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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1992271

Fairbridge Foundation

A private foundation in Lake Oswego, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $535,600 paid in grants.

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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
John Stirek
17373 Canyon Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
(503) 636-4236
Form and materials
After an initial screening, a prospective grantee is required to submit a detailed grant proposal for review by the foundation board. The grant proposal should set forth the purpose of the funds, reporting requirements, and other conditions of the grant.
Deadlines
No
Restrictions
Yes. Grants are limited to organizations that focus on educational, charitable, scientific, literary or religious endeavors or work to prevent cruelty to children or animals.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $535,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,206,794

  • Tax year 2024

    $605,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $12,531,401

  • Tax year 2023

    $705,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $11,476,843

  • Tax year 2022

    $605,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $11,817,204

  • Tax year 2021

    $655,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $11,932,788

  • Tax year 2020

    $381,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $11,116,926

  • Tax year 2019

    $367,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,361,414

  • Tax year 2018

    $427,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,993,698

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Financial BeginningsPortland, OR

    Financial literacy programs for children

    $400,000
  2. Salvation ArmyHappy Valley, OR

    Shelter for women

    $105,600
  3. Comprehensive Risk Reduction FoundationsPortland, OR

    To support evidence-based tools for lifestyle disease prevention and treatment.

    $10,000
  4. Instrumental HorizonsHendersonvlle, TN

    To support instrument purchases, restorations and an innovative repair workshop

    $10,000
  5. Lake Oswego School District FoundationLake Oswego, OR

    To support enhanced educational opportunities beyond state and local funding, including teacher staffing, music instruction, reading support, and expanded elective programs.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $400,00098% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon4 grants $525,600
  2. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John A Stirek SrPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • John Alan Stirek JrVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tom SomaBOARD MEMBER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Terri J TravisSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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