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. The firm has 2 areas of focus, investing in Private Growth Technology Companies primarily in the global internet, software, consumer, and fintech industries as well as investing in Real Estate, primarily in retail shopping centers in regional US markets as well as selective opportunities in residential and industrial properties. Prior to launching Tru Arrow Partners, he Co-Founded MSD Capital, L.P. (“MSD”), the private investment firm for Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, serving as it's Co-Managing Partner for over 20 years. Previously, Glenn was a Managing Director and Head of the Special Investments Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is also the Founder and CEO of Virtru Investment Partners, a private investment firm based in New York.
Glenn is a Trustee of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and The TATE Americas Foundation. He is also a Board Member of The Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, the 92nd Street Y, the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation, The Central Park Conservancy, Gagosian Gallery, and The Spence School.
In 2007, Glenn founded The FLAG Art Foundation in New York as an independent exhibition space open to the public. 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 annual FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence which awards extraordinary NYC Public School Teachers cash awards ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 each Spring.
Glenn received his Master of Business Administration in 1988 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania after sub-matriculating from the undergraduate program, where he studied Finance and Art History and received a Bachelor of Science and Economics, summa cum laude, in 1987.
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.”