Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of Sugar Foods Corporation Chairman Donald Tober and his wife, Barbara. The couple's philanthropy has a New York focus and prioritizes arts and culture in the city. Other grantmaking interests include health, human services and more.

IP TAKE: This couple's philanthropic vehicle flies under the radar, with no clear guidelines for grantseekers.

PROFILE: The Barbar and Donald G. Tober Foundation is the philanthropy of the Sugar Foods Corporation chair Donald Tober and is wife, Barbara. Donald has served as president of the arts organization Acronym, Inc. Barbara is the former editor-in-chief of Conde Nast’s Brides magazine and has been involved in the New York arts scene for many years. Their foundation mainly supports arts and culture in New York City. Other areas of interest include health, human services and education.

This foundation does not maintain a website or make information about its grantmaking available to grantseekers. Its arts and culture funding works broadly to support museums, film, dance, theater, music and public spaces. In health, the foundation mainly supports health programs for the elderly and memory care. Organizations working in affordable housing and employment opportunity in New York City have also received funding. Education grants have focused on higher education and shared resources for colleges and universities.

This funder generally makes over $500,000 in grants a year in amounts up to $500,000, with an average grant size of about $7,500. Past grantees include New York’s 92nd Street Y, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, the Central Park Conservancy, the Park Avenue Armory and Art Table, an organization supporting women in the visual arts. For additional information about past grantmaking, see the foundation’s recent tax filings.

This funder does not appear to accept unsolicited proposals for funding. Direct general inquiries to foundation staff at 212-753-6900.

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CONTACT:

Barbara and Donald Tober Foundation

950 3rd Ave.

New York, NY 10022