations satisfies the following condition: