Private foundation · EIN 22-6966373 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Bruce and Melissa Fischer Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $305K total, median $4,000. 33% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
27
$305K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in NY
33%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.1M

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$150K
Jewish Family ServicesDallas, TXGeneral charitable purposes$32K
Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton, FLGeneral charitable purposes$21K
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$15K
Children Special HospitalNew Brunswick, NJGeneral charitable purposes$12K
Gods Love We DeliverNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$10K
St Jude Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral chairtable purposes$10K
Friends of Rodeph Sholom SchoolNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$7,200
Make a Wish of NjMonroe Township, NJGeneral charitable purposes$6,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$6,000
Susan G KomenDallas, TXGeneral charitable purposes$6,000
Friends of Yashar Lachayal IncEast Brunswick, NJGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Students Supporting IsraelMinneapolis, MNGeneral charitable purposes$5,000
Special Olympics of NjLawrenceville, NJGeneral charitable purposes$4,000
Children Cancer and BloodNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
Lupus Foundation of NjLivingston, NJGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
National Scleroderma FoundationBoston, MAGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
The Progeria Research FoundationPeabody, MAGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$2,000
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILGeneral charitable purposes$1,500
Wounded Warrior ProjectWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral charitable purposes$1,000
Boca Rio FoundationBoca Raton, FLGeneral charitable purposes$500
Breakthrough T1dHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable purposes$500
Point Pleasant Fire DepartmentRochester, NYGeneral charitable purposes$300
Point Boro FIRST Aid SquadPoint Pleasant, NJGeneral charitable purposes$100

By state: New York 9 · Texas 2 · New Jersey 6 · Florida 2 · Tennessee 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Bruce and Melissa Fischer Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Golden Touch Imports, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Bruce and Melissa Fischer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Bruce and Melissa Fischer Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $305K across 27 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Bruce and Melissa Fischer Family Foundation give?

New York (9 grants), Texas (2 grants), New Jersey (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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