Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation
Official website for the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation (Southfield, MI). The site publishes mission, impact areas, trustees and staff, contact details (address, phone, email), a grants/grant‑partners section and recent updates (site content updated in 2025).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations with a programmatic fit to the foundation’s stated priorities (early childhood/Detroit–Brightmoor initiatives, Jewish community and identity work, youth development, arts and community development), preferably with a Michigan presence or clear partnership with Michigan-based initiatives.
Good Fit
- • Primary program work in early childhood education, youth development, Brightmoor neighborhood initiatives, or Jewish community engagement.
- • Demonstrated impact and capacity for general operating or multi‑year support.
- • Located in Michigan or operating a sustained program/partnership in Michigan.
- • Existing relationship or referral from a current grantee, local community foundation, or a foundation program officer.
- • Ability to participate in collaborative or regranting structures (e.g., partnership with community foundations).
Geography
Giving is concentrated in Michigan—about 71% of dollars in the latest year—while grants also appear across multiple other states (nine states observed), indicating a primarily state‑level focus with some out‑of‑state activity.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad portfolio (179 grants to 102 distinct recipients) and multi‑year giving to many independent organizations, so the observed recipient set is large and diverse for this foundation's size.
New Applicants
The foundation added dozens of new grantees in the latest year (about 45 new recipients), which shows some turnover, but the publicly posted process states applications are by invitation only, so an unfamiliar applicant faces a higher barrier to entering the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
