OVERVIEW: The Fry Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts, education, health, and human services.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: Established in 2001, the Fry Family Foundation was launched by Stephen and Cindy Fry. Stephen Fry is associated with Fry Steel Company, a steel distributor in Santa Fe Springs, California. The foundation lacks transparency and does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. According to tax filings, the Fry Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to arts, education, health, and human services.
The foundation’s health grantmaking includes an interest in metabolic disorders. They support CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and its division of metabolic disorders. The forces here are personal as their young granddaughter was diagnosed with glycogen storage disease 1a (GSD).
Grants range from $15,000 to around $1.3 million. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation made grants totaling around $1.6 million. Past grantees include Harbor Day School, Orange County Museum of Art, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, and CHP 11-99 Foundation.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Fry Family Foundation
1 Tidecrest
Newport Coast, CA 92657