Blanche Fischer Foundation
Official website of the Blanche Fischer Foundation (Oregon), a private foundation funding assistive devices, mobility supports, and other independence-focused grants for low-income Oregonians with permanent physical disabilities. Site includes grant opportunities, application guidance, recipient stories, donation and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An Oregon resident (or a small service provider applying on an individual’s behalf) with a permanent physical disability, demonstrable financial need, and a concrete request for assistive equipment or mobility/independence supports.
Good Fit
- • Applicant resides in Oregon and documents residency.
- • Request is for assistive devices, mobility equipment, repairs, or independence-related technology.
- • Clear demonstration of financial need with invoices or vendor quotes.
- • One-time, modest-cost requests rather than multi-year operating support.
- • Willingness to submit via the published email or mailed application and to provide required documentation.
Geography
Giving is primarily state-focused: earlier years show nearly all grants to Oregon recipients, and the latest year still directed 77% of dollars to Oregon although a few small out-of-state awards appear.
Recipient Variety
Across the observed three-year history the foundation has funded dozens of distinct individual recipients (about 48 in 2022 and nearly 58 in 2023), and even the latest year included eight separate recipients, indicating a broadly distributed individual-grant portfolio.
New Applicants
Public application instructions, an email address and mailing address for submissions, plus very high new-recipient counts in 2023 and all-new recipients in 2024, indicate that unfamiliar applicants have a credible path to apply and do get funded.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
