The James Marston Fitch Charitable

EIN 133993856

New York, NY 10036 |(212) 252-6809

https://www.fitchfoundation.org
Total Given 2021–2024
$137K
20 grants · $34K avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $5K–$8K
grant size
11%
transactional · 2/18 multi-year
repeat
$934K
Assets (2024)
18
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person Frederick Bland
Phone (212) 252-6809
Deadlines Applications are due the November before the grant year begins.
How to Apply Applicants will be required to submit three (3) copies of their proposals. The proposal must contain: a brief description of the project and the work product, not to exceed three (3) pages; a schedule of work and budget showing how the grant money will be applied; a curriculum vita, including professional and academic background and past and present grants received; and, two (2) letters of support for the project.
Restrictions Grants will be available to qualified mid-career professionals with established backgrounds in historic preservation or related fields. Candidates must have an advanced or professional degree and 10 years professional experience in historic preservation or in related fields such as architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, planning, law, engineering, archaeology, architectural history and the decorative arts. The project must be relevant and useful to the preservation community in the United States. The Foundation will not discriminate based on race, sex, ethnicity, age, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Final and completed studies are required to consist of one complete original with appropriate illustrations and two complete copies. The Foundation requires that its grant is acknowledged in all publications and reserves the right to publish the results if it chooses to do so. Proper credit will be given to the author/recipient.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 $34K $927K $173K 6
2022 $22K $835K $90K 2
2023 $61K $848K $145K 8
2024 $20K $934K $101K 4

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 20 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$6K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$8K
Maximum
$15K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

5.0% of US grants · Rank #5 of 9 states $10K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Travis 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (20 total)

Purpose
National Trust for Historic Preservation Washington, DC $15,000 Support 3 undergraduate students pursuing fields related to historic preservation. 2023
National Trust for Historic Preservation Washington, DC $15,000 General Support 2022
Michael Holleran Austin, TX $10,000 Historical survey of water infrastructure systems in Texas. 2023
Heidi Hohmann Ames, IA $9,900 Conduct research on ecological and sociological changes in the Minneapolis wetlands. 2023
Laura Blokker New York, NY $9,000 This project will examine the potential to reclaim the legacy of African American educational excellence and... 2021
Bonnie McDonald Chicago, IL $7,975 Conduct major survey of preservation professionals to evaluate the efficacy of the field at large. 2023
Naomi Hersson-Ringskog Newburgh, NY $7,500 Supported a pilot project to reactivate a building shell for interim use, with and for the community, located in Newburgh, NY 2024
Jobie Hill New YOrk, NY $6,500 The Silenced Voices in Interpreting Sites of Slavery project (Silenced Voices) is designed to transform public... 2021
Jobie Hill New YOrk, NY $6,500 The Silenced Voices in Interpreting Sites of Slavery project (Silenced Voices) is designed to transform public... 2022
Bonnie McDonald New york, NY $6,275 The historic preservation movement is facing a relevancy crisis in the United States. Twenty years of experience in... 2021
Laura Blokker Greensburg, LA $5,975 To create a website to index and survey segregated schools in Louisiana. 2023
Todd Lawson New York, NY $5,000 The Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes (CNCT) people inhabited the Oregon coast for centuries but sadly the CNCT... 2021
Suzana Radivojevic Eugene, OR $5,000 Study of architectural plywood. 2023
Justin Den Herder Brooklyn, NY $5,000 Study logistics and impact of lumber reuse. 2023
Katherine Wonson Wilson, WY $5,000 study and propose solutions for the problem of ineffective preservation maintenance planning for National Park... 2024
Gorham Bird Auburn, AL $5,000 measure and represent the environmental and economic benefits of historic preservation and adaptive reuse of... 2024
Paul Kapp New York, NY $3,750 During the Great Depression, architects, politicians, and entrepreneurial women in the deep south collaborated to... 2021
Margaret Lester New York, NY $3,750 Focusing on the portfolio of architect Minerva Parker Nichols, Margaret Lesters research examines the histories we... 2021
Liz McEnaneyFullerton Center Newburgh, NY $2,500 Supported a pilot project to reactivate a building shell for interim use, with and for the community, located in Newburgh, NY 2024
Jobie Hall Iowa City, IA $2,000 Complete a documentary short on slave dwellings. 2023