Fletcher Family Foundation
Fletcher Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Malibu, California. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $1,244,000 to charitable organizations in several states.
Fletcher Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Fletcher Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Maine. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,244,000
- +43.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,111
- +35.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $11,690,771
- +0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Maine (50% 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 Fletcher Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6220 Zumirez Drive, Malibu, CA 90265
Phone: (310) 990-5264
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fletcher Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Island Institute ($210K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
68 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 68 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Maine recipients received 50% of grant dollars, California recipients 18%, Oregon recipients 12%, New York recipients 10%, and Virginia recipients 8%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Fletcher Family Foundation open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $76K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $28K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 142% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 147% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $515K (2022) to $1.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Island Institute Rockland, ME | Donation | $210,000 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum Rockland, ME | Donation | $200,000 |
| The Life Flight Fdn Aurora, OR | Donation | $150,000 |
| Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center Culver City, CA | Legacy Sponsor | $150,000 |
| Target ALS Foundation Inc New York, NY | Donation | $100,000 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach Lynchburg, VA | Donation | $100,000 |
| Area Interfaith Outreach Rockland, ME | Donation | $100,000 |
| Homeworthy Rockland, ME | Donation | $90,000 |
| Rockport Library Fdn Cleveland, OH | Donation | $35,000 |
| Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center Malibu, CA | Donation | $25,000 |
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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 | $11,690,771 | $1,406,588 | $1,338,871 | $1,244,000 | 18 | $1,244,000 | $1,311,717 | $847,806 |
| 2024 | $11,624,535 | $632,328 | $950,043 | $865,000 | 17 | $865,000 | $547,285 | $805,824 |
| 2023 | $11,373,235 | $686,570 | $733,823 | $659,100 | 15 | $659,100 | $611,847 | $710,868 |
| 2022 | $10,928,526 | $605,655 | $589,612 | $515,000 | 8 | $515,000 | $531,043 | $720,090 |
| 2021 | $10,600,640 | $1,058,921 | $1,131,293 | $1,045,000 | 10 | $1,045,000 | $972,628 | $813,157 |
| 2020 | $11,557,585 | $1,551,330 | $693,828 | $620,000 | 10 | — | $934,127 | $662,632 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fletcher Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $848K 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 mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees describe work that includes supporting island and coastal communities facing climate and economic change (Island Institute), providing food and basic necessities to households in need (Area Interfaith Outreach), advancing ALS research (Target ALS Foundation Inc.), and providing medical equipment, facilities, and extended hours at an urgent care center in Malibu (Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center). These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $1,244,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $210,000, with a median of $30,000. Among its largest grants were $210,000 to Island Institute, $200,000 to Farnsworth Art Museum, $150,000 to The Life Flight Fdn, $150,000 to Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, and $100,000 each to Target ALS Foundation Inc. and Area Interfaith Outreach.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeremy Fletcher as foundation manager and Charlotte Fletcher as president.
Fletcher Family Foundation is led by Charlotte Fletcher, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charlotte Fletcher
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeremy Fletcher
Foundation Manager
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Fletcher Family Foundation
How much does Fletcher Family Foundation give each year?
Fletcher Family Foundation gave $1.2M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $865K across 17 grants.
What is Fletcher Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Fletcher Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $69,111, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fletcher Family Foundation that year got $25K on average.
Where does Fletcher Family Foundation give grants?
Fletcher Family Foundation gives mostly in Maine: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (18%) and Oregon (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rockland, ME (5 grants) and Culver City, CA (2 grants).
Does Fletcher Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Fletcher Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (17 grants).
Who are Fletcher Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Fletcher Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Island Institute ($210,000), Farnsworth Art Museum ($200,000) and Area Interfaith Outreach ($200,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fletcher Family Foundation?
Fletcher Family Foundation reported $11.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $848K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Fletcher Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fletcher Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fletcher Family Foundation's EIN?
Fletcher Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8073736. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Fletcher 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Fletcher Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fletcher-family-foundation-morg_61775ae6fa1f4777b56100c98f4dd7a1
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