Funding search · EIN 274318322 · Hicksville, NY

Lise and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

78
grants reported
$2.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Studio Museum in Harlem12 grants · $1.0M
  • University of Pennsylvania1 grant · $340,000
  • United Jewish Appeal1 grant · $300,000
  • Institute of Contemporary Art3 grants · $135,555
  • Central Synagogue9 grants · $124,235
  • Uja-Federation of New York1 grant · $100,000
  • Collegiate School2 grants · $100,000
  • City Parks Foundation3 grants · $80,000
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering1 grant · $66,666
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc3 grants · $44,500

Giving over time

$1.1M
2022
$461,021
2023
$1.0M
2024

Grant history

All 78 reported grants, largest first.

  • $400,000

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $340,000

    University of Pennsylvania · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $300,000

    United Jewish Appeal · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $200,000

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $100,000

    Uja-Federation of New York · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $92,200

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $90,640

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $90,640

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $66,666

    Memorial Sloan Kettering · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $60,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $50,555

    Institute of Contemporary Art · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $50,000

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $50,000

    Collegiate School · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $50,000

    Collegiate School · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $37,500

    Courtauld Institute · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $35,000

    The Jewish Board · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $30,000

    City Parks Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $29,200

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $25,950

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Uja Federation · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $25,000

    City Parks Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $25,000

    City Parks Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $23,250

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $20,000

    Icauniversity of Pennsylvania · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $20,000

    Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $12,500

    Museum at Eldridge Street · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $12,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $12,500

    Museum at Eldridge Street · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $12,500

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $12,500

    Museum at Eldridge Street · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $10,000

    The Jewish Museum · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $10,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $10,000

    The Jewish Museum · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $10,000

    The Sylvia Center · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $10,000

    Worldwide Orphan Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $10,000

    Gift of Life · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $10,000

    Utah Film Center · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $9,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nyc · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $8,600

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $8,600

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $6,560

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $5,525

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Play for Pink · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Bronx Letters Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Gift of Life · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $3,600

    Jewish Vocational Services · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $3,500

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $2,500

    Geosentinel Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $2,500

    Chrons & Colitis Foundation · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $2,500

    Mount Sinai Childrens Center · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $2,400

    Alzheimers Drug Discovery Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $2,150

    Studio Museum in Harlem · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $2,000

    Hofstra University Diversity Celebration · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $1,200

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Jericho High School Scholarship Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $1,000

    The National Center for Suburban Studies · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Jericho High School Scholarship Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Penn Hillel · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Central Synagogue · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Jericho Union Free School District · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $750

    Glen Oaks Philanthropic Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $750

    Glen Oaks Philanthropic Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $750

    Jewish Communal Fund · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $500

    Hicksville Public Schools · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $500

    Hicksville Ufsd · Hicksville, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $500

    Hicksville Public Schools · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $500

    Hicksville Ufsd · Hicksville, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $500

    Hicksville Public Schools · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $-50,000

    Check Voided From Previous Year · Hicksville, NY · 2022

    General donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.