Through philanthropic partnerships that center community voices and visions of change on some of the most daunting issues of our times, we keep alive Mr. & Mrs. Fisher’s great trust in the power of tzedakah and tikkun olam, cherished Jewish values that celebrate repairing the world through service, fairness, and justice.
WITH EACH GREAT PROJECT THAT WE BUILD WE SALUTE GENERATIONS STILL TO COME, KNOWING THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO build even higher.
— Max M. Fisher
YOU HAVE PROVEN YOUR STRENGTH IN WORKING TOGETHER …we do this work in partnership with the families and not to the families.
— Marjorie S. Fisher
COVID RESPONSE
TO EACH SELECTED PARTNER, THE FOUNDATION’S MESSAGE WAS CLEAR:
WE STAND WITH YOU; stronger together.
In an unprecedented response to aid partners severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees deployed $3.5 million in emergency support, intentionally exceeding the Foundation’s approved 2020 grantmaking budget. Inspired by the work underway in Detroit, especially in the Brightmoor neighborhood, and in other communities across the globe, the Foundation contributed to basic needs causes, a local social enterprise, and across its impact areas.
GRANTMAKING
2019-2020
Total Dollars Put Into Motion
2019
$14,780,754
2020
$17,454,162
Grant Dollars Awarded
Per Impact Area*
Grant Dollars Awarded
Per Impact Area*
2019
• Jewish
• Early Childhood
• Arts & Culture
2020
Jewish
2019 PAID
$3,466,737
2020 PAID
$4,032,101
Arts & Culture
2019 PAID
$1,750,393
2020 PAID
$1,817,603
Early Childhood
2019 PAID
$3,537,807
2020 PAID
$4,010,438
Impact Investing
2020 GRANTS PAID
$52,000
TOTAL COMMITMENT
$10,000,000
*In accordance with the Foundation’s commitment to transparency, a full list of grants is available online at glasspockets.org.
GRANTEE PARTNERS PROFILED IN REPORT
