Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Nashville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $1.7M.
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.0M), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,000,000
- Median grant
- $1,000,000
- Total assets
- $33,049,961
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (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 Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nashville Zoo ($1.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 12 (58%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 217% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 56% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Zoo Nashville, TN | Restricted - Animal Exhibit | $1,000,000 |
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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 | $33,049,961 | $1,774,824 | $1,184,253 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,667,462 | $1,797,290 |
| 2024 | $32,459,390 | $11,523,629 | $312,602 | — | — | — | $6,906,650 | $1,401,353 |
| 2023 | $21,249,554 | $15,383,914 | $161,588 | $7,500 | 2 | $7,500 | $12,295,695 | $491,143 |
| 2022 | $6,009,788 | $5,052,443 | $322,418 | $315,000 | 4 | $315,000 | $4,008,968 | $96,862 |
| 2021 | $1,279,763 | $185,829 | $698,613 | $695,000 | 5 | $695,000 | $183,481 | $82,107 |
| 2020 | $1,792,547 | $184,519 | $178,273 | $165,000 | 5 | — | $163,236 | $96,451 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara A. Fritch
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Herbert A. Fritch
Co-Trustee
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 Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation
How much does Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation give each year?
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation?
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation reported $33.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.8M (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 Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation operate?
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Tennessee.
What is Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation's EIN?
Herbert a Fritch Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-6404383. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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