JAMES AND MERRYL TISCH FOUNDATION INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.1M · expenses $30.4M · assets $1.6M

Also known as
FOUNDATION INC
EIN
13-3693587
Address
712 FIFTH AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019-4154
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1993 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James S Tisch PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 4
Barry L Bloom TREASURER2020-2025 0 $0 reported 8
Alan H Hirschfeld ASSISTANT SECRETARY2020-2025 0 $0 reported 7
Merryl H Tisch SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Barbara Lawrence SECRETARY2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES S TISCH PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $04
MERRYL H TISCH SNR. VICE PRESIDENT, DIREC0 $0-$0 $01
ALAN H HIRSCHFELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
BARRY L BLOOM TREASURER0 $0-$0 $08
BARBARA LAWRENCE SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 9 grants to organizations · $30.4M
2024 · 10 grants to organizations · $20.3M
2023 · 9 grants to organizations · $18.1M
2022 · 10 grants to organizations · $14.2M
2021 · 7 grants to organizations · $9.4M
2020 · 11 grants to organizations · $8.5M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $9.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILMA S TISCH Person NEW YORK, NY $9,946,500$9,946,500 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $7.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILMA S TISCH Person NEW YORK, NY $7,737,000$7,737,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $15.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILMA S TISCH Person NEW YORK, NY $15,907,500$15,907,500 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $7.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WILMA S TISCH Person NEW YORK, NY $7,006,875$7,006,875 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $6.3M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES S TISCH Person NEW YORK, NY $6,257,614$6,257,614 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,113,855$30,420,574 $1,559,786$1,559,786 $9,946,500- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,951,039$20,336,988 $189,489$189,489 $7,737,000- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,482,479$18,169,603 $507,342$507,342 $15,907,500- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,533,039$14,327,307 $249,804-$3,750,196 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,020,609$9,689,774 $1,291,425$1,291,425 $7,047,629- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,960,157$8,560,868 $405,038$405,038 $6,257,614- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,960,157$8,560,868 $405,038$405,038 $6,257,614- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
MARY AND JAMES G WALLACH FOUNDATIONNYT20 $12,727,604$4,970,736 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ANDROCLES FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $8,066,891$9,950,547 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
JONATHAN M TISCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $12,517,697$23,732,598 TRUSTEE, PART TIME$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ANGELA & SCOTT JAGGAR FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $10,000,322$144,483 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIPOSA FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $10,854,895$6,362,342 PRESIDENT$255,864 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HELM FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $11,716,967$223,326 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SCHERMAN FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $13,319,729$9,456,059 PRESIDENT & CEO$423,465 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE CARROLL AND MILTON PETRIE FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $8,899,190$9,575,349 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$364,486 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE APPLEBAUM FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $11,032,767$11,743,297 VP, SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$358,816 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
STEVE TISCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $12,094,321$13,270,817 TRUSTEE, PART TIME$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
The Hauser Foundation IncNYT20 $9,971,722$39,818,401 BOOKEEPER$154,717 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BAHNIK FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $11,161,191$5,082,555 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROBERT AND KATE NIEHAUS FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $9,394,809$6,743,092 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN AND MARY R MARKLE FOUNDATIONNYT20 $12,042,517$7,327,261 PRESIDENT$575,742 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THREE CAIRNS FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $12,808,732$3,163,268 DIRECTOR PRESIDENT/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KOHLBERG FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $7,852,702$12,082,677 PRESIDENT AND TREASURER$444,641 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTY AND JOHN MACK FOUNDATIONNYT20 $9,355,603$3,891,734 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HOLLYHOCK FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $10,236,906$37,846,610 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$684,464 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KRISHANAMURTHY TANDON FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $9,086,107$2,223,381 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BERGER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $12,231,647$1,596,908 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
TENT FOUNDATIONNYT20 $10,077,300$8,472,155 Exective Director$532,040 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MARSHMERE FOUNDATIONNYT20 $8,421,862$3,240,403 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOSEPH & VICKY SAFRA FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $12,154,099$11,729,484 DIRECTOR, PART TIME$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
Ashvin and Danielas FoundationNYT20 $9,457,974$615,260 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MARGARET AND DANIEL LOEB FOUNDATIONNYT20 $9,012,837$16,858,113 DIR/PRES.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
ROBERTSON FOUNDATION $45,849,8536 1Private foundation2018–2024 THE ROBERTSON SCHOLARS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
CHOBANI FOUNDATION INC $3,990,0314 1Private foundation2016–2020 TENT FOUNDATION
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC $2,785,83510 1Private foundation2013–2025 TIPTON COUNTY FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $2,293,8798 1DAF sponsor2017–2024 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
WOLFENSOHN FAMILY FOUNDATION $1,220,0003 1Private foundation2022–2023 BOTWINICK-WOLFENSOHN FOUNDATION INC
TIDES FOUNDATION $1,180,0002 1DAF sponsor2022–2023 TENT FOUNDATION
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $350,0002 1DAF sponsor2022–2024 CLOUDSLITTER FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $264,1505 1DAF sponsor2016–2022 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $250,0001 1DAF sponsor2017–2017 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $200,0001 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 TENT FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $137,9004 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
SPEAKER FAMILY FOUNDATION OF 2004 $116,1741 1Private foundation2023–2023 JAMES AND CHRISTINE SPEAKER FAMILY FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $104,9106 2DAF sponsor2015–2024 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC; TIPTON COUNTY FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $80,9306 2DAF sponsor2021–2025 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC; TENT FOUNDATION
The Joseph H Flom Foundation $60,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $30,420,574 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,391,241 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $30,391,241 99.9%
Taxes $29,333 0.1%
Total$30,420,574100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $20,336,988 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,305,123 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,305,123 99.8%
Taxes $31,865 0.2%
Total$20,336,988100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $18,169,603 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,075,166 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $18,075,166 99.5%
Taxes $94,437 0.5%
Total$18,169,603100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $14,327,307 spent · pay $0 · grants $14,232,670 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $14,232,670 99.3%
Taxes $94,637 0.7%
Total$14,327,307100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $9,689,774 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,437,425 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $9,437,425 97.4%
Fees: legal $178,500 1.8%
Taxes $73,849 0.8%
Total$9,689,774100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $8,560,868 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,467,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $8,467,000 98.9%
Taxes $93,741 1.1%
Interest $127 0.0%
Total$8,560,868100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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