Giving Tuesday 2025 – Give a Second Chance

Greetings!

One counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl can end a young life in minutes.

In 2024 alone, fentanyl was involved in over 70% of teen overdose deaths in the U.S.

Most families never see it coming. And most can’t afford the $20,000–$60,000 cost of residential or intensive outpatient treatment. That’s where the Evan Fischer Foundation Memorial Fund steps in. Since 2012, your generosity has funded life-saving grants/scholarships for more than 750 teens and young adults battling addiction—removing the financial barrier so they need to get clean and stay clean.

Here’s what your gift does this Giving Tuesday:

$500 covers a week of intensive therapy 

$1,500 funds a full month of outpatient care 

$3,500 helps one deserving teen to 30–90 days of residential treatment 

$5,000+ completely changes (and often saves) a young life

Every single dollar goes directly to treatment scholarships. Zero is spent on salaries and overhead.

100% Tax-Deductible

Hear from Andrew, a recent scholarship recipient:

“My name is Andrew Lightle. A scholarship from the Evan Fischer Foundation helped pay for the outpatient program that finally worked. Because of you, I’m sober for 3 years. My family trusts me again. I have real friends. I can laugh, dance, and smile—things I never thought possible. Thank you will never be enough.”

Read more stories like Andrew’s → Testimonials



This Giving Tuesday, will you give a teen the second chance they desperately need?

Other Ways to Give:

Credit/Debit Card: Click above or visit www.evanfischerfoundation.org 

Donate by Check / Cash / Wire Transfer: DONATION FORM

Donor-Advised Fund or Corporate Matching:

We’re a 501(c)(3) | EIN 45-3931355 and eligible for their donations and matching.

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If your company offers the matching of charitable donations, please go to their site and apply to match your donation. It will double the difference in the fight against addiction.

Only 1 in 10 teens who need addiction treatment actually receive it. Together, we can change that—one scholarship, one recovered life at a time.

With deep gratitude,

Matt Fischer

P.S. Many companies will MATCH your gift dollar-for-dollar this week. Check here in 30 seconds: Check here at Charity Navigator

P.P.S. Every gift, no matter the size—moves a young person from rock bottom to recovery. Thank you for being their second chance!

Evan Fischer Foundation Memorial Fund

P.O. Box 79186

Houston, TX 77279

mattfischer@evanfischerfoundation.org