Fischmann Family Foundation
The Fischmann Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. In 2024, it gave $487,097 through 22 grants to charitable organizations, including educational institutions, religious organizations, and organizations with humanitarian and community-service purposes. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 21 grants totaling $401,895.
Fischmann Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Fischmann Family Foundation gave $402K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $401,895
- -17.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,138
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $815
- -89.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
How to apply to Fischmann Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 380 North Carolwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077
Phone: (818) 261-9240
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fischmann Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
108 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 93 grants of 108 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 2% to recipients in Michigan, and 2% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fischmann Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $240K (2021) to $487K (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $402K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $401,895 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $815 | $395,000 | $401,995 | $401,895 | 21 | $401,995 | — |
| 2024 | $7,810 | $493,500 | $487,197 | $487,097 | 22 | $487,197 | $229 |
| 2023 | $1,507 | $357,500 | $361,055 | $360,955 | 23 | $361,055 | — |
| 2022 | $5,062 | $365,932 | $367,150 | $367,075 | 21 | $367,150 | — |
| 2021 | $6,280 | $242,500 | $239,680 | $239,605 | 21 | $239,680 | — |
| 2020 | $3,460 | $323,000 | $347,005 | $346,920 | Total only | — | — |
| 2019 | $2,565 | $463,000 | $463,947 | $463,862 | Total only | — | $150 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for education, religious organizations, humanitarian purposes, and community services.
Among its grantees, the Impact Forum Foundation describes its mission as connecting philanthropists to collaborate with nonprofit organizations working to fight antisemitism, strengthen Israel, and advance the U.S.–Israel alliance. The an individual recipient Heschel Day School says it cultivates students’ education, critical thinking, creativity, and compassion, with commitments to Jewish values, Israel, and repairing the world. Harvard-Westlake School describes its aims as educational excellence, integrity, and purpose beyond oneself. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 22 grants totaling $487,097. Grants ranged from $360 to $100,000, with a median grant of $11,000. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 21 grants totaling $401,895.
Its largest reported grants included $100,000 to Impact Forum Foundation, $75,000 to the University of Southern California, $50,000 each to Loyola Marymount University and Wilshire Blvd Temple, and $40,000 to USC Shoah Foundation. Other grants included $31,000 each to Chabad of the Valley and The West Project, $25,000 to Swim with Mike, and $18,517 to Young Israel of North Beverly Hills. The foundation also gave $10,000 to USC Libraries, $10,000 to Bnai Zion Foundation, and $5,000 each to an individual recipient Heschel Day School and Harvard-Westlake School.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists George Fischmann as president and Susan Weiss-Fischmann as secretary.
Fischmann Family Foundation is led by George Fischmann, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George Fischmann
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Weiss-Fischmann
Secretary
On filings since 2019
5 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 Fischmann Family Foundation
How much does Fischmann Family Foundation give each year?
Fischmann Family Foundation gave $402K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $487K across 22 grants.
What is Fischmann Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Fischmann Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $19,138, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fischmann Family Foundation give grants?
Fischmann Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Fischmann Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Fischmann Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious" (10 grants), "Education" (6 grants) and "Humantarian" (3 grants).
How large is Fischmann Family Foundation?
Fischmann Family Foundation reported $815 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $395K.
What does Fischmann Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants included support for education, religious organizations, humanitarian purposes, and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fischmann Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fischmann Family Foundation's EIN?
Fischmann Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3286995. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Fischmann Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 18, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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