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Robert D Fisher Foundation Inc

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.

$320k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$918kHealth$337kPublic Safety & Disaster$215kArts & Culture$190kRecreation & Sports$172kHuman Services$155kYouth Development$120kEducation$110kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k22 grants · $260k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$8.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Asso$50,000
Cowboys for Kids$20,000
Southwest Kids Cancer Foundation$15,000
EBeauty Community$15,000
Elephant Care Unchained$15,000
Sonoran Art League$15,000
Cave Creek Rodeo Days$15,000
Phoenix Herpetological Society$15,000
Southern Arizona Quail Foreve$10,000
Arizona Outdoor Adventures$10,000
R&R Ranch$10,000
The Hangry Donkey Sanctuary Inc$10,000
Seed to Table$10,000
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue$10,000
Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales$10,000
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 (FY18–25, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Canine Companions for Independence: $10k → 11%Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales: $25k → 11%Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales: $15k → 11%Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales: $15k → 11%Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales: $10k → 11%Four Peaks Foundation: $10k → 11%Tender Little Hearts Mini Tales: $10k → 11%Foothills Caring Corps: $20k → 11%Hospice of the Valley: $10k → 11%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

WA
MT
OR
CA
AZ
NC
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 31 repeat orgs$607k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
29

Total granted

$1.9M
$557k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+24%

Still filing today

68%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsHealthFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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

  • AO
    ARIZONA OUTDOOR ADVENTURES INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $112k · revenue +3%
  • TF
    THE FETCH FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $100k · revenue +13% · 28% of their budget
  • PH
    PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $70k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • MS
    MCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $38k · revenue +198%
  • MA
    Make a Wish Foundation of AZ
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • AB
    ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +11%
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
The Dons of Arizona
Education
2
Desert Dog Rescue Inc

Animal rescue

Animals
3
Wolfe Ranch Rescue
Animals
4
Freedom Brothers Recovery and Rescue

Freedom Brothers Rescue and Recovery is a non-profit, no-kill, volunteer animal rescue and recovery organization serving the Phoenix Arizona area.

Animals
5
Fighting Chance Ranch & Rescue
Animals
6
Nevada Wild Horses

Wild horse protection, preservation, rescue and care work.

Animals
7
Armadillos Search and Rescue O

Search and rescue of migrants stranded in the dessert providing first aid and water for their survival and guidance for safe arrival

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8
2nd Chance Ranch and Rescue

Sanctuary for abused or abandoned animals

Animals
9
Desert Willow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Large mammals, birds of prey, reptiles, amphibians, and other bird species. there is a full surgery area and recovery areas based on the species needs. the facility is supported by volunteers in addition to staff who are trained to the…

Health
10
Forever Wild Wildlife Rescue
Animals
11
4CORNERS K-9 Search and Rescue

To locate, rescue, and recover lost and missing person on Native American Tribal Lands. By serving victims and families with empathy, compassion, and respect, we provide immediate hope, relief, and support during the agonizing trauma of…

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Arizona Sugar Glider Inc

Provides support for sugargliders

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice of the Valley; the most unlike its peers is The Hangry Donkey Sanctuary Inc. 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, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 65 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
26/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Asso: $280,000 · OtherArizona Law Enforcement Canine AssoARIZONA FOOTHILLS 911 INC: $110,000 · OtherARIZONA FOOTHILLS 911 INCELEPHANT CARE UNCHAINED INC: $90,000 · OtherELEPHANT CARE UNCHAINED INCEBeauty Community: $75,000 · OtherScholarship for Promising Futures: $70,000 · OtherCAST (CATCH A SPECIAL THRILL) FOR KIDS FOUNDATION: $65,000 · OtherSouthern AZ Quail Forever: $62,500 · OtherDESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM: $60,000 · OtherPOLICE UNITY TOUR OF FLORIDA INC: $55,000 · Other+32 more: $733,542 · Other+32 moreTHE FETCH FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · AnimalsTHE FETCH FOUN…PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $70,000 · AnimalsPHOENIX HERPET…KAREN BEASLEY SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTER: $65,000 · AnimalsKAREN BEASLEY …SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER: $50,000 · AnimalsSOUTHWEST WILD…NORTHERN JAGUAR PROJECT: $20,000 · AnimalsNORTHERN JAGUA…+2 more: $20,000 · Animals+2 moreARIZONA OUTDOOR ADVENTURES INC: $111,500 · Recreation & SportsARIZONA OU…CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY CAMP FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsCHILDRENS …I Got This Foundation: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsI Got This…CAVE CREEK RODEO DAYS: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsCAVE CREEK…TENDER LITTLE HEARTS MINI TALES: $75,000 · Human ServicesFoothills Caring Corps Inc: $20,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesFOUR PEAKS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesHospice of the Valley: $10,000 · Human ServicesSonoran Arts League Inc: $60,000 · Arts & CultureDesert Foothills Choral Foundation: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTHE JOY BUS: $50,000 · Food & NutritionSEED TO TABLE OREGON: $40,000 · Food & NutritionArmer Foundation for Kids: $20,000 · HealthBEADS OF COURAGE INC DBA CENTER FOR ARTS IN NURSING: $20,000 · HealthJACOBS HOPE: $17,000 · HealthSOUTHWEST KIDS CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Health
Other$1,601,042Animals$325,000Recreation & Sports$231,500Human Services$125,000Arts & Culture$90,000Food & Nutrition$90,000Health$72,000

