Private foundation · EIN 26-3913831 · Altadena, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Fishbein Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in California. The foundation accepts applications (No particular deadlines.) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 33 grants paid, $117K total, median $1,000. 73% of grants stayed in California. Stated restrictions: No particular limitations set.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
33
$117K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in CA
73%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No particular deadlines.
Assets
$2.8M

How to apply

No particular forms required. Contact: Leslie E Hansen, 2225 North Windsor Avenue, Altadena, Ca, 6263983598 Deadlines: No particular deadlines. Restrictions: No particular limitations set.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Flintridge Preparatory SchoolLA Canada, CAGeneral support of operations$25K
American Friends of VersaillesChicago, ILGeneral support of operations$16K
The Huntington LibrarySan Marino, CAGeneral support of operations$12K
Hawaiian Humane SocietyHonolulu, HIGeneral support of operations$10K
Los Anegles Philharmonic AssocLos Angeles, CAGeneral support of operations$10K
Friends of the Domaine de ChantillyNew York, NYGeneral support of operations$7,500
Women's Fund Hawaii ofHonolulu, HIGeneral support of operations$5,200
Pasadena PlayhousePasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$5,000
The Music CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral support of operations$5,000
LA OperaLos Angeles, CAGeneral support of operations$3,000
Five AcresAltadena, CAGeneral support of operations$2,500
Pasadena Symphony and PopsPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$2,500
Diamond DerbyLouisville, KYGeneral support of operations$2,000
Boys & Girls Club of the FoothillsMonrovia, CAGeneral support of operations$1,500
Flintridge LA Canada GuildLA Canada, CAGeneral support of operations$1,500
Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$1,250
Colonial Dames (nscda)Washington, DCGeneral support of operations$1,000
Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CAGeneral support of operations$1,000
Wcpsa (womens Committee Pasadena SyPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$1,000
Didi Hircsh Psychiatric ServiceCulver City, CAGeneral support of operations$500
Harvard-Westlake SchoolStudio City, CAGeneral support of operations$500
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (uLos Angeles, CAGeneral support of operations$500
Kingfisher Equine RescueSolvang, CAGeneral support of operations$500
Pasadena Humane SocietyPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$500
West Pasadena Residence Assoc (wpraPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$500
Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MDGeneral support of operations$350
Union Rescue MissionLos Angeles, CAGeneral support of operations$250
Alzheimers Disease ResearchClarksburg, MDGeneral support of operations$200
Pasadena Beautiful FoundationPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$125
LA Canada Flintridge Valley BeautifLA Canada Flintridge, CAGeneral support of operations$100
Salvation ArmyCity of Industry, CAGeneral support of operations$100
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral support of operations$100
California Art ClubPasadena, CAGeneral support of operations$85

By state: California 24 · Illinois 1 · Hawaii 2 · New York 2 · Kentucky 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Fishbein Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Altadena, California, administered in care of Leslie E Hansen, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Fishbein Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No particular forms required. Deadlines: No particular deadlines..

How much does Fishbein Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $117K across 33 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Fishbein Family Foundation Inc give?

California (24 grants), Illinois (1 grants), Hawaii (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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