Gramma Fisher Foundation

Grantmaker Easton, MD EIN: 42-6068755

Gramma Fisher Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Easton, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1.3M.

Key facts about Gramma Fisher Foundation

In short: Gramma Fisher Foundation gave $1.3M across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $422K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

EIN
42-6068755
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$1,265,000
Grants made (2024)
3
Average grant
$421,667
Median grant
$450,000
Primary geography
New York (53% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 filing · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$1.3M

-11.8% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$422K

-11.8% YoY

How Gramma Fisher Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 27% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaChicagoNew York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2024) to $2.2M (2022). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $1.3M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Metropolitan Opera: $665KMetropolitan Opera$665KThe Atlanta Opera: $450KThe Atlanta Opera$450KLyric Opera House of Chicago: $150KLyric Opera House of Chicago$150K

The largest 2024 recipient was Metropolitan Opera ($665K). Together the top 3 received $1.3M.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K5$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 15 (33%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Opera New York, NYSustaining Grant$665,000
The Atlanta Opera Atlanta, GASustaining Grant$450,000
Lyric Opera House of Chicago Chicago, ILSustaining Grant$150,000

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gramma Fisher Foundation is led by Christine Hunter, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Christine Hunter

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard W. Hunter

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William T. Hunter Jr.

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Gramma Fisher Foundation

How much does Gramma Fisher Foundation give each year?

Gramma Fisher Foundation gave $1.3M across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $1.4M across 3 grants.

What is Gramma Fisher Foundation's typical grant size?

Gramma Fisher Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $450,000, and its average grant was $421,667, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

Where does Gramma Fisher Foundation give grants?

Gramma Fisher Foundation gives mostly in New York: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (36%) and Illinois (12%).

Does Gramma Fisher Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Gramma Fisher Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 filing were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sustaining Grant" (3 grants).

What is Gramma Fisher Foundation's EIN?

Gramma Fisher Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6068755. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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