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Fisher House INC

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)Housing EIN 74-2603325Revenue $2.5M in FY2025Latest return filed Nov 14, 2025

On file with the IRSfisherhouseinc.org7323 W US Hwy 90 Ste 107, 78227-3561 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Aug 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Fisher House, INC. Mission is to support military members, veterans, and their families staying at Fisher houses and those who are eligible to utilize Fisher houses but staying at other appropriate points of care venues while they receive medical treatment, care or support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $389K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
81 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 81.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $75K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.5M
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$729K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +124%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$694K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$729K
FY2025▼ -62%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$364K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$889K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$729K
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1991.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $626K Management & general 13% · $93K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Roger Burg
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Ferguson
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jerry Hardy
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides lodging and support for military families receiving medical care.

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1 program · $626K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The fisher house, inc. Mission is to support military members, veterans, and their families staying at fisher houses and those who are eligible to utilize fisher houses but staying at other appropriate points of care venues while they receive medical treatment, care or support.

$626Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Pape-Dawson Engineers Charitable FoundationFY2025$30K
Seiberlich Family FoundationFY2025$14K
Steven and Lenore Newman FamilyfoundationFY2025$12K
Give Back FoundationFY2025$8K
Esther L Heit FoundationFY2025$8K
Bess J Hodges FoundationFY2025$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$75K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$402K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$729K
Ln 25
Programscol B$626K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$402K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$314
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$615K
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$3K$3K$3K$3K$3K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$7.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$225K$58K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$13K$3K$382
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$18K$5K$532
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$350$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$114
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$489
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$363K$352K$8K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$1K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K$626K$93K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $2.5M$729K$1.7M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2024 $1.1M$1.9M−$822K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $1.0M$889K$147K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2022 $694K$497K$197K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $1.0M$364K$684K$6.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,469,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $616,948$2,017,617
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $445,616$402,031
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,704$49,979
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,104,268$2,469,627
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,485$328,462
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,598,265$400,185
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,926,750$728,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$822,482$1,740,980
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,469,627 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$16,111
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,001,506
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,017,617
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $402,345$402,345
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$314−$314
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$35,793
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,186$14,186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,872 · Excluded from tax $402,345$2,469,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $728,647 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,024 · Management $57,699 · Fundraising $6,798$289,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,650 · Management $3,244 · Fundraising $382$16,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,616 · Management $4,517 · Fundraising $532$22,665
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $350 · Management $2,365$2,715
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,023 · Management $114$1,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,238$6,238
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,288 · Management $489$9,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,446 · Management $8,039 · Fundraising $2,458$362,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,306 · Management $8,569$9,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,941 · Management $92,536 · Fundraising $10,170$728,647
Part X · Balance sheet $7,613,326 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,497$614,763
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,656,572$4,319,598
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,460$9,671
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,532$62,660
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,931,729$2,606,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,861,790$7,613,326
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,312$54,268
X-19 Deferred revenue$16,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,312$70,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,790,774$7,531,754
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,704$10,704
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,801,478$7,542,458
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,861,790$7,613,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,542,458 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,469,627
XI-2 Total expenses$728,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,740,980
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,801,478
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,542,458

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

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