The Fishbein Family Foundation Inc
Altadena, CA · EIN 26-3913831. Reported 160 grants totalling $644,024 to 94 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Fishbein Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,750; the smallest was $85 and the largest $50,300. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Hospital | Pasadena, CA | $160,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flintridge Preparatory School | La Canada, CA | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Versailles | Chicago, IL | $35,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Caltech Assoc | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Huntington Library | San Marino, CA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Five Acres | Altadena, CA | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Music Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | $20,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hawaiian Humane Society | Honolulu, HI | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Symphony Assoc | Pasadena, CA | $17,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc | Los Angeles, CA | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA | $15,875 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Domaine De Chantilly | New York, NY | $10,150 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| California Institute of Tech | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Madrinas | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Anegles Philharmonic Assoc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Riverside Military Academy | Gainsville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Riverside Military Academy | Moreno Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Opera | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Women's Fund Hawaii of | Honolulu, HI | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Descano Gardens | La Canada, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntington Gardens | San Marino, CA | $4,369 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation | Arcadia, CA | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Pasadena, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of La Phil | Los Angeles, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westridge School | Pasadena, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National History Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $2,968 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Symphony and Pops | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Colleagues | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulane Chabad | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Pasadena, CA | $2,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Childrens Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diamond Derby | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Society of the Colonial Dames of America | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Pops | Pasadena, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wcpsa | Stephens City, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation | Orange, CA | $1,650 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills | Monrovia, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Canvalescent Aid Society | Pasadena, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colonial Dames | New York, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Flintridge La Canada Guild | La Canada, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvard Westlake School | Studio City, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kingfisher Equine Rescue | Solvang, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Armory Center for the Arts | Pasadena, CA | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Art Alliance | Pasadena, CA | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camerata Pacifica | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colonial Dames (nscda) | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Four Winds Westward Ho | Deer Harbor, WA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hogs for the Cause | New Orleans, LA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keck School of Medicine of USC | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Canata Flintridge Tournament of | La Canada Flintridge, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Master Choral | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Garden Club | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena Humane | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Ironman Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wcpsa | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wcpsa (womens Committee Pasadena Sy | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Pasadena Residence Assoc | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young & Health | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zata Beta Tau Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zeta Beta Tau Foundation | Carmel, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Macular Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | $850 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Met Museum of Art | New York, NY | $647 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Braille Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Didi Hircsh Psychiatric Service | Culver City, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foothill Family Services | Covina, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (u | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Liljestrand Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pasadena City College Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Pasadena Residence Assoc (wpra | Pasadena, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wpra | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research | Clarksburg, MD | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $320 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Music USA | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Armory | Pasadena, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation at Hearst Castle | San Simeon, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| German Shephard Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Canada Valley Beautiful | La Canada, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent Meals on Wheels | Los Angeles, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| California Art Club | Pasadena, CA | $170 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Beautiful Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boy's Town | Boys Town, NE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halcyon Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Canada Flintridge Valley Beautif | La Canada Flintridge, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels America | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
41 of 94 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 49%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Huntington Hospital
GENERAL SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS - Los Angeles Philharmonic Assoc
GENERAL SUPPORT OF OPERATION - Pasadena Symphony Assoc
GENERAL SUPPORT OF OPPERATIONS - Armory Center for the Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 75 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $110,950 | $500 |
| 2022 | 22 | $126,095 | $1,150 |
| 2023 | 31 | $87,466 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $202,753 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 33 | $116,760 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
84% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Fishbein Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2225 N Windsor Ave, Altadena, CA, 91001. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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