The Peter And Elizabeth C Tower
The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation is a family foundation based in Getzville, NY that funds programs for children, adolescents, and young adults with focus areas including learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, mental health, and substance use disorder. The foundation's website provides grant guidance, impact stories, staff/trustees, and contact information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofits serving children, adolescents, or young adults with programs in learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, mental health, or substance use disorder, especially organizations with demonstrated program outcomes and capacity to manage grants.
Good Fit
- • Program work directly addresses one of the foundation's four priority categories.
- • Ability to submit a letter of inquiry and engage with a program officer (email or scheduled call).
- • Organizational capacity to manage mid-size grants (typical grants range from small awards up to several hundred thousand).
- • Geographic relevance to Massachusetts or New York increases visibility, though out-of-state work has been funded.
Geography
Grants appear across eight states, but giving is regionally concentrated: roughly 58% of dollars went to Massachusetts in the latest year with substantial support also to New York.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 217 distinct recipients with 124 new grantees and 93 repeat recipients across years, and low top-five dollar concentration (23%), indicating a broad and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes a published LOI/application process, scheduled application deadlines, named program officers and a Calendly link, and a high share of new grantees (about 124 new recipients in the latest year), all of which suggest unfamiliar applicants can gain entry.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
