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Fisher Global Foundation

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.

$3.8M
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
16
States reached
$744k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $210k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $750k
  • $250k+6 grants · $2.8M
$50,000
Median grant
16
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
John Hopkins University$743,684
Bay Area Lyme Foundation$608,085
Oregon State University Foundation$599,732
National 4-H Council$308,000
Team Rubicon$300,000
Blair House Restoration Fund$250,000
Childrens Literacy Project$225,000
The Avalon Network Inc$125,000
Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation$125,000
The Pacific Forest Trust Inc$75,000
Operation Air Drop$50,000
Cleveland Clinic Keep Memory Alive$50,000
Samaritans Purse$50,000
Folds of Honor Foundation$50,000
Red Door Urban Missions Inc$45,000
02The need
02

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 (FY24–24, $139k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 10% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Texas DPS Troopers Foundation Inc: $14k → 10%Boulder Crest Retreat Foundation: $125k → 7%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

NH
NY
OR
NV
IN
CA
UT
KY
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
OK
GA
TX
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 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
Air & Space Forces Association

The air & space forces association (afa) is a nonprofit, independent, professional military, and aerospace education association. the association's mission is to promote dominant u.s. air and space forces as the foundation of a strong…

Education
2
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
3
Purdue Research Foundation

The primary mission of Purdue Research Foundation is to advance the mission of Purdue University.

Education
4
Partnership for Public Service Inc

Making our government work better is a daunting task, and we are a small organization seeking to transform a government that employs millions of civilians and manages trillions of dollars in taxpayer revenue needed to protect public…

Employment
5
Parkinson's Foundation Inc

Make life better for people with parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure.

Health
6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
Troops First Foundation Incorporated

To develop, operate, and support a synergistic group of wellness, quality of life, and event-based initiatives in support of today's combat-wounded military personnel and their families, while facilitating a greater recognition and…

Public Benefit
8
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
9
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
10
The Ironman Foundation Inc

To leave ironman's legacy through philanthropy, volunteerism and grant making; by supporting various athletic, community, education, health, human services and public benefit non-profit organizations around the world.

Philanthropy
11
First Responders Foundation

First responders foundation's mission is to serve and honor all our first responders and their families, build appreciation and respect for their work, and enhance public safety.

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation

The mission of the stephen siller tunnel to towers foundation is to honor the sacrifice of fdny firefighter stephen siller, and all those who laid down their lives to save others on september 11, 2001. we also honor our military, and first…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Ffa Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

21 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. 21 of the 28 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
7/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

John Hopkins University: $743,684 · OtherJohn Hopkins UniversityThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated: $75,000 · OtherThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporate…Cleveland Clinic Keep Memory Alive: $50,000 · OtherOPERATION AIRDROP INC: $50,000 · OtherRED DOOR URBAN MISSIONS INC: $45,000 · OtherTHE AVALON NETWORK INC: $125,000 · OtherTHE AVALON NETWORK INCSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 · Other+6 more: $79,000 · Other+6 moreOregon State University Foundation: $599,732 · EducationOregon State University Fo…Childrens Literacy Project Formerly Known as BeUndivided: $225,000 · EducationChildrens Literacy Project…FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION+2 more: $26,000 · EducationBAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION: $608,085 · PhilanthropyBAY AREA LYME FOUND…MIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · PhilanthropyMIKEROWEWORKS FOUND…+2 more: $14,000 · PhilanthropyNational 4-H Council: $308,000 · Youth DevelopmentNational …+1 more: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentTEAM RUBICON INC: $300,000 · Public Safety & DisasterBLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION: $250,000 · Arts & CultureBOULDER CREST FOUNDATION: $125,000 · Human ServicesTEXAS DPS TROOPERS FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 · Human Services
Other$1,217,684Education$900,732Philanthropy$662,085Youth Development$318,000Public Safety & Disaster$300,000Arts & Culture$250,000Human Services$139,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION: $608,085 over 1y, 27% of budgetOregon State University Foundation: $599,732 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational 4-H Council: $308,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $300,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChildrens Literacy Project Formerly Known as BeUndivided: $225,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetBOULDER CREST FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE AVALON NETWORK INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOPERATION AIRDROP INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCAL POLY HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION: $21,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEXAS DPS TROOPERS FOUNDATION INC: $14,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFor Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST): $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational FFA Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDYSAUTONOMIA INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetROCK STEADY BOXING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSO MIDLAND C: $4,000 over 1y, 1.9% 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 Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Charities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…
The Blackbaud Giving FundSC12.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Fisher Global Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fisher Global Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Oregon State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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.
04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Fisher Global Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Fisher Global Foundation 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 28 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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