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Fletcher Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Malibu, California · EIN 208073736

Fletcher Family Foundation is a private foundation in Malibu, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 18 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $210,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $865,000 the year before.

18% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$659,10015$15.8 million
2024$865,00017$17.2 million
2025$1.2 million18$18.8 million

How to apply

Fletcher Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fletcher Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine6$620,000
California6$218,000
Oregon1$150,000
New York2$120,000
Virginia1$100,000
Ohio1$35,000
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
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
Lustgarten Foundation
Woodbury, NY
Donation$20,000
KCRW
Artesia, CA
Donation$15,000
ALS Assn Golden Westchapter
Woodland Hills, CA
Donation$10,000
Strive U
Portland, ME
Donation$10,000
Hurricane Island Fdn
Rockland, ME
Donation$10,000
Viewpoint School
Calabasas, CA
Donation$10,000
Marol Academy
Culver City, CA
Donation$8,000
Cure Epilepsy
Chicago, IL
Donation$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fletcher Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Fletcher Family Foundation give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Fletcher Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeremy Fletcher (Foundation Manager) and Charlotte Fletcher (President).

What does Fletcher Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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