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The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133693583

The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $15.6 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $60,000 and the largest $13.6 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $8.8 million the year before.

31% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14.8 million15$86.3 million
2024$8.8 million10$103 million
2025$15.6 million13$108 million

How to apply

The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York13$15.6 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Communal Fund
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$13.6 million
New-York Historical Society Museum & Library
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$1.0 million
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$350,000
New York City Police Foundation
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$150,000
The Animal Medical Center
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$115,000
Sesame Workshop
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$75,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$60,000
KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools II
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$50,000
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$50,000
Friends of BOSS
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$35,000
Student Leadership Network Inc
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$35,000
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$10,000
The Apollo Theater Foundation Inc
New York, NY
To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc give?

$15.6 million in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $60,000.

Who runs The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew H Tisch (President, Director), Ann R Tisch (SNR. Vice President, Direc), Alan H Hirschfeld (Secretary) and Barry L Bloom (Treasurer).

What does The Andrew And Ann Tisch Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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