Data / Foundation grants / Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation
Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation: 57 grants to organizations, $1.3 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation, a private foundation in Annapolis, MD, paid 57 grants to organizations totaling $1,299,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $254,000 to Watershed Stewards Academy in Millersville, MD for to help build a healthier community life.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 208973776
- Based in
- Annapolis, MD
- Assets
- $13,669,065
- Grants paid
- $1,299,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202601329349100330. It reported $1,299,000 in grants paid; 57 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watershed Stewards Academy | Millersville, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $254,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annapolis Opera Company | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Haven | Barre, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Scenic Rivers Land Trust | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for An Agricultural Economy | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annapolis Film Festival | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Onion River Community Access Media Inc | Montpelier, VT | To support the green mountain film festival | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Hagerstown, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve | Cambridge, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy MDDC | Bethesda, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeake Arts Center | Brooklyn Park, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee On Temporary Shelter | Burlington, VT | For assistance in providing shelter for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nek Art Council | St Johnsbury, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | To help build a healthier community life | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craftsbury Chamber Players | Craftsbury, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jenna's Promise | Johnson, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | To help build a healthier community life | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hardwick Gazette | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Visionary Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Growth Forest Network | Easton, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Maryland | Baltimore, MD | To provide assistance in music education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annapolis Symphony Orchestra | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aware | Hardwick, VT | To assist a community arts center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Haven International | Massena, NY | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartbeat Lifesharing Inc | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homegrown National Park | Boston, MA | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Light House Inc | Annapolis, MD | For assistance in providing shelter for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennypack Eco Restoration Trust | Huntingdon Valley, PA | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails-To-Trail Conservancy | Washington, DC | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Journalism Trust - Vermont Digger | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To help build a healthier community life | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Arts Collaborative | Greensboro, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Craft School | Shelburne, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arundel Rivers Federation | Edgewater, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caapa | Fort Washington, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hardwick Area Food Pantry | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeudevine Memorial Library | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Severn River Association | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spa Creek Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Baldrick's Foundation | Monrovia, CA | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Friends of the Bridge | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Public Radio | Colchester, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wypr | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anera | Washington, DC | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hammond Harwood House Assoc Inc | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hardwick Historical Society | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell Art Museum at St Johns College | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Family Inc | Boston, MA | To help build a healthier community life | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolcott Elementary School Ski Patrol | Wolcott, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Chestnut Land Trust | Prince Frederick, MD | To help build a healthier community lifte | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Native Plant Society | Silver Spring, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501329349102750. It reported $613,000 in grants paid; 58 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | To help build a healthier community life | Medical research | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Watershed Stewards Academy | Millersville, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annapolis Opera Company | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scenic Rivers Land Trust | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Samaritan Haven | Barre, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Hagerstown, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy MDDC | Bethesda, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annapolis Film Festival | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | To help build a healthier community life | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for An Agricultural Economy | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jenna's Promise | Johnson, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lymphoma Research Foundation | New York, NY | To help build a healthier community life | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee On Temporary Shelter | Burlington, VT | For assistance in providing shelter for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craftsbury Chamber Players | Craftsbury, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Visionary Art Museum | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeudevine Memorial Library | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Growth Forest Network | Easton, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annapolis Symphony Orchestra | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aware | Hardwick, VT | To assist a community arts center | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Arts and Learning | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child Haven International | Massena, NY | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homegrown National Park | Boston, MA | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Light House Inc | Annapolis, MD | For assistance in providing shelter for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nek Art Council | St Johnsbury, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennypack Eco Restoration Trust | Huntingdon Valley, PA | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Preservation Maryland | Baltimore, MD | To provide assistance in music education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails-To-Trail Conservancy | Washington, DC | To help build a healthier community life | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | To help build a healthier community life | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rural Arts Collaborative | Greensboro, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Craft School | Shelburne, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caapa | Fort Washington, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hardwick Area Food Pantry | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spa Creek Conservancy | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Journalism Trust - Vermont Digger | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Public Radio | Colchester, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ace Mentor Program of America Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To help build a healthier community life | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arundel Rivers Federation | Edgewater, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Thorpe | Brandon, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hammond Harwood House Assoc Inc | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hardwick Historical Society | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartbeat Lifesharing Inc | Hardwick, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Local Motion Inc | Burlington, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John's College - Annapolis | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Friends of the Bridge | Montpelier, VT | To help build a healthier community life | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Video Consortium | Ghent, NY | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wolcott Elementary School Ski Patrol | Wolcott, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Chestnut Land Trust | Prince Frederick, MD | To help build a healthier community lifte | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maryland Native Plant Society | Silver Spring, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Baldrick's Foundation | Monrovia, CA | To help build a healthier community life | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wypr | Baltimore, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation | Plainfield, VT | To help build a healthier community life | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oyster Recovery Partnership | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Severn River Association | Annapolis, MD | To help build a healthier community life | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $689,500 |
| Environment | $184,500 |
| Medical research | $150,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $27,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $16,000 |
| Human services | $10,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $1,215,000 |
| Vermont | $423,500 |
| Massachusetts | $162,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $32,500 |
| New York | $28,500 |
| District of Columbia | $22,500 |
| Texas | $20,000 |
| California | $5,000 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Maryland
- Who funds medical research in Massachusetts
- Who funds environment in Maryland
- Who funds environment in Vermont
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Pennsylvania
- Who funds health care in Texas
Updated May 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.