Fuhrman Family Foundation
Guided by the belief that vibrant communities depend on creative, informed and healthy people, The Fuhrman Family Foundation focuses its efforts on initiatives that support individuals’ artistic and educational pursuits, and their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Through grants in the visual arts, education, nutrition, health care, social justice, and poverty alleviation efforts, the Foundation seeks to contribute to the vitality of communities from the ground up. The Foundation was created in 2016 by Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, who wished to create a lasting legacy that represents their aspirations for their community and society as a whole.
Founders, Glenn & Amanda Fuhrman
Glenn Fuhrman is a co-Founder and co-Managing Partner of Tru Arrow Partners, an investment partnership based in New York, formed specifically to partner with investing families from around the world. He is also the Founder and CEO of Virtru Investment Partners, a private investment firm based in New York. Prior to launching Tru Arrow and Virtru, he Co-Founded MSD Capital, L.P. (“MSD”), the private investment firm for Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies., and from 1998 thru 2019 served as its Co-Managing Partner. Glenn was also the Co-Managing Partner of MSDC Management, L.P. (“MSDC”), an SEC-registered investment adviser that was formed to enable a select group of outside investors to invest in strategies that were initially developed by MSD. Previously, Mr. Fuhrman was a Managing Director and Head of the Special Investments Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Glenn is a Trustee of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The Museum of Modern Art and The TATE Americas Foundation and a Board member of The Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. He is also a Board Member of the 92nd Street Y and the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation.
In 2007 Glenn founded The FLAG Art Foundation in NYC as an independent exhibition space organizing 4-6 shows a year, each curated by a different curator. FLAG co-sponsors the Suzanne Deal Booth/FLAG Art Foundation Prize which includes a $200,000 award to an outstanding contemporary artist.In 2013, Glenn and his wife Amanda sponsored the creation of the nation’s largest free Wi-Fi network covering 95 city blocks in Harlem. In 2019, the Fuhrman’s launched the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence which awarded 22 extraordinary NYC Public School Teachers cash awards ranging from $500 to $25,000 in the Spring of 2020.
Amanda Fuhrman is a non-practicing attorney previously with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, specializing in Trust and Estates. She left law to pursue public service and became the Deputy Executive Director of Millennium Promise, a nonprofit founded by economist Jeffrey Sachs and philanthropist Raymond Chambers, focused on eradicating extreme poverty. Amanda is currently a Trustee of Edible Schoolyard NYC.
“Giving has been a part of our sensibility for most of our lives and we are especially fortunate to be able to support so many causes we believe in. We especially cherish the opportunities we have created that allow us to take a real hands-on approach and get involved in undertakings directly. Projects like Free Harlem WiFi, The Diner NYC film, and the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence have been especially meaningful to us and our entire family.”