We’ve Built a Foundation on Investing in Positive Outcomes.





Our Impact Areas
All people should have a voice in their community and the opportunity to enjoy a high quality of life.
Culture
We support culture by amplifying the transformative power of creativity and the arts for individuals, institutions and communities.
Higher Education
We support institutions that advance the pursuit of knowledge and produce the next generation of scholars and leaders.
Journalism
We support local, innovative journalism that educates the public, holds leaders accountable and combats misinformation.
Justice and Community Wellness
We foster thriving communities through systemic justice reform, community programs and public health interventions.
Medicine
We support groundbreaking, humanity-affirming medical care and research with the potential to transform lives.
Our $1.5 Million Commitment to Innovation
Our new fund focuses on three issue areas affecting children and their families: mental health, early intervention efforts in schools, and public health approaches to reducing gun violence.
Supporting Future of Blood Cancer Research
The Tow Foundation has committed $2 million to support multiple myeloma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. The work will be led by Dr. C. Ola Landgren and will focus on studying early detection and predisposition for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.
What We're Saying
Happy to see Michelle Anderson, President of @BrooklynCollege, on @CityAndStateNY's list of most influential higher education leaders, with a mention of the Tow Mentoring Initiative! Our own @emilytowfdn also makes the list! https://bit.ly/3ZouGwv
A professor from @ColumbiaMSPH asks if higher rates of diabetes, hypertension and other causes of death for incarcerated people in New York State correctional facilities might be linked to low access to fresh produce. https://bit.ly/3TQbA18
A look inside grantee partner @fountainhouse and the "clubhouse" model it pioneered to provide social support for severe mental illnesses. https://bit.ly/3lOy1qZ