Upon his death on March 28, 1971, he left the bulk of his estate to his foundations.
[2] In 2019, the Sherman Fairchild Foundation annual giving was $35,861,412 and total assets were over $829 million.
[3] It is headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD.
[4] Bonnie Burke Himmelman is the current president, Dale T. Knobel is a director.
The Foundation grants are primarily to higher education, the fine arts, and cultural institutions.