Lise and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation
Private foundation · Hicksville, NY · EIN 27-4318322 · reported 2023–2025
78grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,150lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$2.6Mtotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in NY. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 78 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $484K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 6
Hicksville, NY 11802-0006
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $400,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $340,000 |
| United Jewish Appeal GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $300,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $200,000 |
| Uja-Federation of New York GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $100,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $92,200 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $90,640 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $90,640 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $66,666 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $60,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $50,555 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $50,000 |
| Collegiate School GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $50,000 |
| Collegiate School GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $50,000 |
| Courtauld Institute GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $37,500 |
| The Jewish Board GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $35,000 |
| City Parks Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $30,000 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $29,200 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,950 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Uja Federation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| City Parks Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Inc GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| City Parks Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $25,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $23,250 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $20,000 |
| Icauniversity of Pennsylvania GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $20,000 |
| Museum at Eldridge Street GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $12,500 |
| Museum at Eldridge Street GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $12,500 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $12,500 |
| Museum at Eldridge Street GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $12,500 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $12,500 |
| The Jewish Museum GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| Gift of Life GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| Utah Film Center GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Inc GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| The Sylvia Center GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| The Jewish Museum GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| Worldwide Orphan Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $10,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Inc GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $9,500 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $8,600 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $8,600 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $6,560 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,525 |
| Play for Pink GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Central Synagogue GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Gift of Life GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Bronx Letters Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $5,000 |
| Jewish Vocational Services GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $3,600 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $3,500 |
| Mount Sinai Childrens Center GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $2,500 |
| Chrons & Colitis Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $2,500 |
| Geosentinel Foundation GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $2,500 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Fund GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $2,400 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem GENERAL DONATION | Hicksville, NY | $2,150 |
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