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 budgetARIZONA OUTDOOR ADVENTURES INC: $111,500 over 8y, 16% of budgetTHE FETCH FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 6y, 28% of budgetTENDER LITTLE HEARTS MINI TALES: $75,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetPHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $70,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetKAREN BEASLEY SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTER: $65,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetCAST (CATCH A SPECIAL THRILL) FOR KIDS FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetDESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM: $60,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSonoran Arts League Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetCHILDRENS ONCOLOGY CAMP FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetPOLICE UNITY TOUR OF FLORIDA INC: $55,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetTHE JOY BUS: $50,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetSOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER: $50,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetSEED TO TABLE OREGON: $40,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetLOVEIAM INC: $35,000 over 2y, 81% of budgetI Got This Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetCAVE CREEK RODEO DAYS: $30,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetDesert Foothills Choral Foundation: $30,000 over 4y, 27% of budgetWalking Down Ranch Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetScriptures In Use: $28,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE SILENT WITNESS INC: $25,500 over 2y, 15% of budgetARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budget100 CLUB OF ARIZONA: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetArmer Foundation for Kids: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetFOOTHILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBEADS OF COURAGE INC DBA CENTER FOR ARTS IN NURSING: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFoothills Caring Corps Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetNORTHERN JAGUAR PROJECT: $20,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetJACOBS HOPE: $17,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetSCOTT FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNORTHWEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReigning Grace Ranch: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE HANGRY DONKEY SANCTUARY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetFOUR PEAKS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $10,000 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.

  • Who funds ARIZONA OUTDOOR ADVENTURES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE FETCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds TENDER LITTLE HEARTS MINI TALES ↗
  • Who funds PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds KAREN BEASLEY SEA TURTLE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CAST (CATCH A SPECIAL THRILL) FOR KIDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Sonoran Arts League Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY CAMP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds POLICE UNITY TOUR OF FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JOY BUS ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SEED TO TABLE OREGON ↗
  • Who funds MCDOWELL SONORAN CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds LOVEIAM INC ↗
  • Who funds I Got This Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CAVE CREEK RODEO DAYS ↗
  • Who funds Desert Foothills Choral Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Walking Down Ranch Inc ↗
  • Who funds Scriptures In Use ↗
  • Who funds THE SILENT WITNESS INC ↗
  • Who funds ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

Arizona Community Fou…American Express Foun…Kiwanis Club of Caref…Thunderbirds CharitiesJohn F Long Foundatio…Irving & Arline Gordo…BHHS Legacy FoundationNina Mason Pulliam Ch…The Jack Ingebritson …Colten Cowell Foundat…Mary H Storer Foundat…The Foundation for Co…
Arizona Community FoundationAZ37.7× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · American Express Foundation · Kiwanis Club of Carefree Benefit Fd · Thunderbirds Charities · John F Long Foundation Inc · Irving & Arline Gordon Memorial Fdn · BHHS Legacy Foundation · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · The Jack Ingebritson Foundation Inc · Colten Cowell Foundation · Mary H Storer Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.

    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 65 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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