The TOW Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$56.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$53.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$314.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Net assets
$314.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
7.2 years on average
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Leonard Tow
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
T20
Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
The TOW Foundation Inc's network
13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard TOW Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amy Lefkof | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew TOW | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Benjamin Jackson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Tobias | Assistant Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emily TOW | President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Frank TOW | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hope Jackson | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Molly TOW | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Olivia TOW | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Schneider | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Ransden | Assistant Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Teresa Law | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Tow | President/ Vice Chair | 40 | $395k | ||
| Susan Ransden | Assistant Secretary | 40 | $187k | ||
| Amy Lefkof | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Tow | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Jackson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| David Tobias | Assistant Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Frank Tow | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Hope Jackson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leonard Tow Deceased | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Molly Tow | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Olivia Tow | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Scott Schneider | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Teresa Law | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Tow Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 066484045
- Address
- 50 Locust Ave, New Canaan, CT, 06840-4737
- State
- Connecticut
- Activity (NTEE)
- T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PF (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLeonard TOW
≥8years on the filingsAmy Lefkof
≥8years on the filingsAndrew TOW
≥8years on the filingsDavid Tobias
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $314.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $314.2m
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | $31.7m | Deficit $31.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Tow Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State, business registry and officers (data.ct.gov n7gp-d28j and ka36-64k6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Connecticut
- Entity type
- Non-Stock
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 30 July 1999
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)
Officers (12)
- Amy Lefkof Officer, Director
- Andrew Tow Officer, Director
- Benjamin Jackson Director
- David Tobias Officer, Director
- Emily Tow Officer, Director
- Frank Tow Officer, Director
- Hope Tow-Jackson Director
- Molly Tow Director
- Olivia Tow Director
- Scott N. Schneider Officer, Director
- Susan Ransden Officer
- Teresa Law Director
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.