The Fisher Brothers Foundation concentrates large, place-based gifts in New York City, prioritizing major health institutions, Jewish communal organizations and synagogues, and cultural institutions. Their grants are sizable and often made more than once to the same beneficiaries, suggesting long-term relationships with a small set of flagship nonprofits. The foundation’s portfolio blends healthcare philanthropy with support for Jewish life and high-profile cultural/museum projects in NYC.
Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants (many repeated) to flagship NYC institutions rather than many small, distributed awards.
A pair of $1,000,000 general-support grants to New York Presbyterian Hospital, in 2023 and again in 2025, captures how Fisher Brothers Foundation Inc % Fisher Brothers gives: large, repeated commitments to a small circle of New York institutions. The foundation’s recent record also shows substantial support for Jewish communal life, with grants to United Jewish Appeal and Temple Israel, alongside funding for civic and cultural organizations in New York City. That mix suggests a portfolio centered on place-based institutions rather than one-off project grants. The foundation’s giving pattern includes both healthcare and community infrastructure. In healthcare, its gifts reach major hospital systems and specialized providers, while in the civic and cultural sphere it backs organizations tied to planning, museums, and public life. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including New York Presbyterian Hospital, United Jewish Appeal, Temple Israel, City Futures Inc, Regional Plan Association, Citizens Budget Commission, Fisher House Foundation, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYU Langone Health, and Intrepid Museum Foundation. Grant purposes are often listed as general support or general support with similar language, indicating flexible funding rather than restricted project-only awards.
Healthcare is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $1,000,000 to New York Presbyterian Hospital for general support in 2025, and made another $50,000 general grant to Hospital for Special Surgery in 2023, followed by a $25,000 general-support grant in 2025. NYU Langone Health also appears twice in the recent grants list, with $25,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025. Jewish communal institutions are another clear focus. The foundation gave $500,000 to United Jewish Appeal in 2025 after a $500,000 grant in 2023, and it supported Temple Israel with $575,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2025. Beyond those anchor areas, it has backed civic and planning organizations such as City Futures Inc, Regional Plan Association, and Citizens Budget Commission, as well as cultural and public-interest groups including the Intrepid Museum Foundation and New York City Philharmonic.
$2.4M
$65K
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$2.4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Notable grantees: NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, United Jewish Appeal, Intrepid Museum Foundation, Temple Israel
Typical grants cluster around a modest-to-midrange core, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $11,000, and a p75 of $25,000. The top of the distribution is much larger, with seven-figure awards to named institutions showing that the foundation uses selective high-value gifts alongside many smaller ones. The recent grants list also shows repeat support across years for multiple recipients, including New York Presbyterian Hospital, United Jewish Appeal, Temple Israel, City Futures Inc, Regional Plan Association, Citizens Budget Commission, Fisher House Foundation, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYU Langone Health, and Intrepid Museum Foundation. The foundation is a corporate-style family foundation with local giving, and the grants are overwhelmingly flexible, often labeled general support or general.
Giving is concentrated in New York: 83% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is the top state by grant count. The recent grants list is heavily New York City–centered, with recipients in New York, Brooklyn, and other NYC locations. Outside New York, only a few recipients appear in the recent list, including Rockville, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; and one national organization with a New York office. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for major hospitals and health systems, Jewish communal organizations and synagogues, and civic or cultural institutions. Examples in the data include New York Presbyterian Hospital, United Jewish Appeal, Temple Israel, Intrepid Museum Foundation, and City Futures Inc.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $11,000, with a p25 of $5,000 and a p75 of $25,000. The foundation also makes much larger gifts at the top end, including multiple grants at $500,000 and $1,000,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including New York Presbyterian Hospital, United Jewish Appeal, Temple Israel, City Futures Inc, Regional Plan Association, Citizens Budget Commission, Fisher House Foundation, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYU Langone Health, and Intrepid Museum Foundation.
Giving is local and concentrated in New York. New York is the top state by grant count, and 83% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list is almost entirely New York City organizations, with a few grants elsewhere in the U.S.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $285,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY FUTURES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILD TOMORROW FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS BUDGET COMMISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,008 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRIP OF A LIFETIIME | SCARSDALE, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $22,900 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LALELA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | NEW YORK, NY | $5,650 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HUDSON RIVER PARK FRIENDS | NARROWSBURG, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CIVIC BUILDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FARM & WILDERNESS FOUNDATION | PLYMOUTH, VT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENCOURAGE KIDS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK CITY PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOUNDATION INC | ALBANY, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTREPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $450,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITY FUTURES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK CITY PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILD TOMORROW FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REGIONAL PLAN ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $46,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS BUDGET COMMISSION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,160 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION | ROCKVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AHRC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $21,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BURNING MAN PROJECT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPARKYOUTH NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URBAN ARTS PARTNERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRIP OF A LIFETIIME | SCARSDALE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPRING STREET CLIMATE FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FDNY FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BATTERY CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $6,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LALELA | NEW YORK, NY | $6,100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$25,500GENERAL SUPPORT
NYU LANGONE HEALTH
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRIP OF A LIFETIIME
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTER FOR AN URBAN FUTURE
$22,900GENERAL SUPPORT
LALELA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HUDSON RIVER PARK FRIENDS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CIVIC BUILDERS
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FARM & WILDERNESS FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOUNDATION INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK CITY PHILHARMONIC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AHRC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NYU LANGONE HEALTH
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP
$21,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRIP OF A LIFETIIME
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$6,700GENERAL SUPPORT
LALELA
$6,100GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT