Alexander & Brianne Fisher Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cape Elizabeth, ME EIN: 01-0537471

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

Illustration Institute: $15KIllustration Institute$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Illustration Institute ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Portland

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

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Illustration Institute Portland, MECharitable Contribution$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$337,649$13,916$19,315$15,0001$15,000$9,601$16,444
2024$343,048$17,193$11,260$5,0001$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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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