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Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn at a glance

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Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$817k
Granted FY2024still arriving
69
Grants FY2024still arriving
17
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$456kHuman Services$409kInternational$325kArts & Culture$227kFood & Nutrition$195kEducation$162kHousing & Shelter$150kScience & Tech$130kOther$0
02FY2024 · 69 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k33 grants · $158k
  • $10k–50k33 grants · $459k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $200k
$10,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$100,000
OPERATION BBQ RELIEF$50,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION$50,000
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY$33,400
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DIST COMM JDC$25,000
JEWISH IDENTITY CENTER$20,000
PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$20,000
TURNING POINT CENTER FOR FAMILIES$20,000
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION$15,100
DEFINED WITH A PURPOSE$15,000
BE THEIR VOICE ANIMAL RESCUE$15,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $453k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 58% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC: $10k → 10%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $15k → 8%ISERVE MINISTRIES: $5k → 7%CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT: $20k → 8%AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND: $10k → 19%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC: $10k → 10%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $10k → 8%CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT: $20k → 8%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC: $10k → 10%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $10k → 8%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $10k → 14%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS INC: $10k → 10%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $10k → 8%OPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $10k → 7%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $10k → 14%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $10k → 10%OPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $50k → 8%OPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $10k → 7%OPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $10k → 7%OPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $10k → 7%OPERATION ONE VOICE: $10k → 9%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS: $5k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $5k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $3k → 14%SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $10k → 13%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES: $10k → 14%SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $5k → 13%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $5k → 13%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $5k → 13%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $10k → 14%SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON: $5k → 13%LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC: $5k → 13%LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: $5k → 13%LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC: $5k → 13%LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC: $5k → 13%LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INC: $5k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA INC: $25k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA INC: $10k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA INC: $10k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS: $10k → 13%MEALS ON WHEELS ATLANTA INC: $10k → 13%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

VT
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 63 repeat orgs$283k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against -21% for those funded once.

63 repeat relationships: 43 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

63
11

Total granted

$2.3M
$109k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
-21%

Still filing today

73%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $174k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyFood & NutritionOther
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

  • CC
    CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $100k · revenue +12%
  • TP
    TURNING POINT CENTER FOR FAMILIES
    5× · 2020–2024 · $95k · revenue +66%
  • TU
    Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    3× · 2020–2024 · $90k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • EU
    Emory University
    one grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +16%
  • WB
    WILLIAM BREMAN MUSEUM
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
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
Au Medical Center Inc

Vision: deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. mission: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. values: we serve with compassion. we pursue excellence. we honor every voice. form 990, part iii,…

Education
2
Au Medical Associates Inc

Vision: deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. mission: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. values: we serve with compassion. we pursue excellence. we honor every voice. form 990, part iii,…

Health
3
Wellstar Mcg Health Inc

Vision: deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. mission: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. values: we serve with compassion. we pursue excellence. we honor every voice.

—
4
Wellstar Health System Inc

Vision: deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. mission: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. values: we serve with compassion. we pursue excellence. we honor every voice. form 990, part iii,…

Health
5
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
6
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital

Vision: deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time. mission: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. values: we serve with compassion. we pursue excellence. we honor every voice. form 990, part iii,…

Health
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
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
9
Medical Center of Central Georgia Inc

To enhance the health status of those we serve in partnership with medical staff and other community organizations by providing wellness services, health education, training, and access to safe high quality health care services.

Health
10
Aerial Recovery

Aerial recovery's mission is to save lives and stop evil. through the creation and deployment of humanitarian special operators, aerial recovery brings together selected veterans, first responders, and mission-qualified civilians who,…

—
11
Access to Advanced Health Institute

Aahi is a nonprofit biotech research institute, bringing together the best experts, technologies, and platforms to create accessible, high-quality products and solutions for harnessing the immune system to alleviate disease.

