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The Fischer Family Foundation 2008

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.

$14M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
166
Grants FY2024
125
Organizations funded FY2023
71%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,300,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 125
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$201M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 71% of the organizations The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23
Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving156$14M33%
FY2023125$9.4M71%
FY202292$4.7M83%
FY202038$3.0M82%
FY201956$3.2Mn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$7.3MEducation$6.0MHousing & Shelter$5.7MPhilanthropy$3.9MHealth$2.4MFood & Nutrition$2.0MYouth Development$1.7MPublic Benefit$1.5MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
IN
OH
PA
MO
KY
MD
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Educate Nky Inc$2,600,000224%
Brighton Center Inc$1,865,00036%
Welcome House Inc$1,624,100312%
United Way of Central Indiana Inc$1,195,00031%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati$1,015,11326%
Villa Madonna Academy$883,9002n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Inc$800,00029%
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc$780,00024%
People Working Cooperatively Inc$400,00014%
Learning Grove Inc$365,00032%
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All grantees of The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Educate Nky Inc$2,600,000224%
Brighton Center Inc$1,865,00036%
Welcome House Inc$1,624,100312%
United Way of Central Indiana Inc$1,195,00031%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati$1,015,11326%
Villa Madonna Academy$883,9002n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Inc$800,00029%
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc$780,00024%
People Working Cooperatively Inc$400,00014%
Learning Grove Inc$365,00032%
Covington Partners Inc$350,000221%
Children's Hunger Alliance$275,00031%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc$250,00021%
Diocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc$227,10032%
United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc$225,00020%
Freestore Foodbank Inc$225,00020%
Homeaid Georgia Inc$225,00029%
Heights Schools Foundation$217,000288%
The Joe Burrow Foundation$212,50027%
Found Village$200,00028%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$200,00010%
Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky$180,00022%
Eagle Ranch Inc$150,00021%
Lighthouse Family Retreat Inc$150,00021%
United Way of Central Ohio Inc$150,00020%
Goshen Valley Foundation Inc$125,00021%
Ion Center for Violence Prevention Inc$125,00022%
United Way of Greater Cincinnati$125,00021%
Ministries of Grace Inc - Ga$125,00022%
Faith Mission Inc$125,00021%
The Place of Forsyth County Inc$125,00023%
Jackson County Family Connection Co$125,000254%
Be Concerned Inc$115,00023%
The Homeless Families Foundation$115,00031%
Metro United Way Inc$113,00011%
St Mary's Child Center Inc$112,00022%
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc$112,00020%
Master Provisions Inc$110,00021%
The Pointarc of Northern Kentucky$105,00024%
Life Learning Center Inc$105,00023%
Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati Dba Queen City Book Bank$102,00036%
Bethany House Services Inc$101,00030%
The Literacy Lab$100,00011%
A Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc$100,00023%
Helping Hands of Paulding County I$100,000225%
Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington$100,000116%
Talbert House$100,00010%
Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc$100,00021%
Alliance for Catholic Urban Education Inc$80,0002n/a
Redwood School & Rehabilitation Inc$76,00020%
Advocates for Children Inc$75,00021%
Wellspring Living Inc$75,00020%
Warehouse of Hope Inc$75,000213%
Gwinnett Children's Shelter Inc$75,00025%
North Gwinnett Cooperative Inc$75,00022%
Kare for Kids Inc$75,000217%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$75,00020%
Emergency Shelter of Northern KY Inc$75,00023%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Covington Inc$70,00022%
Mid-Ohio Foodbank$65,00020%
Beech Acres$60,00020%
Greenlight Fund Inc$60,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$57,00020%
Lifecare Alliance$55,00020%
Serving Our Neighbors Ministries Inc$55,00023%
Action Ministries Inc$51,00023%
Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington$50,0001n/a
Fc Cincinnati Foundation$50,00012%
Rebuild Bay County Inc Fka Bay County Long Term Disaster Recov$50,000117%
Sunrise Children's Services Inc$50,00010%
City of Covington$50,0001n/a
Notre Dame Academy$50,0002n/a
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$50,00010%
Winshape Foundationinc$50,0001n/a
Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky Inc$50,00018%
Interchurch Organization Inc$40,00033%
Samaritan Car Care Clinic$35,00022%
St Xavier High School Inc$31,0003n/a
Bay Education Foundation Inc$30,00013%
Hope Ignites Cincinnati$30,00031%
Notre Dame Urban Education Center Inc$30,0002n/a
Elder High School$27,5002n/a
International Mountain Bicycling Association$25,00029%
Adventure Crew$25,00013%
Tabithas House Inc$25,0001n/a
Madisonville Education and Assistance Center Inc$25,00013%
Cincinnati Blue Line Foundation$25,00012%
New Day Ranch$25,00017%
Ethans Purpose Inc$25,000134%
Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education Inc$25,00012%
The New Path Inc$20,00021%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Turn the Page Book Bus$15,0001n/a
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts$12,10030%
Junior Achievement of Oki Partners$12,00030%
Boys & Girls Club of Bay County Inc$10,00011%
Cincinnati Parks Foundation$10,00010%
Mortar Cincinnati$10,00011%
Girls Incorporated of Bay County$10,00011%
Lighthouse Youth Services$10,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00010%
Adopt A Class Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Northern Kentucky Symphony$7,00021%
Kentucky 4h Foundation Inc$6,50010%
The Matthew Mangine Jr Foundation Inc$5,50022%
Cure VCP Disease Inc$5,00012%
ProKids$5,00010%
Joseph House Inc$5,00010%
Man in the Mirror$5,0001n/a
The Home Builders Charitable Foundation$5,00012%
Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation$5,00010%
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$5,00010%
Magnified Giving$5,00010%
Fusion Fc Nky Inc$5,00011%
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville$5,00010%
