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The Fischbach Foundation

Preselected recipients only Deep River, Connecticut · EIN 204125579

The Fischbach Foundation is a private foundation in Deep River, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $98,077 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $38,377. 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 down from $115,070 the year before.

27% 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$62,45018$740,618
2024$115,07019$734,782
2025$98,07717$746,660

How to apply

The Fischbach 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 The Fischbach Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut11$85,577
Florida4$8,500
New York2$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zede
Chester, CT
General use$38,377
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zede
Chester, CT
General use$17,200
Community Foundation of Middlesex C
Middletown, CT
General use$10,500
Individual
CT
General Use$5,000
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
General use$5,000
Individual
FL
General use$5,000
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
General Use$3,000
Kingswood Oxford School
West Hartford, CT
General use$3,000
American Friends Jamaica
New York, NY
General use$3,000
Individual
FL
General use$2,000
Individual
NY
General use$1,000
Individual
CT
General Use$1,000
Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Ctr
Old Saybrook, CT
General use$1,000
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation
Ivoryton, CT
General use$1,000
Community Foundation of Collier Cou
Naples, FL
General use$1,000
Connecticut River Museum
Essex, CT
General use$500
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Naples, FL
General use$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Fischbach Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Fischbach Foundation give?

$98,077 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Fischbach Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy Fischbach (Trustee).

What does The Fischbach Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, community development and health.

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