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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6987019

Jane E Fisher Charitable Trust/foundation

A private foundation in Milton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $973,173 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Helen Weber Trustee
8 Fieldstone Ln
Milton, MA 02186
(857) 753-6695
Form and materials
Written
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $973,173

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $16,205,657

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,311,525

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $16,711,919

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $17,193,434

  • Tax year 2022

    $78,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,105,955

  • Tax year 2021

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,089

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $975,097

  • Tax year 2019

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $892,495

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $772,893

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lehigh Valley Health NetworkAllentown, PA

    In memory of helen ziegenfus fisher and jeremy fisher and to support nursing programs and/or research

    $243,293
  2. Allentown School DistrictAllentown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $145,976
  3. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation NetworkAllentown, PA

    Outpatient rehabilitation charitable care for adults

    $97,317
  4. Historic Bethlehem Museum & Sites IncBethlehem, PA

    Library or for the purpose of creating or enhancing its endowment fund

    $97,317
  5. Lehigh Valley Heritage MuseumlchsAllentown, PA

    In memory of charles ziegenfus for the library or for the purpose of creating or enhancing its own endowment

    $97,317
  6. Luther Crest - Diakon Office of DevelopmentTopton, PA

    The benevolent care fund

    $97,317
  7. Allentown Band IncAllentown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $48,659
  8. Dana Hall SchoolWellesley, MA

    Creating or enhancing its endowment fund

    $48,659
  9. Allentown Area Ecumenical Food BankAllentown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $19,463
  10. Luther Crest - Diakon Office of DevelopmentTopton, PA

    Kayhart arboretum

    $19,463
  11. General Society of Mayflower DecendantsPlymouth, MA

    Unrestricted

    $9,732
  12. Lehigh Valley Active LifeAllentown, PA

    Creating or enhancing its endowment fund

    $9,732
  13. Massachusetts Society of Mayflower DecendantsHingham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $9,732
  14. Northeast PA Synod of ELCAAllentown, PA

    ELCA fund for leaders

    $9,732
  15. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Jane e fisher 1957 gslis scholarship

    $9,732
  16. Sixth Street ShelterAllentown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $9,732

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health1 grant $97,31743% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $58,39126% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $48,65922% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $19,4639% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania12 grants $895,318
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $77,855

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • First State Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Helen WeberTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $156,275

The return

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