Fisher Family Free Loan Fund Inc (Aka Boston Free Loan Society)
EIN 842297259Total Given 2020–2024
$206K
28 grants · $41K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $5K–$10K
grant size
4%
transactional · 1/26 multi-year
repeat
$146K
Assets (2024)
26
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
BOSTON FREE LOAN SOCIETY
Phone
(781) 325-2358
Deadlines
Applications accepted at all times
How to Apply
Details including application at httpswwwbosfreeloanorg
Restrictions
Indigent individuals familiesor 501c3 freeloan public charities
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20K | $78K | $643 | 1 |
| 2021 | $30K | $57K | $247 | 4 |
| 2022 | $15K | $54K | $138 | 2 |
| 2023 | $68K | $98K | $1K | 10 |
| 2024 | $73K | $146K | $50K | 11 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 28 grants on record
Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$6K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$20K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RK
Randall Krause
Director
JJ
Jennifer Jonassaint
2 yrs
Director
DF
Deborah Freed
5+ yrs
Director
JF
Jeffrey Fisher
5+ yrs
Director
TF
Terri Fisher
5+ yrs
Clerk Director
AF
Arthur Fisher
9+ yrs
PresTreasAstClkDir
AF
Arthur Fisher
9+ yrs
President Treasurer Ast Clerk
Leadership
DF
Deborah Freed
5+ yrs
Director
JJ
Jennifer Jonassaint
2 yrs
Director
TF
Terri Fisher
5+ yrs
Clerk Director
JF
Jeffrey Fisher
5+ yrs
Director
MF
Madeleine Fisher
4 yrs
Director
AF
Arthur Fisher
9+ yrs
President Treasurer Ast Clerk
Leadership
TF
Terri Fisher
5+ yrs
Clerk Director
JF
Jeffrey Fisher
5+ yrs
Director
MF
Madeleine Fisher
4 yrs
Director
DF
Deborah Freed
5+ yrs
Director
AF
Arthur Fisher
9+ yrs
President Treasurer Ast Clerk
Leadership
JF
Jeffrey Fisher
5+ yrs
Director
TF
Terri Fisher
5+ yrs
Clerk Director
MF
Madeleine Fisher
4 yrs
Director
DF
Deborah Freed
5+ yrs
Director
AB
Alter Bukiet
2 yrs
Director
AF
Arthur Fisher
9+ yrs
President Treasurer Ast Clerk
Leadership
AB
Alter Bukiet
2 yrs
Director
DF
Deborah Freed
5+ yrs
Director
MF
Madeleine Fisher
4 yrs
Director
JF
Jeffrey Fisher
5+ yrs
Director
TF
Terri Fisher
5+ yrs
Clerk Director
Grants Awarded (28 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew Free Loan of San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $20,000 | To make interest free loans to indigent individuals and families | 2020 |
| Olga Tsuker | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | Training to obtain employmentas interestfree charitable loan | 2021 |
| Anna Buchmann | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | Training to obtain employment as Interestfree charitable loan | 2021 |
| Sara C | Revere, MA | $10,000 | Indigent widow for heating sys repair and used car | 2022 |
| Lina N | Everett, MA | $10,000 | Home repairs Indigent | 2023 |
| Mark S | Lowell, MA | $10,000 | Water Heatrtx lienutils Indigent Cancer | 2023 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | Emergency Disaster Relief107 | 2023 |
| Gatit I | Brighton, MA | $10,000 | Rent for Eviction prevention Indigent indiv | 2024 |
| Natasha S | Cummington, MA | $10,000 | Unafordable shortfall in adoption expenses | 2024 |
| Barbara G | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | Fill last minute funding gaps for education expenses | 2024 |
| Chabad of Merrimack Valley | Andover, MA | $10,000 | Replace broken heater | 2024 |
| Tal M | Newton Center, MA | $9,168 | Fill last minute funding gap for education expenses | 2024 |
| Kevin S | Newport, VT | $7,883 | Reloc for empl rent cancer indigent | 2023 |
| Sheila M | Hingham, MA | $6,738 | Eviction prevbusiness recov indigent | 2023 |
| Marc a | Marblehead, MA | $6,012 | Eviction prevrent utils indigent | 2023 |
| Jeffrey K | Newton, MA | $5,915 | Eviction prev rent indigent | 2023 |
| Chana S | Somerville, MA | $5,754 | Indigent assistancerentutils auto Ins | 2024 |
| Jaclyn B | Framingham, MA | $5,250 | Eviction prv rent indigent | 2023 |
| Jonathan Goldin | Lexington, MA | $5,000 | To become selfsufficient by recovering his businessas Interestfree charitable loan | 2021 |
| Jonathan Goldin | Lexington, MA | $5,000 | Medical expenses of LongCovid auto accident auto rental as interestfree charitable loan | 2021 |
| Janathan G | Lexington, MA | $5,000 | Assist with Med exp of LongCovid auto acciden | 2022 |
| Jaclyn B | Framingham, MA | $4,750 | Indigent AssistanceRent | 2024 |
| Jefffrey K | Newton, MA | $4,085 | Indigent AssstanceRent | 2024 |
| Cameron E | Allston, MA | $3,788 | Fill last minute funding gap for education expenses | 2024 |
| Adam Z | Needham Heights, MA | $3,255 | Real Estate Lien release indigent | 2023 |