Tiger Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Tiger Foundation funds nonprofits serving the five boroughs of New York City, with work falling under Education, Family Support, or Youth, Workforce, and Justice.
- A realistic request sits within its stated grant range of $50,000 to $300,000, and since half of its 170 grants across its recent filings were $200,000 or less, a mid-range ask is sensible; be aware one award has appeared above the stated maximum, so larger asks are not unheard of but are not the norm.
- Approach by submitting a Letter of Inquiry through its rolling process; it acknowledges receipt and the initial review takes four to six weeks, after which programme staff will follow up if the request can move forward more formally.
- With 93% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the prior two years, it looks like a relationship-led funder that favours consistent partners, so new applicants should expect a competitive path in in.
- Applicants must be exempt under section 501(c)(3), and the foundation does not fund individuals, annual or capital campaigns, endowments, benefits, public policy or lobbying efforts, legal assistance, existing obligations, or debt liability.
Overview
Tiger Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Tiger Foundation seeks to break the cycle of poverty in New York City by investing in nonprofit organisations serving the five boroughs, with particular attention to people living in poverty, families, children and young adults. Its portfolios cover Education; Family Support; and Youth, Workforce, and Justice. It supports public schools and school networks, school-support models and pathways into post-secondary education and careers; early-childhood programmes and comprehensive family supports; and services, training and employment opportunities for young people and adults, including people involved with or at risk of involvement in the criminal legal system. Across its portfolios it prioritises proven, high-impact direct services, measurable outcomes, strong leadership and financial management, cost-effectiveness and opportunities for broad impact. It aims to be a committed, consistent partner and to make financial support as unrestricted as possible.
Themes
- Education
- Family Support
- Youth, Workforce, and Justice
Geographic Focus
The five boroughs of New York City.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Annual or capital campaigns
- Endowments
- Benefits
- Public policy or lobbying efforts
- Legal assistance
- Existing obligations
- Debt liability
- Applicants that are not exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
How to apply
Organisations should submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). It is acknowledged upon receipt; the initial review takes between four and six weeks, and program staff will contact applicants directly if the request can be considered more formally.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 170 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It seeks strong and consistent measurable outcomes over time.
- It values skilled executive, program, and board leadership.
- It seeks cost-effectiveness.
- It values financial health and skilled fiscal management.
- It looks for opportunity for broad impact, including replicability, scale, and leverage of public and other private investment.
- It prioritises efforts to engage clients and the local community and to develop and refine models that reflect community needs.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Tiger Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 50 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Per Scholas · General operating support$600,0002024 tax year
- Center for Family Life · General operating support$350,0002024 tax year
- Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst · General operating support$350,0002024 tax year
- Door · General operating support$325,0002024 tax year
- LEAP · General operating support$325,0002024 tax year
- Center for Justice Innovations · General operating support$300,0002024 tax year
- KIPP New York · General operating support$300,0002024 tax year
- Fund for Public Health · General operating support$290,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rafal Andrew — Trustee
- Rafal Alex — Trustee
- Purcell Thomas — Trustee
- Olson Steve — Trustee
- Ngai Matt — Trustee
- Mcnab Jamie — Trustee
- Lykouretzos John — Trustee
- Locker Jon — Trustee
- Li Tao — Trustee
- Dewan Feroz — Trustee
- Davis Jim — Trustee
- Coleman Chase — Trustee
- Carrington Alex — Trustee
- Caffray Gil — Trustee
- Brown Robert — Trustee
- Bologna Ben — Trustee
- Beaton Jamie — Trustee
- Buice Charles U — President
- Run Ye — Trustee
- Woodhouse Hope — Trustee
and 15 more
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $16,042,603 | $15,482,000 | $55,667,706 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $12,959,878 | $11,260,000 | $103,122,235 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,570,973 | $10,474,750 | $106,637,417 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (212) 984-2565
- New York, NY
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Applying to Tiger Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (212) 984-2565
- New York, NY
- tigerfoundation.org