Several of the Illumination Fund’s grants are centered on events that are open to the public or to targeted audiences. The Fund has also held convenings of grantees, partners and thought leaders, as well as press conferences to launch major initiatives.
Amidst the pandemic and heightened concerns over wellbeing, young people challenge the stigma surrounding mental health needs in original short films Shadille Estepan of Lady Gaga’s Born this Way Foundation to Moderate Filmmaker Q&A (New York, NY)—Community Access, a New York City-based mental…
On Jan 12th, Untapped New York’s Insiders featured a virtual tour of the New York City Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project and an inside look at H+H’s art collection, a New York jewel that includes more than 3,000 works located throughout the City’s public hospital system.
The Theater of War Frontline NYC series fosters connection, community, moral resilience, and positive action for healthcare workers struggling with the emotional toll of COVID.
Join Theater of War Frontline NYC online, Noon-2pm on Wednesday, Dec 8, 2020. Acclaimed actors Kathryn Erbe, Frankie Faison, Marjolaine Goldsmith and David Strathairn offer raw performance of scenes from ancient Greek tragedies to catalyze live, interactive discussion with frontline medical providers from Montefiore Medical Center about the emotional toll of COVID on healthcare workers in the Bronx.
Join Theater of War Frontline NYC online with live discussion with frontline medical providers
November 19, 2020, 7pm
In addition to making grants, in the first year of the Arts in Health initiative the Illumination Fund convened its grantee partners, health experts, New York City arts leaders, foundations, philanthropists and community partners to share ideas and demonstrate impact. Each event focused on a…
On June 6th, Aspen Institute’s Walter Isaacson sat down with Andrew Lack, Chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, and Rebecca Blumenstein, Deputy Managing Editor of The New York Times to discuss the future of journalism in a difficult financial and political climate. Both Andrew and…
On December 8th, Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, received the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership for her distinguished career of judicial service. As the first Latina justice, Sotomayor explained how her upbringing in the South Bronx and her Puerto Rican identity, as…
On August 13th, Lincoln Center celebrated its 50th Anniversary of the Mostly Mozart Festival by pulling out all the stops—or in this case singers—to present the world premiere of the public domain, a bold and exciting participatory contemporary choral work of 1,000 NYC-based professional and…
Worldwide, 1 in 120 people are fleeing conflict at the moment, 20 million of them are refugees, 40 million of them are internally displaced. This global refugee crisis in an intractable issue that many state leaders and United Nation agencies are attempting to address through…
Laurie Tisch, President of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, will be one of four honorees at this year’s United Way of New York City’s Women’s Leadership Council Award Luncheon. The Women’s Leadership Council’s annual luncheon honors the achievements of outstanding women leaders whose professional accomplishments are…
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund congratulates Green City Force’s 10th Cohort – Urban Farm Corps for successfully completing their ten-month service on the Red Hook Farms. The Urban Corps members were officially recognized at a graduation ceremony held on Thursday, January 28th, at Pratt Institute’s…
On December 8th, Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, received the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership for his positive impact on the philanthropy community. Walker, a longtime foundation professional with extensive nonprofit experience, has been a tireless champion of urban renewal, first at Abyssinian Development…
Nicholas Kristof is a tireless champion of human rights having risked his life numerous times to write about the world’s atrocities at The New York Times since November 2001. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, first having won in 1991 with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, then…
Understanding the residents need for healthy fruits and vegetables, the Illumination Fund teamed up with the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) East New York Diagnostic and Treatment…