Funding search · EIN 141839580 · Sewickley, PA

Richard L and Virginia M Fischer Foundation

Name: Richard L and Virginia M Fischer Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

58
grants reported: $176,679
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

United Way of Allegheny County3 grants · $30,000
Mary Queen of Peace Parish2 grants · $26,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Pittsburgh1 grant · $11,000
United Way of Southwestern Pa1 grant · $10,000
Duquesne University Nursing School1 grant · $10,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank2 grants · $9,000
Catholic Relief Services2 grants · $7,000
Salvation Army2 grants · $6,100
Fellowship of Christian University Students1 grant · $6,000
Fraternal Order of Eagles 11341 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$13,600

2022

$30,500

2023

$65,529

2024

$67,050

2025

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Mary Queen of Peace Parish · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$11,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$10,000
United Way of Southwestern Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$10,000
United Way of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Duquesne University Nursing School · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$10,000
United Way of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$10,000
United Way of Allegheny County · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$7,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2025
General support
$6,000
Fellowship of Christian University Students · Golden, CO · 2025
General support
$6,000
Salvation Army · Carnegie, PA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General support
$5,000
The National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Fraternal Order of Eagles 1134 · Carnegie, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Kmak Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General support
$5,000
Washington Heights Ecumenical Food Bank · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$4,800
Saint Paul Cathedral · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$3,500
Fellowship of Catholic University Students · Golden, CO · 2024
General support
$2,600
Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2024
General support
$2,000
St Paul'S Cathedral · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$1,500
Presto Volunteer Fire Department · Presto, PA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
$1,000
Hospice of the Western Reserve · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General support
$1,000
Presto Volunteer Fire Department · Presto, PA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Project Bundle Up · Carnegie, PA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Saint Paul Cathedral Knights of Columbus · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General support
$1,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
Covenant House · Topeka, KS · 2024
General support
$1,000
Crazy Horse Memorial · Crazy Horse, SD · 2024
General support
$1,000
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General support
$1,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
$1,000
The Salvation Army of Western Pa · Carnegie, PA · 2024
General support
$1,000
American Red Cross · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Feeding America · Duquesne, PA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Mary Queen of Peace Parish · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General support
$1,000
World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$650
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2025
General support
$500
Seraphic Mass Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General support
$500
United Service Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support
$500
Focus · Golden, CO · 2023
General support
$200
Consumer Reports · Yonkers, NY · 2025
General support
$200
American Bible Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$200
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$129
Diocese of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$100
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
General support
$100
Aspca · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$100
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
General support
$100
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$100
Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$100
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
General support
$100
Society of the Little Flower · Darien, IL · 2025
General support
$100
St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2025
General support
$100
Salvation Army · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support

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