Fleming Family Foundation
Fleming Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Jacksonville, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including animal rescue and care, wildlife and marine conservation, service-dog training, arts, and education.
Fleming Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Fleming Family Foundation gave $1.8M across 61 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Florida. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,835,210
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 61
- +17.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,085
- -20.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $37,750,508
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (16 of 58, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fleming Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit a written request stating the purpose of the grant and include a copy of the organization’s IRS exemption letter.
- Review Cycle
- None listed.
- Deadline
- None listed.
- Contact
Application contact: Robert H Trudeau
Mailing address: 1548 Lancaster Terrace, Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone: (904) 355-0355
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fleming Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Casting for Cats ($100K). Together the top 10 received $670K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($345,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
249 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 188 grants of 249 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Florida recipients received 83% of grant dollars. Other recipient-state shares were Pennsylvania, 5%; Missouri, 3%; North Carolina, 3%; and California, 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 61 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Fleming Family Foundation open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 58 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2020) to $2.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 61 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $335,500 |
| Casting for Cats Tavernier, FL | Florida Bay Music Festival | $100,000 |
| International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Dania Beach, FL | Conservation and Youth Summer Camps | $100,000 |
| Broken Road Horse Rescue Inc Lake Worth, FL | Animal Rescue | $75,000 |
| Leeds Endowment West Palm Beach, FL | Service Dog Training | $75,000 |
| Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation West Palm Beach, FL | Artifical Feef Building | $70,000 |
| Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Jupiter, FL | Medical and Food | $50,000 |
| Canine Companions for Independence Orlando, FL | Team Training | $50,000 |
| Loggerhead Marine Life Center Juno Beach, FL | Conservation | $50,000 |
| Paws 4 Liberty Lake Worth, FL | Various Purposes | $50,000 |
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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 | $37,750,508 | $4,090,719 | $2,265,649 | $1,835,210 | 61 | $1,909,668 | $3,801,426 | $2,086,537 |
| 2024 | $35,996,142 | $2,955,037 | $2,326,195 | $1,969,483 | 52 | $2,131,606 | $2,757,806 | $1,977,691 |
| 2023 | $35,318,370 | $1,657,937 | $2,200,249 | $1,830,850 | 45 | $1,912,731 | $1,482,580 | $1,784,546 |
| 2022 | $35,811,592 | $3,215,572 | $2,316,401 | $1,909,658 | 43 | $2,093,767 | $3,010,382 | $1,734,086 |
| 2021 | $34,931,714 | $3,782,472 | $2,670,004 | $2,099,685 | 48 | $2,262,458 | $3,488,652 | $2,049,487 |
| 2020 | $33,740,182 | $1,325,815 | $2,487,225 | $1,747,156 | 51 | — | $1,035,162 | $1,901,979 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fleming Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission is stated in the available filing information. Its 2025 grants include support for animal rescue and wildlife care, conservation, service-dog training, fishing-related activities, music, and education. For example, grantee Paws 4 Liberty describes its mission as raising and training service dogs for disabled military veterans; Pelican Harbor Seabird Station describes its work as rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing native wildlife; and Stephens College describes an educational experience focused on pre-professional fields and the performing arts.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 61 grants totaling $1,835,210. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $308,000, with a median of $15,000. The largest grants included $308,000 to an individual recipient for dog rescue and medical care; $100,000 to Casting for Cats for the Florida Bay Music Festival; and $100,000 to the International Game Fish Association for conservation and youth summer camps. Other grants included $75,000 to an individual recipient for animal rescue and $75,000 to Leeds Endowment for service-dog training.
The filing says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It instructs applicants to submit a written request describing the grant’s intended purpose and include a copy of the organization’s IRS exemption letter. The filing lists no award restrictions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fleming Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert H. Trudeau
Trustee
On filings since 2020
15 hrs/week
$72K (2020) → $149K (2025)
Molly Fleming
Trustee
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Cypress Trust Company (2020–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $149K, to Robert H Trudeau (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Fleming Family Foundation
How much does Fleming Family Foundation give each year?
Fleming Family Foundation gave $1.8M across 61 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 52 grants.
What is Fleming Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Fleming Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $30,085, across 61 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fleming Family Foundation that year got $18K on average.
Where does Fleming Family Foundation give grants?
Fleming Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were West Palm Beach, FL (6 grants), Titusville, PA (3 grants), Miami, FL (3 grants) and Jacksonville, FL (3 grants).
Does Fleming Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Fleming Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 61) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Animal Rescue" (14 grants), "Conservation" (7 grants) and "Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation" (3 grants).
Who are Fleming Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Fleming Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Casting for Cats ($100,000), International Game Fish Association (IGFA) ($100,000) and Broken Road Horse Rescue Inc ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 4 grants to individuals ($345,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fleming Family Foundation?
Fleming Family Foundation reported $37.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.1M (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.
What does Fleming Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission is stated in the available filing information. Its 2025 grants include support for animal rescue and wildlife care, conservation, service-dog training, fishing-related activities, music, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fleming Family Foundation?
Submit a written request stating the purpose of the grant and include a copy of the organization’s IRS exemption letter. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fleming Family Foundation's EIN?
Fleming Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6214365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Fleming Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fleming-family-foundation-morg_562faaf638c54c2c80915ddd4f4a108c
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