The Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal and should wait for an invitation before approaching it.
- Its filed purposes are broad, covering educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes, so the fit depends on whether your work falls within one of those causes rather than a particular programme.
- Its grants have ranged from $25,000 to $1,500,000, and half of its grants to organisations were about $360,000 or less, so a request near that figure is in line with its usual grants, though a smaller one is not ruled out.
- Giving has fallen in each of its last three filings, from $1,525,000 to $360,908 in the latest, and none of its latest grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in the two filings before, so the pool may be small and shrinking.
- Its recorded grants were concentrated in New York, but no geographic focus is stated, so check the fit against the foundation's own terms before approaching it.
Overview
The Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filed grant purposes are to further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. Its recorded recipients include a meal-delivery charity, a hospital, a communal fund and an organisation working against cancer. The grants show support for organisations in several charitable fields rather than a single clearly stated programme. The filings do not set out preferred types of applicants or eligibility conditions. They also do not describe an application route for organisations beyond preselection. The recorded grants were concentrated in New York, with one grant to an organisation in Florida.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 5 grants to organisations were about $360,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 60% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations The Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 60% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Citymeals on Wheels · To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$360,9082025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Barry L Bloom — Administrative Manager
- Elizabeth S Tisch — Trustee
- Jonathan M Tisch — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,536,130 | $1,525,000 | $18,462,637 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $959,362 | $825,000 | $20,870,004 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $383,348 | $360,908 | $23,975,123 | Filing for 2025 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY