Tighe Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Tighe Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, and youth.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which restricts information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. It does not accept unsolicited applications, which makes it inaccessible and difficult to get on this funder’s radar. The only way to contact this funder is by snail-mail.
PROFILE: Established in 2009, the Tighe Foundation was founded by Jack and Mary Grace Tighe. Jack Tighe graduated from University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in pharmacy in 1978 and received an M.B.A. from Villanova University. In 1998, he founded TMG Health, a leading provider of solutions to government-sponsored health plans. Mary Grace, meanwhile, has a nursing background. According to tax records, the Tighe Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to health, human services, education, and youth.
Grants for Health
The foundation’s health grantmaking invests in nursing and pharmacy medical education. Jack graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, and Mary Grace, from Pitt’s Nursing School.
The couple support their school University of Pittsburgh. Mary Grace graduated with a nursing degree from Pitt, where the couple created the Bruno & Georgianna Feo Nursing Scholarship Award. In 2013, Tighe founded CTE Society, which aims to “identify and share access to effective treatments for people with CTE.”
Via their foundation, the Tighes have supported places like American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation, Catholic Charities, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Salvation Army, and Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission.
Grants for K-12 Education
It’s education grants center on various local K-12 institutions, while it’s human services grants range widely. Tighe has sat on the board of Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which they support. The couple have also supported Scranton Preparatory School. Other grantees have included Saint Margaret School, and Hopeworks 'N Camden.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $35 to $31,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $102,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, Scranton, and the Philadelphia area. Past local grantees include Scranton Preparatory School, Hopeworks 'N Camden, Scranton Area Foundation, and Catholic - Charities.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Tighe Foundation
245 Merion Rd
Merion Station, PA 19066
