Letter from Ken Fisher

Dear Friends,

Like many of you, I have watched the progress of COVID-19 across our country and our world with a heavy heart. We do not get to choose the great trials of our time; we can only rise to meet them. In my own efforts, I have found inspiration in my great-uncle, Zachary Fisher.

In 1990, my great-uncle Zachary and his wife, Elizabeth, decided they wanted to do something for the men and women who have dedicated themselves to the service of our country. Nearly 30 years later, the Fisher House program has grown to a network of 86 houses throughout the Department of Defense and VA that is bolstered by additional family support programs. Those homes continue to serve military and veteran families in this hour of need. Where safe, Fisher Houses are still housing those family members deemed essential to a loved one’s health, including caregivers to the wounded and sick. In other houses, the Department of Veterans Affairs has asked family members to stay away to prevent infection, and healthy medical staff have been allowed in to make the most of their limited rests while conducting lifesaving work.

Fisher Houses have been proud to host veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. We have hosted veterans who have served in floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. We are prepared to proudly serve those who serve us in this pandemic.

We honor Zach’s legacy and will ensure that it continues for many years to come. We will be there and adapt to the needs of our greatest national treasure — our military men and women and their families, no matter where they are called to serve.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Fisher Chairman and CEO, Fisher House Foundation

@kenfisherfhf

Charity Ratings: A+

Fisher House Foundation works hard to be a good steward of the resources entrusted to us. It is a privilege to do the work we do, and we are proud to hold the highest ratings awarded by the top national charity watchdog organizations.

Once again, in late 2019, Fisher House Foundation received an A+ from CharityWatch in its veterans and military category for the 16 th year. Out of 56 charities rated, only two received this distinctive A+ rating.

Charity Navigator awarded the Foundation its coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management for the 15 th consecutive year, a rating achieved by less than 1% of the charities in the country that it monitors.