This foundation concentrates on supporting low-income and frail older adults in Long Beach and nearby communities, prioritizing meal delivery, emergency food access, and practical supports that help seniors remain independent. It also funds targeted legal services and social/quality-of-life programming (transportation to arts, social connection initiatives) that address seniors' stability and wellbeing. Grants tend to be locally focused and service-oriented, often to well-established nonprofit providers of senior supports.
Housing Opportunities Program for the Elderly repeatedly backs the basic supports that help low-income and frail older adults remain independent in Long Beach. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to Meals on Wheels - Long Beach for meals for seniors, alongside $25,000 grants to Heart of Ida for the Stay Connected project and Jewish Family Services for low-income senior support. That mix shows a funder centered on daily necessities and practical stability rather than broad programmatic funding. The foundation also supports older adults through legal aid, transportation, food access, and social connection efforts that are tied to specific services and settings seniors already use. Its recent awards are mostly at the $10,000 to $25,000 level, with repeat support going to the same local organizations over multiple years. Several grants are framed around keeping seniors housed, fed, connected, and able to reach community activities. The pattern is consistent with a local grantmaker that uses restricted, service-oriented support to strengthen established providers working with older residents in Long Beach and nearby communities.
Meal delivery is a central thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $25,000 to Meals on Wheels - Long Beach in 2025 for meals for seniors, and earlier grants of $20,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023 also supported delivered meals for low-income seniors. The foundation also funds senior food networks beyond delivered meals. Food Bank of Southern California received $7,500 in both 2023 and 2024 to provide the Brown Bag Network program to low-income seniors, while Partners of Parks received $15,000 in 2024 for the Donna Helsley Food Fund for low-income seniors and the senior scholarship program, plus $10,000 in 2025 for low-income senior food. Legal stability is another recurring area. Bet Tzedek received $10,000 in 2023, $10,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025 for senior legal aid and targeted legal services for low-income seniors in Long Beach.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $10,000, with a median of $10,000, a 25th percentile of $10,000, and a 75th percentile of $15,000. The recent record also shows several awards at $25,000, but most gifts sit in the five-figure range. Grants recur to the same organizations across multiple years, including awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to the same senior-service providers. The foundation makes local, project-specific grants rather than individuals grants or program-related investments.
$125K
$395K
$10K
$144K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
KATHY FISHKIN
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Modest-sized, locally concentrated grants with several repeat grantees; funding is programmatic and service-driven (meal programs, legal services, transportation), spread across multiple organizations rather than a few large multi-year awards.
Notable grantees: Meals on Wheels - Long Beach, Bet Tzedek (targeted legal services for seniors), Heart of Ida ('Stay Connected' initiative), Food Bank of Southern California, Partners of Parks
Giving is entirely concentrated in California, and the recipient city pattern is overwhelmingly local to Long Beach. Long Beach organizations account for the recent grants to Meals on Wheels - Long Beach, Heart of Ida, Jewish Family Services, Partners of Parks, International City Theatre, and the Food Bank of Southern California. The only non-Long Beach recipient in the recent list is Bet Tzedek in Los Angeles, which received support for legal services serving low-income seniors in Long Beach.
Its recent grants support meal delivery, brown-bag food access, senior legal aid, transportation to activities, and social connection programs. Named examples include Meals on Wheels - Long Beach, Food Bank of Southern California’s Brown Bag Network, Bet Tzedek, International City Theatre, and Heart of Ida.
Yes. Bet Tzedek appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Meals on Wheels - Long Beach appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Food Bank of Southern California appears in 2023 and 2024; Heart of Ida appears in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is tightly centered on five-figure awards: p25 is $10,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,000. Recent grants also include $25,000 awards, but most gifts fall between $10,000 and $15,000.
