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Lise and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended July 2025)

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Lise and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation, a private foundation in Hicksville, NY, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $1,017,465 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 8, 2026. The largest was $340,000 to University of Pennsylvania in Hicksville, NY for general donation.

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EIN: 274318322
Based in: Hicksville, NY
Assets: $3,193,291
Grants paid: $1,017,465
Tax year ended: July 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed June 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202631599349100723. It reported $1,017,465 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount	Source
University of Pennsylvania	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$340,000	apps.irs.gov
United Jewish Appeal	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$300,000	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$90,640	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$50,000	apps.irs.gov
Courtauld Institute	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$37,500	apps.irs.gov
The Jewish Board	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$35,000	apps.irs.gov
City Parks Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$30,000	apps.irs.gov
Central Synagogue	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,950	apps.irs.gov
Institute of Contemporary Art	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,000	apps.irs.gov
Uja Federation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,000	apps.irs.gov
Museum at Eldridge Street	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$12,500	apps.irs.gov
The Jewish Museum	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$10,000	apps.irs.gov
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc Inc	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$9,500	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$8,600	apps.irs.gov
Central Synagogue	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$5,525	apps.irs.gov
Play for Pink	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$5,000	apps.irs.gov
Breast Cancer Research Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$3,500	apps.irs.gov
Jericho High School Scholarship Fund	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,000	apps.irs.gov
The National Center for Suburban Studies	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,000	apps.irs.gov
Glen Oaks Philanthropic Fund	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$750	apps.irs.gov
Hicksville Public Schools	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$500	apps.irs.gov
Hicksville Ufsd	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$500	apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended July 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed March 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202510789349100226. It reported $461,021 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount	Source
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$90,640	apps.irs.gov
Memorial Sloan Kettering	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$66,666	apps.irs.gov
Institute of Contemporary Art	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$50,555	apps.irs.gov
Collegiate School	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$50,000	apps.irs.gov
Central Synagogue	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,000	apps.irs.gov
City Parks Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,000	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$25,000	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$23,250	apps.irs.gov
Breast Cancer Research Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$12,500	apps.irs.gov
Museum at Eldridge Street	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$12,500	apps.irs.gov
Studio Museum in Harlem	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$12,500	apps.irs.gov
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc Inc	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$10,000	apps.irs.gov
The Jewish Museum	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$10,000	apps.irs.gov
The Sylvia Center	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$10,000	apps.irs.gov
Worldwide Orphan Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$10,000	apps.irs.gov
Central Synagogue	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$6,560	apps.irs.gov
Bronx Letters Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$5,000	apps.irs.gov
Gift of Life	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$5,000	apps.irs.gov
Geosentinel Foundation	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$2,500	apps.irs.gov
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Fund	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$2,400	apps.irs.gov
Metropolitan Museum of Art	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,200	apps.irs.gov
Central Synagogue	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,000	apps.irs.gov
Jericho High School Scholarship Fund	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,000	apps.irs.gov
Penn Hillel	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$1,000	apps.irs.gov
Glen Oaks Philanthropic Fund	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$750	apps.irs.gov
Hicksville Public Schools	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$500	apps.irs.gov
Hicksville Ufsd	Hicksville, NY	General donation	$500	apps.irs.gov

States funded

Recipient state	Granted
New York	$1,478,486

Updated June 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.