Eileen Fisher Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 33-1113151. Reported 122 grants totalling $1,227,900 to 63 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Eileen Fisher Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Eileen Fisher Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $27,300 to them. That is 3% of the $1,009,800 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| The New World Foundation | community foundation | New York | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| IMPACT100 Westchester Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $125,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presencing Institute | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Riverkeeper Inc | Ossining, NY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omega Institute | Rhinebeck, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Story Dancer Project | Santa Fe, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic | Smithtown, NY | $52,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omega Institute for Holistic Studies | Rhinebeck, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Storydancer Project | New Mexico, NM | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health | Stockbridge, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York Women's Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ramapo for Children | Rhinebeck, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| My Sister's Place | White Plains, NY | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Earth Philanthropy | Culver City, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Resource Center | Mamaroneck, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everyday People for Change | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Irvington Ptsa | Irvington, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Net Impact | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York Abortion Access Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tides (tides Network) | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westchester Community Foundation | Hartsdale, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westchester Community Fund | Hartsdale, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Funding Network | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yes She Can Inc | White Plains, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Companies for Causes | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Resource Institute | New York, NY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Irvington Historical Society | Irvington, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Custom Collaborative | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delivering Good | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Intrapreneurs | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Women's Foundation | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The New World Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tonatierra Community Development Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tribal Link Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Longhouse Reserve | East Hampton, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact 100 | Hartsdale, NY | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Organization of Nature Evolutionaries | Danby, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Children's Association | White Plains, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of White Plains and Central Westchester | White Plains, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| IMPACT100 Westchester | Hartsdale, NY | $2,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Creative Healing for Youth in Pain (chyp) | Encino, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope and Resilience Long Island | Riverhead, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Irvington Educational Foundation | Irvington, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Irvington Fire Department | Irvington, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Irvington Police Benevolent Association | Irvington, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Irvington, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Network for Grateful Living | Hadley, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bold Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Healing for Youth in Pain | Encino, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding Westchester | Elmsford, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawthorne Valley Association | Ghent, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rising Tide Capital Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
36 of 63 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Unitarian Universalist Association
DONATION TOWARDS COVID RELIEF AND HOLDEEN INDIA PROGRAM - Presencing Institute
WORKING FOR SOCIETAL TRANSFORMATION - Story Dancer Project
TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF WELLNESS EDUCATION AND RESOURCES LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY - Riverkeeper Inc
CONTRIBUTION - 2021 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL - Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN HOLISTIC STUDIES - Women for Women International
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF WAR AND CONFLICT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 79 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $423,100 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $304,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 27 | $333,650 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 23 | $166,650 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
43% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Eileen Fisher Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1177 Ave of the Americas 18TH Floor, New York, NY, 10036. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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