Private foundation · EIN 33-1113151 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Eileen Fisher 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: 23 grants paid, $167K total, median $5,000. 78% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$167K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
78%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.6M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Omega InstituteRhinebeck, NYPersonal development$25K
Presencing InstituteCambridge, MANew economy$25K
Storydancer ProjectNew Mexico, NMWomen$25K
North Star FundNew York, NYHuman rights$10K
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYWomen$10K
Planned Parenthood Hudson PeconicSmithtown, NYWomen$10K
Riverkeeper IncOssining, NYEnvironmental$10K
Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NYEnvironmental$10K
Urban Resource InstituteNew York, NYWomen$6,500
New York Women's FoundationNew York, NYWomen$5,000
One Earth PhilanthropyCulver City, CAEnvironmental$5,000
Tides (tides Network)San Francisco, CAHuman rights$5,000
Westchester Community FoundationHartsdale, NYLocal$5,000
Longhouse ReserveEast Hampton, NYEnvironmental$3,000
Community Resource CenterMamaroneck, NYHuman rights$2,500
Irvington PtsaIrvington, NYLocal$2,500
Yes She CanWhite Plains, NYYouth empowerment$2,500
Impact100 WestchesterHartsdale, NYWomen$1,150
Creative Healing for Youth in Pain (chyp)Encino, CAYouth empowerment$1,000
Hope and Resilience Long IslandRiverhead, NYWomen$1,000
Irvington Fire DepartmentIrvington, NYLocal$500
Irvington Police Benevolent AssociationIrvington, NYLocal$500
Irvington Volunteer Ambulance CorpsIrvington, NYLocal$500

By state: New York 18 · Massachusetts 1 · New Mexico 1 · California 3

About this foundation

Eileen Fisher Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Marilyn Calister Wtas LLC, tax-exempt since 2006. 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 Eileen Fisher 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 Eileen Fisher Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $167K across 23 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Eileen Fisher Foundation give?

New York (18 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), New Mexico (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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