Living with Change$5,00012%
Transitions Incorporated$4,00030%
Rose Garden Center for Hope and Healing$4,00034%
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired$3,00020%
New Perceptions Inc$3,00020%
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati$3,00020%
City of Refuge$1,00010%
The Arc of Kentucky Inc$1,00010%
Shine Like Lauren Inc$1,0001n/a
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission Inc$1,00010%
Kehila Kadosha Adath Israel Congregation$2501n/a
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$20010%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$20010%
The Children's Home of Cincinnati Ohio$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 174 recipients with no EIN on record ($14M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 115 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEducate Nky Inc: $2,600,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetBrighton Center Inc: $1,865,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetWelcome House Inc: $1,624,100 over 3y, 12% of budgetUnited Way of Central Indiana Inc: $1,195,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati: $1,015,113 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton Inc: $800,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetChildren's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc: $780,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetPeople Working Cooperatively Inc: $400,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetLearning Grove Inc: $365,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetCovington Partners Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetChildren's Hunger Alliance: $275,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio Inc: $250,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetDiocesan Catholic Children's Home Inc: $227,100 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Atlanta Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFreestore Foodbank Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHomeaid Georgia Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetHeights Schools Foundation: $217,000 over 2y, 88% of budgetThe Joe Burrow Foundation: $212,500 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetFound Village: $200,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Nurturing Center of Kentucky: $180,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetEagle Ranch Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLighthouse Family Retreat Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetUnited Way of Central Ohio Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGoshen Valley Foundation Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetIon Center for Violence Prevention Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Cincinnati: $125,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMinistries of Grace Inc - Ga: $125,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetFaith Mission Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Place of Forsyth County Inc: $125,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetJackson County Family Connection Co: $125,000 over 2y, 54% of budgetBe Concerned Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetThe Homeless Families Foundation: $115,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetMetro United Way Inc: $113,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSt Mary's Child Center Inc: $112,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc: $112,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMaster Provisions Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetThe Pointarc of Northern Kentucky: $105,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetLife Learning Center Inc: $105,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetLiteracy Network of Greater Cincinnati Dba Queen City Book Bank: $102,000 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetBethany House Services Inc: $101,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Literacy Lab: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetA Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetHelping Hands of Paulding County I: $100,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetCenter for Great Neighborhoods of Covington: $100,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetTalbert House: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia Mountain Food Bank Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRedwood School & Rehabilitation Inc: $76,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 115.

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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 Greater Cincinnati FoundationOH77.9× affinity52 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500 · Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky · Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation · St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc · Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · The Butler Foundation · John a Schroth Family Char Tr · George and Mary Jo Budig Family Foundati Foundation C/O George J Budig · United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Millstone Fund

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.

Compare The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 with peer funders

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About The Fischer Family Foundation 2008

How much does The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 give?
The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 reported 166 grants totaling $13,930,628 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 125 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (16%), Education (13%), Housing & Shelter (13%).
Who are The Fischer Family Foundation 2008's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Educate Nky Inc ($2.6M), Brighton Center Inc ($1.9M), Welcome House Inc ($1.6M).
Does The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Fischer Family Foundation 2008?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Johnson Charitable Gift Fund, The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500.
Where is The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 based?
The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 is based in KY.

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 305 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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