Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cape Elizabeth, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $338K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $10K.
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation at a glance
In short: Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Maine. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $337,649
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maine (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Illustration Institute ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illustration Institute Portland, ME | Charitable Contribution | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $337,649 | $13,916 | $19,315 | $15,000 | 1 | $15,000 | $9,601 | $16,444 |
| 2024 | $343,048 | $17,193 | $11,260 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $10,933 | $16,587 |
| 2023 | $337,115 | $16,184 | $6,055 | — | — | — | $10,129 | $16,127 |
| 2022 | $326,986 | $6,736 | $2,470 | — | — | — | $2,006 | $15,917 |
| 2021 | $322,720 | $33 | $3,150 | — | — | — | — | $15,949 |
| 2020 | $325,837 | $35 | $244 | — | — | — | — | $16,057 |
| 2019 | $326,046 | $257 | $5,116 | — | — | — | — | $16,188 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation is led by Alex Fisher, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alex Fisher
President
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianne Fisher
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Saaf
Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Lebel
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Volo
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation
How much does Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation give each year?
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation?
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation reported $338K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation operate?
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation has awarded grants in Maine.
What is Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation's EIN?
Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0537471. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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