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Burlington, MA · 2024 filing

FISHER FAMILY FREE LOAN FUND INC (AKA BOSTON FREE LOAN SOCIETY)

Accepts applications

FISHER FAMILY FREE LOAN FUND INC (AKA BOSTON FREE LOAN SOCIETY) accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $73K given across 11 grants.

A typical grant is around $6K.

That filing also reported program-related investments, which are loans or equity rather than grants, and which is how foundation money occasionally reaches a company.

What they give

$73K
Total giving
11
Grants made
$6K
Typical grant
$10K
Largest grant

From their 2024 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 11 grants itemized on their 2024 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $4K and $10K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2024 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2024 filing stayed close to home: Massachusetts ($73K). Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, and this one is the rule rather than the exception.

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