Fisher Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Portland, ME · EIN 01-0512082 · reported 2023–2025
300grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 300 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $41K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 17513
Portland, ME 04112-8513
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maine Medical Center DEAN L. FISHER SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Maine Medical Center DEAN L. FISHER SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Portland Stage Company MAKING AN ENTRANCE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Maine Medical Center DEAN L. FISHER SCHOLARSHIPS | Portland, ME | $25,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $15,000 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND MEDICATIONS | Scarborough, ME | $15,000 |
| Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| United Way of Aroostook | Presque Isle, ME | $15,000 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation HOMES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $15,000 |
| Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| United Way of Aroostook | Presque Isle, ME | $15,000 |
| Downeast Community Partners | Ellsworth, ME | $15,000 |
| Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | $15,000 |
| United Way of Aroostook | Presque Isle, ME | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine A PLACE FOR GROWTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Concepts | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | Auburn, ME | $10,000 |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Legal Services for the Elderly | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Lifeflight Foundation LIFEFLIGHT CRITICAL CARE PROGRAM | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Open Arms Clinic Inc | Toccoa, GA | $10,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Youth Full Maine | Biddeford, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Concepts | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | Auburn, ME | $10,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project CONNECT RURAL MAINERS OF LIMITED MEANS WITH IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Legal Services for the Elderly | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Milestone Recovery FURNISH AND UPGRADE FACILITY | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Boots2roots WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS TRAINING | Freeport, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Concepts | Lewiston, ME | $10,000 |
| Community Dental | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine | Auburn, ME | $10,000 |
| Knox County Homeless Coalition | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Legal Services for the Elderly | Augusta, ME | $10,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Portland Symphony Orchestra | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Prosperityme IMMIGRANT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND COUNSELING | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory PFAS TESTING | Salisbury Cove, ME | $9,983 |
| Students Empowered to End Dependency (seed) | Scarborough, ME | $7,500 |
| Common Good Soup Kitchen Community | Southwest Harbor, ME | $7,500 |
| Ruth's Reusable Resources WAREHOUSE DEHUMIDIFIER | Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| Friends of Long Creek Youth Development Center INCARCERATED YOUTH PROGRAMS | South Portland, ME | $6,500 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $6,000 |
| Penobscot Community Health Care | Bangor, ME | $6,000 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $6,000 |
| Penobscot Community Health Care | Bangor, ME | $6,000 |
| Island Institute | Rockland, ME | $6,000 |
| Owls Head Transportation Museum ACCESS TO STEM EDUCATION | Owls Head, ME | $6,000 |
| Penobscot Community Health Care | Bangor, ME | $6,000 |
| 317 Main Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $5,000 |
| Abbe Museum | Bar Harbor, ME | $5,000 |
| Avesta Housing Development Corporation HOMELESS TO HOUSING PROGRAM | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Bangor Symphony Orchestra | Bangor, ME | $5,000 |
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