New York City · All five boroughs
Help with tutoring, books, and everyday essentials.
The Lukezic Family Foundation is a New York family foundation that funds education, literacy, and everyday essentials for families across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. If your household needs help — or you work with a family that does — you can write to us directly.
What we help with
Education
Tutoring and classroom support
Help with tutoring costs, school supplies, and other classroom needs for students who are falling behind or going without.
Literacy
Books for the home
Books a child keeps, so there is always something to read at home — not only in the classroom.
Essentials
Everyday needs
Groceries, clothing, and short-term emergency help when a household is stretched past what it can carry.
How to ask
Write to info@lukezic.org and tell us, in your own words:
- 01Which borough and neighborhood you live in.
- 02Who is in the household, and the ages of any children in school.
- 03What would help most right now — tutoring, books, school supplies, groceries, clothing, or something else.
- 04How and when we can reach you.
Teachers, school staff, social workers, and community organizations are welcome to write on a family's behalf. We read every message and reply by email. We keep what you tell us private, and help is given quietly — dignity is never the price of it.
We are a small foundation and cannot meet every request. If we cannot help, we will say so plainly rather than leave you waiting. In an emergency, call 911, or dial 311 for New York City services.