The Fischer Family Foundation 2008
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds education and youth, family and child-welfare services, mental-health care, housing and homelessness services, food assistance, community development and disaster relief, so a nonprofit working in one of these areas may find a fit.
- It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so you should only approach it if invited rather than sending a cold application.
- Most grants are modest: of 312 grants to organisations, about 8 in 10 fall between $3,500 and $150,000, with a median of $45,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant recorded was $2,300,000.
- A high share of grant dollars, 84%, went to organisations also funded in the two preceding filings, which suggests the foundation leans toward continuing relationships with organisations it already knows, so it may be harder for a wholly new applicant to break in.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its grants have mainly been seen in Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia and Indiana.
Overview
The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 is a US private foundation based in Fort Mitchell, KY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows support across education and youth, family and child-welfare services, mental-health care, housing and homelessness services, food assistance, community development and disaster relief. Recipients include schools, education groups, youth-serving organisations, shelters, food banks and community organisations, as well as public bodies. Recorded purposes include expanding educational opportunities, after-school programmes, youth mental-health education and suicide prevention, counselling, rent and utility assistance, emergency shelter, food distribution and disaster relief. These examples describe the recorded grants; the filings do not set out a general statement of funding priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia and Indiana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 312 grants to organisations were $45,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 166 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- EducateNKY · Expand educational opportunities and improve educational outcomes for all youth in boone/campbell/kenton counties.$2,300,0002024 tax year
- Welcome House · General donation$865,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Dayton · General donation$500,0002024 tax year
- Brighton Center · Leadership grant$500,0002024 tax year
- United Way of Central Indiana · General donation$470,0002024 tax year
- Brighton Center · General donation$465,0002024 tax year
- Villa Madonna Academy · General donation$359,2502024 tax year
- Learning Grove · Providing exceptional cradle to career edeucational services$310,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mike Waugh — Trustee
- Amy Fischer — Trustee
- Elaine Fischer — Trustee
- Henry Fischer — Trustee
- A Michelle Groeschen — Chief Financial Officer
- Angela Waugh — Secretary / Vice Chairman
- Greg Fischer — President / Chairman of the Board
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,940,998 | $9,432,250 | $166,589,408 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $950,868 | $700,200 | $174,600,689 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,713,735 | $13,930,628 | $228,266,456 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Fort Mitchell, KY