Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, Jewish causes, the arts, and health.

IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This funder is not very approachable and does not provide a clear way to get in touch, leaving grantseekers with the need to network here.

PROFILE: The Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation was established in 2011. It bears the name of billionaire Wilma Tisch and her late husband Laurence Tisch, co-founder of Loews Corporation.  Wilma, and her four sons Andrew, James, Thomas, and Daniel, currently oversee the foundation. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further public information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies.

Grants for Jewish Causes

Tisch was first woman elected president of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, and she has also been active with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Past grantees have included UJA Federation of New York, Pef Israel Endowment Fund, The Jewish Museum, and American Friends of the Israel Museum. Tisch has also give millions to Jewish Communal Fund over the years.

Grants for Higher Education, Arts and Culture, and Public Health and Access

Tax filings suggest that the Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation primarily funds education, youth, the arts, and health. Wilma Tisch supports her alma mater Skidmore College. She is also a trustee emerita of WNYC Radio, which the family supports via the foundation. Past grantees have included Tisch MS Research Center of New York, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Lincoln Center, and New York Public Radio.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $10,000 to around $6.4 million. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away nearly $7 million. The Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

Wilma S. and Laurence A. Tisch Foundation
655 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10065