The recent record is entirely U.S.-based and 100% of grants go to recipients in California. Most recipients are in Long Beach, with one Los Angeles grantee, Bet Tzedek, serving low-income seniors in Long Beach.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | LONG BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | LOW INC SENIOR SUPPO |
| INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | TRANSPORT TO THEATRE |
| HEART OF IDA | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | STAY CONNECTED PROJ |
| REBUILDING TOGETHER | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORG |
| FARM LOT 59 | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORG |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORG |
| CA AQUATIC THERAPY AND WELLNESS CEN | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORG |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | SENIOR LEGAL AID |
| LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHER | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORG |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | LONG BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | LOW INC SENIOR SUPPO |
| MEALS ON WHEELS - LONG BEACH | LONG BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | MEALS FOR SENIORS |
| HEART OF IDA | LONG BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | STAY CONNECTED PROJ |
| PARTNERS OF PARKS | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | LOW INC SENIOR FOOD |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SENIOR LEGAL AID |
| INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TRANSPORT TO THEATRE |
| MEALS ON WHEELS - LONG BEACH | LONG BEACH, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE LOW INCOME SENIORS WITH DELIVERED MEALS TO ASSIST IN ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY AND SAFETY. |
| PARTNERS OF PARKS | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE DONNA HELSLEY FOOD FUND FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS AND THE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. |
| HEART OF IDA | LONG BEACH, CA | $14,980 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE STAY CONNECTED INITIATIVE. |
| INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE | LONG BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FROM SENIOR CENTER AND SENIOR HOUSING FACILITIES TO THE ICT AND BACK AGAIN. |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT TARGETED LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN LONG BEACH TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL STABILITY, WELL-BEING AND HEALTH. |
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LONG BEACH, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE THE BROWN BAG NETWORK PROGRAM TO LOW INCOME SENIORS. |
| MEALS ON WHEELS- LONG BEACH | LONG BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE LOW INCOME SENIORS WITH DELIVERED MEALS TO ASSIST IN ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY AND SAFETY. |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT TARGETED LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN LONG BEACH TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL STABILITY, WELL-BEING AND HEALTH. |
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LONG BEACH, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE THE BROWN BAG NETWORK PROGRAM TO LOW INCOME SENIORS. |
HEART OF IDA
$15,000STAY CONNECTED PROJ
REBUILDING TOGETHER
$15,000SUPPORT ORG
FARM LOT 59
$15,000SUPPORT ORG
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000SUPPORT ORG
CA AQUATIC THERAPY AND WELLNESS CEN
$10,000SUPPORT ORG
LONG BEACH GRAY PANTHER
$10,000SUPPORT ORG
HEART OF IDA
$25,000STAY CONNECTED PROJ
PARTNERS OF PARKS
$10,000LOW INC SENIOR FOOD
PROVIDE LOW INCOME SENIORS WITH DELIVERED MEALS TO ASSIST IN ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY AND SAFETY.
PARTNERS OF PARKS
$15,000SUPPORT THE DONNA HELSLEY FOOD FUND FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS AND THE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
HEART OF IDA
$14,980TO SUPPORT THE STAY CONNECTED INITIATIVE.
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FROM SENIOR CENTER AND SENIOR HOUSING FACILITIES TO THE ICT AND BACK AGAIN.
TO SUPPORT TARGETED LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN LONG BEACH TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL STABILITY, WELL-BEING AND HEALTH.
TO PROVIDE THE BROWN BAG NETWORK PROGRAM TO LOW INCOME SENIORS.
MEALS ON WHEELS- LONG BEACH
$15,000PROVIDE LOW INCOME SENIORS WITH DELIVERED MEALS TO ASSIST IN ALLOWING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY AND SAFETY.
BET TZEDEK
$10,000TO SUPPORT TARGETED LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN LONG BEACH TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL STABILITY, WELL-BEING AND HEALTH.
FOOD BANK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$7,500TO PROVIDE THE BROWN BAG NETWORK PROGRAM TO LOW INCOME SENIORS.