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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.

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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.

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What We're Saying

31 Mar 1641825212638396417

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

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30 Mar 1641466580776230914

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

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29 Mar 1641115528331771906

A look inside grantee partner @fountainhouse and the "clubhouse" model it pioneered to provide social support for severe mental illnesses. https://bit.ly/3lOy1qZ

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