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The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc: 9 grants to organizations, $30.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $30,391,241 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $30,185,741 to Jewish Communal Fund in New York, NY for to further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes..
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- EIN
- 133693587
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $43,825,544
- Grants paid
- $30,391,241
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202601329349101675. It reported $30,391,241 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $30,185,741 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uja-Federation of New York | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Police Foundation | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Educational Innovation | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 29, 2025, IRS object ID 202533029349100323. It reported $20,305,123 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,805,123 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred E Smith Memorial Foundation | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Musuem of Art | San Francisco, CA | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Institute for Stuttering | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizen's Budget Commission | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Police Athletic League | New York, NY | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes. | Youth development | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $49,990,864 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $255,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $180,000 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $5,000 |
| Youth development | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $50,658,364 |
| California | $38,000 |
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Updated May 12, 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.