Helpful Fish Private Foundation

EIN 872272719 Private Foundation

Irvine, CA 92618 |(714) 623-0343

Total Given 2021–2023
$230K
83 grants · $77K avg/year
based on 3 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $358–$4K
grant size
17%
balanced · 12/70 multi-year
repeat
$1.5M
Assets (2023)
70
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Terese Lynne Pearson
Phone (714) 623-0343

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $26K $1.9M $1.9M 9
2022 $72K $1.3M $-28K 33
2023 $131K $1.5M $-211K 41

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 83 grants on record

Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$358
Median
$1K
Average
$3K
75th Pctl
$4K
Maximum
$20K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

2.4% of US grants · Rank #4 of 16 states $1K across 2 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Potter 1 grant · $1K
  2. 2 Collin 1 grant · $50

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (83 total)

Purpose
Alzheimer's Association Washington, DC $19,500 As the worlds leading nonprofit funder of Alzheimers research, the association is accelerating the field toward... 2023
Jessica Cashman Huntington Beach, CA $16,000 This money will be paid directly to the dentist as I need major dental work that has been put off due to cost. This... 2023
Illumination Foundation Stanton, CA $14,000 The Illumination Foundations mission is to disrupt the cycle of homelessness. 2023
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundati Simi Valley, CA $14,000 The mission of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is to complete President Reagans unfinished... 2023
PIH Health Foundation Whittier, CA $11,500 The mission of PIH Health is to provide high quality healthcare, without discrimination, and contribute to the... 2023
Red Cloud Indian School Pine Ridge Indian Re, SD $7,000 The mission of Red Cloud Indian School, a Catholic Institution administered by the Jesuits and the Lakota people, is... 2023
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Cou San Bernardino, CA $6,750 Is to provide collaborative law enforcement solutions which meet the needs of our communities and partners by... 2023
Team Blue Line Sterling, VA $6,400 Giving back to families of fallen officers and officers physically or mentally insured in the line of duty. This... 2023
PIH Health Foundation Whittier, CA $5,000 The mission of PIH Health is to provide high-quality health care, without discrimination, and contribute to the... 2021
ALS Association OC tustin, CA $5,000 To discover treatments and a cure for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live... 2023
Sheriffs Relief Assoc Whittier, CA $5,000 Funding for the immediate needs of the injured recruits and their family from the LASD Academy Class 464, SRA meet... 2023
Valerie Vaca Yucaipa, CA $4,500 Mrs. Vacas husband was killed in the line of duty in San Bernardino County. Sheriff Vaca was a 17-year veteran of... 2021
ALS Association Orange County Chapter Tustin, CA $4,500 Respite Care is planned, or emergency temporary care provided to caregivers of a child or adult. Respite programs... 2021
Deanna Smiley Lake Forest, CA $4,500 She is unable to work due to her son being in the hospital out of state. Her son is taking care in Utah for teens... 2023
UCLA Stein Eye Institute Los Angeles, CA $4,500 UCLA Stein Eye Institute is a vision-science campus dedicated to the preservation and restoration of vision through... 2023
Kym Brake Huntington Beach, CA $4,500 KYM IS a single mother to a daughter with Dandy Walker syndrome. On top of Dandy Walker Syndrome, she has epilepsy,... 2022
Denis Pastor Seattle, WA $4,500 Denis was just diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer, and it has metastasized to other organs, so his prognosis is... 2022
Jacqueline Rice Yacaipa, CA $4,500 Jacquelines husband passed away and left her with 3 daughters and now a mortgage and bills she is paying alone on... 2022
Beta Ka'Shaun Cantu Twentynine Palms, CA $4,500 Cantus husband was a San Bernardino County Sheriff who passed away and left a wife and son. This money will help... 2022
Justin Beck Kihei, HI $4,500 These funds will be used for rent, utilities, car expenses and food for my Autistic son who was laid off in March... 2022
Sheriffs Relief Assoc Whittier, CA $4,500 Funding for the immediate needs of the injured recruits and their family from the LASD Academy Class 464, SRA meet... 2022
Stein Eye Institute Los Angeles, CA $4,500 To preserve and restore sight through education, research, community outreach and quality patient care. The funds... 2022
Terese Lynne Pearson Huntington Beach, CA $4,250 Mrs. Pearson and her husband are commercial fishermen and own a local seafood market, Pearsons Port in Newport... 2021
Pacific Fisheries Enhancement Foundation Newport Beach, CA $4,000 Funds will be used for general operating support of the PACFISH pens in Newport Harbor. The White Sea bass are... 2021
Brett Heather Catron Fallbrook, CA $4,000 Relief requested to help pay for dental surgeries and procedures not covered by insurance because of jaw cancer.... 2022

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