Jane E Fisher Charitable Trust/Foundation

Tax-deductible

Milton, MA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-6987019

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$156K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 82% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$505
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$809K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
Net assets
$16.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$809K
FY2025▼ -35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$135K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$16.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$16.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$975K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$17.2M
FY2024$16.7M
FY2025$16.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 74% · $973K Operating & administrative 26% · $342K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-PF; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$156,275Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Helen Weber$156,275$242,695

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Milton, MA.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 16 grants · $973K · 2025–2025
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFY2025$243,293
Allentown School DistrictFY2025$145,976
Luther Crest - Diakon Office of DevelopmentFY2025$97,317
Lehigh Valley Heritage MuseumlchsFY2025$97,317
Historic Bethlehem Museum & Sites INCFY2025$97,317
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation NetworkFY2025$97,317
Dana Hall SchoolFY2025$48,659
Allentown Band INCFY2025$48,659
Luther Crest - Diakon Office of DevelopmentFY2025$19,463
Allentown Area Ecumenical Food BankFY2025$19,463
Sixth Street ShelterFY2025$9,732
Simmons UniversityFY2025$9,732
Northeast PA Synod of ElcaFY2025$9,732
Massachusetts Society of Mayflower DecendantsFY2025$9,732
Lehigh Valley Active LifeFY2025$9,732
General Society of Mayflower DecendantsFY2025$9,732

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$61K
Median grantPart XV$49K
Largest grantPart XV$243K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$809K
Investment income$752K
Gifts and grants$57K
Money out
$1.3M
Grants paid$973K
Running costs$342K
Owns and owes
$16.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$153K
Total assets$16.2M
Liabilities$505
People
2
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$57K
Investment income$752K
Total revenue$809K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$153K
Total assets$16.2M
Liabilities$505
Net assets$16.2M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $809K$1.3M−$506K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.7M−$482K$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.1M$49K$16.1M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$80K$49K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $155K$73K$82K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $135K$53K$83K$975K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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