Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields

Private foundation · Grantmaker Long Island City, NY EIN: 38-6850467

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields is a private foundation, based in Long Island City, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $339K. Net investment income was $192K.

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields at a glance

In short: Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields gave $339K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $85K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$338,500
-57.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
-63.6% vs 2023
Average grant
$84,625
+16.4% vs 2023
Median grant
$105,000
Total assets
$2,456,340
-8.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (99% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

St John University: $125KSt John University$125KFederal Enforce Homeland Sec: $110KFederal Enforce Homeland Sec$110KWorldwide Friends Foundation: $100KWorldwide Friends Foundation$100KBest Buddies International Inc: $4KBest Buddies International Inc$4K

The largest 2024 recipient was St John University ($125K). Together the top 4 received $339K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K3$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 31 (65%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkJamaicaNew MilfordPutnam ValleyCortlandt ManorGarden CityGreenwichHoustonMiamiNew HavenPhillipstownQueensRockville CtrSanta MonicaSchenectadySurfsideUniondaleYonkers

How Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+4%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 159% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K6 grants2020 6 grants2021 4 grants2022 11 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $325K (2021) to $800K (2023). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $339K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St John University Jamaica, NYGeneral Operating$125,000
Federal Enforce Homeland Sec New York, NYGeneral Operating$110,000
Worldwide Friends Foundation New York, NYGeneral Operating$100,000
Best Buddies International Inc Miami, FLGeneral Operating$3,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$2,456,340$214,826$382,377$338,5004$339,750$192,175$213,114
2023$2,680,955$140,458$845,237$800,00011$821,119$142,891$216,044
2022$3,442,725$349,334$636,115$585,0004$607,089$326,514$227,960
2021$3,757,367$389,998$370,413$325,0006$348,886$364,926$253,064
2020$3,770,117$72,770$548,874$504,0006—$141,255$212,916

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields reported a distributable amount of $213K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Cary Fields

    Trustee & As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Julian W. Friedman

    Trustee & As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Fields

    Trustee & As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Fields

    Trustee & As Req'd

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields

How much does Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields give each year?

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields gave $339K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $800K across 11 grants.

What is Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's typical grant size?

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's median grant in 2024 was $105,000, and its average grant was $84,625, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields give grants?

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields gives mostly in New York: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields?

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $340K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $213K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's EIN?

Fields Family Foundation Trust Cary Fields's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6850467. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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