Fisk Relief Fund
Fisk Relief Fund is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $168K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $17K.
Fisk Relief Fund at a glance
In short: Fisk Relief Fund gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,000
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,000
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $167,862
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (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 Fisk Relief Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Innercity Weightlifting Inc ($4K). Together the top 2 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Fisk Relief Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $8K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Innercity Weightlifting Inc Boston, MA | Unrestricted General | $4,000 |
| Sisters Unchained Inc Jamaica Plain, MA | Unrestricted General | $4,000 |
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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 | $167,862 | $18,499 | $11,796 | $8,000 | 2 | $9,310 | $16,538 | $9,848 |
| 2024 | $161,108 | $17,103 | $10,196 | $7,000 | 1 | $8,266 | $15,062 | $9,248 |
| 2023 | $154,371 | $4,969 | $10,987 | $8,000 | 1 | $9,220 | $2,695 | $8,538 |
| 2022 | $160,446 | $-4,379 | $11,970 | $8,100 | 1 | $9,343 | $1,498 | $8,785 |
| 2021 | $176,769 | $37,188 | $10,428 | $7,000 | 1 | $8,315 | $35,062 | $9,724 |
| 2020 | $149,802 | $12,710 | $10,086 | $7,000 | 1 | — | $11,013 | $8,128 |
| 2019 | $147,204 | $8,942 | $9,487 | $6,500 | 1 | — | $7,725 | $8,160 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fisk Relief Fund reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fisk Relief Fund's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2019) → $2K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Fisk Relief Fund
How much does Fisk Relief Fund give each year?
Fisk Relief Fund gave $8K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Fisk Relief Fund?
Fisk Relief Fund reported $168K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 Fisk Relief Fund operate?
Fisk Relief Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Fisk Relief Fund's EIN?
Fisk Relief Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6024309. 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 March 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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