Fleming Family Foundation
Fleming Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Hardwick, Massachusetts. It reported 11 grants totaling $24,500 in 2025, all to recipients in Massachusetts. Its filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
Fleming Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Fleming Family Foundation gave $25K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. 70% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,500
- -52.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,227
- -56.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $843,974
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 70% first-time grantees (7 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fleming Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 308, Hardwick, MA 01037
Phone: (413) 477-0041
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 Town of Hardwick ($6K). Together the top 10 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 61 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Massachusetts. Listed recipients include organizations and public entities in Hardwick, New Braintree, and Ware.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Fleming Family Foundation open to new grantees?
70%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 10 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 20% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% 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 (2018–2025). 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 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2020) to $134K (2021). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Hardwick Gilbertville, MA | Charitable | $6,000 |
| Tri-Parish Community Church Food Pa New Braintree, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Tri-Parish Community Church Deacon' New Braintree, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Jubilee Food Cupboard Ware, MA | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Christmas for Kids Co Hardwick Poli New Braintree, MA | Charitable | $1,500 |
| Hardwick Community Fair Association Hardwick, MA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Hardwick Fireman's Association Hardwick, MA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Hardwick Police Association New Braintree, MA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Hardwick Community Fair Association Hardwick, MA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Friends of the Paige Library Hardwick, MA | Charitable | $500 |
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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 | $843,974 | $85,059 | $41,281 | $24,500 | 11 | $40,068 | $29,444 | $62,322 |
| 2024 | $800,195 | $61,820 | $56,296 | $51,000 | 10 | $53,000 | $59,104 | $58,170 |
| 2023 | $794,671 | $40,740 | $40,794 | $37,000 | 12 | $38,500 | $38,786 | $53,305 |
| 2022 | $794,725 | $43,271 | $39,657 | $30,400 | 11 | $34,400 | $39,014 | $53,788 |
| 2021 | $791,111 | $57,440 | $153,030 | $133,500 | 17 | $143,000 | $47,592 | $56,996 |
| 2020 | $886,701 | $37,195 | $36,903 | $21,500 | 5 | — | $29,292 | $50,730 |
| 2018 | $981,365 | $56,281 | $46,839 | $27,500 | 14 | — | $47,036 | $55,513 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fleming Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 11 grants totaling $24,500. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $6,000, with a median of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $6,000 to the Town of Hardwick, $5,000 each to Tri-Parish Community Church Food Pantry and Tri-Parish Community Church Deacon’s Fund, and $2,000 to Jubilee Food Cupboard. The listed grant purposes were charitable.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Erik Fleming is listed as a trustee on the 2025 filing.
Fleming Family Foundation is led by Erik Fleming, Trustee on every filing since 2018 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erik Fleming
Trustee
On filings since 2018
$15K (2018) → $0 (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $15K, to Erik Fleming (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Fleming Family Foundation
How much does Fleming Family Foundation give each year?
Fleming Family Foundation gave $25K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $51K across 10 grants.
What is Fleming Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Fleming Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,227, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fleming Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Fleming Family Foundation give grants?
Fleming Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Braintree, MA (4 grants), Hardwick, MA (4 grants) and Gilbertville, MA (2 grants).
Does Fleming Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Fleming Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (11 grants).
Who are Fleming Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Fleming Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Town of Hardwick ($6,000), Tri-Parish Community Church Food Pa ($5,000) and Tri-Parish Community Church Deacon' ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fleming Family Foundation?
Fleming Family Foundation reported $844K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (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.
How do I apply for a grant from Fleming Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. 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 42-1336624. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Does Fleming Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 15, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024
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