Health
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Grady Health Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Turning Point Center for Families. 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

74 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. 74 of the 100 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
73/74
Grantees still filing
43/74
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $105,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientJewish Identity Center Inc ta Holocaust Awareness Museum: $80,000 · OtherJewish Identity Center Inc ta Holocaust Awarene…AMERICAN SOC FOR TECHNION-: $80,000 · OtherAMERICAN SOC FOR TECHNION-Individual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherTHE GIVING KITCHEN INITIATIVE INC: $50,000 · OtherHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $70,000 · OtherHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC+46 more: $774,000 · Other+46 moreOPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $95,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION BBQ REL…Meals on Wheels Atlanta Inc: $55,000 · Human ServicesMeals on Wheels A…OPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION ONE VOI…JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY & C…Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: $50,000 · Human ServicesSoutheastern Guid…THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS: $40,000 · Human ServicesTHE CENTER FOR CH…NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesNEW AMERICAN PATH…SENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR SERVICES N…LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · Human ServicesLATIN AMERICAN AS…+3 more: $25,120 · Human Services+3 moreCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLI…MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $80,100 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTR…Piedmont Healthcare Foundation Inc: $70,000 · HealthPiedmont Healt…VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $40,000 · HealthVISITING NURSE…EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY: $20,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $15,000 · Health+9 more: $55,000 · Health+9 moreJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $205,000 · InternationalJEWISH NATION…GIVE2ASIA: $95,000 · InternationalGIVE2ASIAAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $50,000 · InternationalAMERICAN SOCI…TURNING POINT CENTER FOR FAMILIES: $95,000 · Arts & CultureHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEWBURGH BAY AND T: $65,000 · Arts & CultureSouthern Smoke Foundation: $35,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $11,959 · Arts & CultureCASHIERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $90,000 · EducationEmory University: $20,000 · EducationHIRE HEROES USA INC: $20,000 · EducationNEW CREATION CHRISITAN ACADEMY INC: $15,000 · Education+3 more: $11,500 · EducationOPEN HAND ATLANTA INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD WELL ALLIANCE: $25,000 · Food & NutritionSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionFRIENDS OF REFUGEES INC: $15,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,209,000Human Services$452,620Health$380,100International$350,000Arts & Culture$221,959Education$156,500Food & Nutrition$130,000

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 budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $205,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGIVE2ASIA: $95,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION BBQ RELIEF: $95,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTURNING POINT CENTER FOR FAMILIES: $95,000 over 5y, 5.2% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $90,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $80,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Identity Center Inc ta Holocaust Awareness Museum: $80,000 over 5y, 7.9% of budgetPiedmont Healthcare Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $70,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEWBURGH BAY AND T: $65,000 over 5y, 42% of budgetMeals on Wheels Atlanta Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetOPERATION ONE VOICE INC: $50,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GIVING KITCHEN INITIATIVE INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN HAND ATLANTA INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOPERATION GRATITUDE INC: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Smoke Foundation: $35,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC: $32,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK INC: $30,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetATLANTA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOUNDATION IN: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSENIOR SERVICES NORTH FULTON INC: $30,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD WELL ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGUNSDOWN INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $21,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSECOND HELPINGS ATLANTA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Guidelines Fund Corp: $20,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetCITY OF REFUGE: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEmory University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIRE HEROES USA INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Step Staffing Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GRADY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION BENJAMIN INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEW CREATION CHRISITAN ACADEMY INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBlue Dove Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTAG Education Collaborative Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF REFUGEES INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEVERY ORG: $15,000 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.

The Community Foundat…Tr Uw Charles I BrananThe Scott Hudgens Fam…The Waterfall Foundat…The Imlay Foundation …United Way of Greater…Atl Fdn-W Peters MainGeorgia Power Foundat…The Arthur M Blank Fa…Tuw Thomas H PittsAEC TrustCommunity Foundation …
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA32.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Tr Uw Charles I Branan · The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation Inc · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc · Atl Fdn-W Peters Main · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · Tuw Thomas H Pitts · AEC Trust · Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia

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 Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn?

Find your warmest path to Edward R Fisher Charitable Fndn 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 100 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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