Fisher Charitable Foundation

PORTLAND, ME EIN: 01-0512082

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.7M

+0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$535K

+10.8% YoY

Grant Count

109

+29.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-14.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$199K$399K$598K$797K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,701,899$2,687,983$2,836,858
Revenue$706,555$481,444$343,417
Expenses$690,907$631,228$653,795
Qualifying Distributions$624,582$571,525$583,589
Net Investment Income$480,356$282,324$255,116
Distributable Amount$331,012$305,368$328,907

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$134K$268K$402K$535K86 grants202085 grants202179 grants202284 grants2023109 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MAINE MEDICAL CENTER$25KDOWNEAST COMMUNITY PARTN…$15KMITCHELL INSTITUTE$15KUNITED WAY OF AROOSTOOK$15KBOOTS2ROOTS$10KCOMMUNITY CONCEPTS$10KCOMMUNITY DENTAL$10KGOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK …$10KKNOX COUNTY HOMELESS COA…$10KLEGAL SERVICES FOR THE E…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

443 grants across all recorded years

443<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ALEXSANDRA L FISHERTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT$15KOWEN W WELLSTRUSTEE/CLERK$15KMEG BAXTERTRUSTEE$15KHENRY L P SCHMELZERTRUSTEE$15KCRAIG N DENEKASTRUSTEE$15KARIE FISHER COLESTRUSTEE$15K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALEXSANDRA L FISHERTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT1$15,000
OWEN W WELLSTRUSTEE/CLERK1$15,000
MEG BAXTERTRUSTEE1$15,000
HENRY L P SCHMELZERTRUSTEE1$15,000
CRAIG N DENEKASTRUSTEE1$15,000
ARIE FISHER COLESTRUSTEE1$15,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AuburnAugustaBangorBar HarborBathBelfastBiddefordBloomfieldBlue HillBoothbayBostonBrewerBrunswickBucksportCamdenCherryfieldDeer IsleEastportEllsworthFalmouth

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

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