Foundation’s Root and Commitment to Astoria and Long Island City Neighborhoods Deepened in Response to COVID-19 Crisis  New York, NY (May 27, 2020)— The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation announced $150,000 in emergency funding to Western Queens nonprofit programs that provide frontline response to the COVID-19 crisis including food access, financial relief and support for… Read more

Established in 2014, the New York City Community Schools Initiative (NYC-CS) shifted the focus of the New York Department of Education from conventional reform ideas such as curriculum changes towards providing more holistic community services. From 2015-2018, RAND Education and Labor conducted an in-depth study of more than one hundred schools that participate in the… Read more

Michelle P. Kallis MD and Naomi-Liza Denning MD, scholars of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, traveled to Ecuador on a five-day service trip to assist in general and plastic surgery procedures. Drs. Kallis and Denning worked beside local medical students and residents to collaborate on new approaches to global health issues. Read more… Read more

Three years ago on our blog, we shared our thoughts on an article by Paul Tough in the New York Times Magazine titled “Who Gets to Graduate?” In this article, Tough highlighted how low-income first generation students of color entering college commonly experience feelings of not belonging or thoughts that “they are not good enough to… Read more

The Foundation has released the Fall 2019 edition of its biannual newsletter which you can read here. We hope you enjoy reading about the wonderful work of our grantees as much as we do!

Hello! My name is Hahna Cho and I am proud to introduce myself as the Foundation’s new Operations and Program Assistant. I’m excited to continue learning about the mission of the Elmezzi Foundation as well as the history and values of Elmezzi family which lies at the heart of all that we do. Although I… Read more

On June 10, 2019, the Elmezzi Foundation held its annual grantee convening in the form of a facilitated half day retreat for over 40 constituents from the non-profit and funder sectors. The aim of the afternoon was to explore the question of how organizations and funders can work together to develop a shared perspective on… Read more

The Elmezzi Foundation is pleased to renew its commitment to the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Starting in 2019, the new grant is $10 million over 10 years, bringing the Foundation’s total giving to the Elmezzi Graduate School to $22 million. The year 2019 also marks… Read more

The Elmezzi Foundation is hiring a new Operations and Program Assistant! We are looking for a dynamic, attentive, and motivated individual to join our team.  Please check out the job listing here and send us your cover letter and resume to admin@elmezzi.org by June 28, 2019. We look forward to hearing from you!

Tom and Jeanne Elmezzi, who started a philanthropy in their name, the Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation, believed in the American Dream.  Tom Elmezzi immigrated with his family to the U.S. at an early age and grew up poor in Astoria.  But he went on to become a well respected and successful corporate leader… Read more