Fishback Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Banks, OR EIN: 81-4792015

Fishback Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Banks, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $380K in total assets. In 2024, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $15K.

Fishback Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$379,709
+15.3% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$48,554
+171.2% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$1,390
-93.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$4,685
-81.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Fishback Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

PortlandFairfaxLos AngelesSan DiegoWheaton

How Fishback Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 67% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 9% 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $30K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Love Does (Restore International) San Diego, CAGeneral$20,000
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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
2024$379,709$48,554$4,685——$1,390$15,456$16,243
2023$329,452$17,904$25,020$20,0001$21,302$14,186$15,836
2022$323,796$978$36,217$30,0002$31,307—$12,264
2021$418,553$62,559$33,022$22,0002$29,351—$17,581
2020$339,558$2,884$20,520$12,0001—$2,875$16,297

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fishback Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fishback Family Foundation is led by Keith Fishback, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Keith Fishback

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Fishback

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Schaar

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanne Fishback

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Fishback Family Foundation

How large is Fishback Family Foundation?

Fishback Family Foundation reported $380K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K 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 Fishback Family Foundation operate?

Fishback Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Oregon.

What is Fishback Family Foundation's EIN?

Fishback Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4792015. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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