Peek Family Foundation

OVERVIEW:  The Peek Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, educational, health, and cultural organizations.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This is a funder that will require grantseekers to network in order to get on its radar.

PROFILE: The Peek Family Foundation was established in 1999 by financier Jeff Peek and his wife Liz, a research analyst turned journalist. Jeff Peek is executive vice chairman of global corporate and investment banking at Bank of America. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. According to tax filings, the Peek Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, educational, health, and cultural organizations.

Grants for Arts and Culture, Education, Public Health and Access, and Community Development

Peek is on the board of the Met, which the couple steadily supports. The couple supports Peek’s alma mater Princeton and Liz’s alma mater Wellesley College. Another important grantee is FIT Foundation, which supports the Fashion Institute of Technology. Liz chairs the board of trustees of Fashion Institute of Technology.

Past grantees have included Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Met, Studio in a School, MoMA, Whitney Museum, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Central Park Conservancy.

Important Grant Details

The foundation gives out small grants that are not all disclosed on tax filings. Grants rise to $100,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $211,000.

The Peek Family Foundation keeps a low-profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals. 

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CONTACT:

Peek Family Foundation
1177 Ave. of the Americas, 18th Fl.
New York City, NY 10036