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Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn at a glance

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Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$305k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$870kFood & Nutrition$99kHealth$97kHuman Services$95kInternational$67kEducation$30kRecreation & Sports$6kArts & Culture$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $55k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $100k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $150k
$4,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION$150,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$32,000
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL$21,250
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND$15,000
CHILDREN SPECIAL HOSPITAL$12,000
ST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL$10,000
GODS LOVE WE DELIVER$10,000
FRIENDS OF RODEPH SHOLOM SCHOOL$7,200
MAKE A WISH OF NJ$6,000
SUSAN G KOMEN$6,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER$6,000
FRIENDS OF YASHAR LACHAYAL INC$5,000
STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL$5,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NJ$4,000
NATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $59k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%S ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOC SVC: $25k → 13%UNITED HOSPICE: $250 → 14%BRONX WORKS INC: $25k → 28%FRIENDS OF YASHAR LACHAYAL INC: $5k → 8%RIGHTS BEHIND BARS: $2k → 14%RIGHTS BEHIND BARS: $2k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
NJ
CT
CO
MO
TN
DC
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 34 repeat orgs$282k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
26

Total granted

$1.3M
$266k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+3%

Still filing today

41%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthInternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BR
    Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc
    2× · 2024–2025 · $41k · revenue +7%
  • CF
    Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc
    2× · 2020–2021 · $30k · revenue +26%
  • GL
    GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $25k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
  • JA
    JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue 0%
  • OC
    OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS PAID BY CREDIT CARD
    one grant, 2020 · $28k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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2
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
3
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
4
Food Allergy Science Initiative Inc

To accelerate the development of breakthrough discoveries that will transform the lives of people living with food allergies.

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5
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
6
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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7
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
8
Maimonides Medical Center

Maimonides medical center is dedicated to fostering healthy communities. we provide high quality, compassionate patient care and comprehensive community services. as a premier academic medical center, we are devoted to educating health…

Health
9
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…

Philanthropy
10
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
11
Sherit Isroel
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12
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital

To be a leader in the provision of world class patient care, teaching, research, and service to local, state, national, and international communities. newyork-presbyterian hospital is one of the nation's most comprehensive, integrated…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj; the most unlike its peers is Students Supporting Israel. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 70 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
21/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $935,000 · PhilanthropyROBIN HOOD FOUNDATIONJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ: $35,000 · Philanthropy+3 more: $23,300 · PhilanthropyIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant rec…JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $42,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVIC…OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS PAID BY CREDIT CARD: $27,500 · OtherOTHER CONTRIBUTIONS …JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $20,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVIC…JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL NJ: $20,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF…CHILDREN SPECIAL HOSPITAL: $17,000 · OtherCHILDREN SPECIAL HOS…ST JUDE RESEARCH HOSPITAL: $15,000 · OtherAIDS WALK NEW YORK: $12,800 · OtherST JUDES HOSPITAL: $10,000 · Other+25 more: $83,900 · Other+25 moreCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $30,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST INC: $27,000 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionMASBIA: $25,000 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $3,500 · Food & NutritionBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $41,250 · HealthCHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL: $10,000 · HealthThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $9,000 · HealthPROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $6,025 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $5,000 · HealthNATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Health+3 more: $1,100 · HealthJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL: $50,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $5,000 · InternationalSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $5,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · International+3 more: $4,500 · InternationalBRONXWORKS INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesRIGHTS BEHIND BARS INC: $4,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF RODEPH SHOLOM SCHOOL INC: $18,000 · EducationTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUND: $1,000 · EducationHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,000 · Religion
Philanthropy$993,300Other$298,200Food & Nutrition$110,500Health$80,375International$69,500Human Services$59,250Education$19,000Religion$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $935,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $41,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER METROWEST NJ: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $27,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRONXWORKS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH ASIAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMASBIA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF RODEPH SHOLOM SCHOOL INC: $18,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $6,025 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIGHTS BEHIND BARS INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOCA RIO FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BARUCH COLLEGE FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUND FOR ISRAEL'S TOMORROW: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLIS CC FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetUNITED HOSPICE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundJpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Communal FundNY11.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    How do I get to Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn?

    Find your warmest path to Bruce & Melissa Fischer Family Fdn through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 70 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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