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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7055338

Freeman E Fairfield Foundation

A private foundation in Long Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $103,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Gary Tucker
PO Box 41400
Long Beach, CA 90853
(714) 282-1306
[email protected]
Form and materials
See "grant application" guidelines attached
Deadlines
June 1 of each year
Restrictions
See attached

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,987,409
  • Tax year 2024

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,982,855
  • Tax year 2023

    $121,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,030,169
  • Tax year 2022

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,085,834
  • Tax year 2021

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,260,923
  • Tax year 2020

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,811,645

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. RM Plyes Boys CampValencia, CA

    Operating costs

    $20,000
  2. Meals on Wheels of Long BeachLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $20,000
  3. Boys Girls Club of Long BeachLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Operating costs

    $8,000
  5. Individual

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  6. Conservation Corps of Long BeachLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  7. YMCA of Greater Long BeachLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  9. Caterina's ClubAnaheim, CA

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  10. Salvation ArmyCarson, CA

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Operating costs

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Operating costs

    $3,000
  13. Food FindersLos Alamitos, CA

    Operating costs

    $3,000
  14. Long Beach BlastLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $2,000
  15. Life Steps FoundationLong Beach, CA

    Operating costs

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $23,00066% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California10 grants $77,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gary J TuckerTrustee Hours 6Pay $15,000
  • Paul W McEachernTrustee Hours 2Pay $15,000

The return

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