About Us

Founded in 1993, The O’Toole Family Foundation is a national non-profit organization co-chaired by Terry and Polly O’Toole. Grants are made to non-profit organizations focusing on education, health, hunger and food scarcity, and building better communities through the arts, athletics, and media. Since its inception, the Foundation and its affiliates have made more than $25 million in grants to more than 200 non-profit organizations.

A TIMELINE OF THE O’TOOLE FAMILY FOUNDATION

From 1993 to Today

1993
O’Toole Family Foundation is established
1995
O’Toole Family Endowed Fund for Excellence in Journalism at Villanova is created
1998
Grant to Pingry Lower School Wing
2001
Grant to the Pingry School’s Arts Wing
2002
Endowed the William and Helen O’Toole Dean’s Chair of the Villanova School of Business
2004
Dr. Edward Trayes Scholarship for student journalists is created with the Dow Jones News Fund
2008
Grant to support the development of new campus facilities at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2008
O’Toole Family Faculty Fund at Stanford University Graduate School of Business is created
2009
Initiated funding of the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children in Newark, New Jersey
2012
Grant to fund construction of a new squash facility at the Pingry School in Martinsville, New Jersey
2013
O’Toole Family Endowed Scholarship Fund is created at Villanova University
2016
Grant to support the construction of a new residence hall at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, named in honor of Professor Jack McDonald
2016
Grant to support the construction of a new facility for the Spine Institute at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City
2017
Grant to support the renovation of Finneran Pavilion at Villanova University
2017
Began sponsorship of “Songwriters on the Beach” concert series in Belmar, New Jersey, presented by NPR affiliate Brookdale Public Radio
2017
Maggie O’Toole joins the Pingry School Board of Trustees
2018
Grant to support the development of squash courts at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia
2019
Terry O’Toole appointed to 9/11 Memorial and Museum Board of Directors
2020
Grant to the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund
2020
Terry O’Toole joins the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund
2021
Maggie O’Toole joins the board of CitySquash
2021
Grant to support the construction of the Kellen Tower at the Hospital for Special Surgery
2022
Grant to support construction of a new headquarters for CitySquash in Bronx, New York
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Terry O’Toole

Terry O’Toole is Co-Chair and Trustee of The O’Toole Family Foundation. Terry and his wife, Polly, established The O’Toole Family Foundation in 1993 as their primary vehicle for philanthropy.

In addition to his work with the foundation, Terry is the Founder and Managing Member at Macanta Investments LLC, a private investment entity.

Prior to Macanta, Terry was a Co-Managing Member of Tinicum Capital Partners II LP from 2005 until 2012, when he became the Co-Managing Member of Tinicum LP. Prior to 2005, Terry was a partner at Goldman Sachs and a member of its investment committee; his 21-year career at Goldman Sachs culminated as the Chief Operating Officer of the Principal Investment Area.

Terry received a BS in Economics in 1980 from Villanova University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and an MBA in 1983 from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was named the Henry Ford Scholar as the top student in his class. Terry maintains strong ties with his alma mater, serving on the Board of Trustees at Villanova from 2001 to 2012, including as the Board Chair and as Co-Chair of Villanova’s $750 million capital campaign that ended in 2019. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Commercial Science by Villanova in 2017.

He is currently Chairman of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Vice Chair of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, and a member of the Board of Governors for the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. He was formerly a member of the Boards of the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund, U.S. Squash, The Pingry School, and the Dean’s Advisory Council and Chair of the GSB Trust at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Terry was appointed by Governor Philip Murphy as the New Jersey representative on the Board of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum and served from 2018-2022.

Polly O’Toole

Polly O’Toole is Co-Chair and Trustee of The O’Toole Family Foundation. An active philanthropist and social advocate, Polly is passionate about providing opportunities to children, particularly in the greater Newark, New Jersey region. She has served as a Trustee for the Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children, a member of the New Jersey Governors Board of Overseers, and a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children.

Her volunteer activities have included work with The Pingry School, tutoring inner-city youth with the Street Squash organization, and fundraising for Happiness Unlimited, an organization that specialized in granting wishes to adults with cancer. Polly has also been recognized as a Volunteer of the Year by The Junior League of Short Hills and the Oranges, New Jersey.

Prior to focusing her time on philanthropy and volunteering, Polly worked in Institutional Equity Sales for Kidder, Peabody & Co. She graduated from Rosemont College with a BA in Sociology.

Maggie O’Toole

Maggie O’Toole is a Trustee of the O’Toole Family Foundation. She is an interior, set, and event designer based in New York City. In 2011, she received an A.A.S. in Interior Design from Parsons, The New School for Design. Maggie graduated from Princeton University B.A. in Art History and a certificate in Painting in 2009—while at Princeton, she played on the Women’s Varsity Squash Team, which won three consecutive national championships and two Ivy League titles, and she served as a captain her senior year.

Maggie is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pingry School in Martinsville, NJ and a member of the Board of Trustees of CitySquash, a not-for-profit after-school enrichment program based in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

Brian O’Toole

Brian O’Toole is a Trustee of the O’Toole Family Foundation. He is an attorney and received his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law in 2017.

Brian graduated from Dartmouth College as a Government major in 2012 and served as the captain of the Men’s Squash Team his senior year.

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