Lots of hedge fund managers have founded their own foundations over the years, including the late Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. These foundations’ public filings reveal some interesting insights into the mindset of those involved in making investment decisions for them. In the case of the Tiger Foundation, we found new investments in Greenlight Capital and a Japan ETF in 2024.
Background on the Tiger Foundation
Established by Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson, Jr. in 1989, Tiger Foundation supports high-performing community-based organizations in New York City. The foundation does this through the “active engagement and generosity of former Tiger employees and a network of colleagues.”
Since Robertson’s death in 2022, the foundation has continued to work toward its mission in his honor and memory. The Tiger Foundation’s mission is to break the cycle of poverty in New York City. In 2024, grantees included Children’s Aid Society, Henry Street Settlement, Marcy Lab School, Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst, Per Scholas, and The Fortune Society.
According to the foundation’s 990-PF for 2024, which was filed in October 2025, it had $106.6 million in assets at the end of the year. The foundation paid out $10,474,750 in grants during 2024 to New York City-area nonprofits focused on poverty alleviation.
Big contributors during the year included Alex Rafal of Maverick Capital (the hedge fund founded by Tiger cub Lee Ainslie), Alexander Carrington of Woodson Capital Management, Alexander Tucker Robertson of Tiger Management, Andrew Rafal of Bayntree Wealth Advisors, Benjamin Bologna of Maverick Capital, Douglas Fenton of Miura Global, Gill Caffray of Tiger Management, Griffin Schroeder of Tiger Global, James McNab of Slate Path Capital, John Lykoretzos of Hoplite Capital, and Mathew Ngai and Michael Kelly of Tiger Management.
Capital Gains and Losses
During 2024, the Tiger Foundation raked in $3.3 million in capital gains on its holdings of publicly traded securities. It purchased holdings in Viking Global Equities III in January 2012 and then sold it in December 2024, netting about $900,000 in capital gains.
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