Tusher Family Foundation

• The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal and should look for a route in through someone who already knows the trustees.
• Its recorded grants have gone to arts and education organisations, including an art museum and university foundations, so work in those fields is the closest fit, though no geographic focus is stated and its filings show most grant dollars going to Nevada, with a smaller share to California.
• Typical grants fall between $100,000 and $1,000,000, with a median of $500,000 across its 5 grants to organisations, so a request well below $100,000 would sit outside its usual range.
• Repeat giving is strong: 45% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests relationships matter.
• The filings give no timing for decisions, so there is no stated window to plan around.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• University of Nevada Reno Foundation · Education
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Nevada Museum of Art · Arts and education
  $500,0002025 tax year
• Uc Berkeley Foundation · Education
  $100,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.