The Friezo Family Foundation gives to local charities that support children's education, health and socioeconomic initiatives.
Established 2012.
The Friezo Family Support Fund at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Over $500k raised for the Friezo Family Support Fund at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, to honor the life and legacy of father, son, brother, husband & friend, Michael P. Friezo.
Michael’s enduring wish was to be remembered as a man with great empathy for others. He supported Memorial Sloan Kettering long before his own cancer diagnosis, spanning back to the 1990s, when he ran the New York City Marathon as part of Fred’s Team. Since then, Michael and his family have become increasingly involved in supporting MSK's mission and have donated over $2 million to establish the Friezo Family Support Fund.
Scholarships & Endowments
The 2nd Annual Michael P. Friezo Leadership Scholarship was awarded at Northern Valley Regional High School – Demarest. The award is based on leadership, service and empathy.
The Friezo Family Foundation endowed the London Scholarship Fund for IES Abroad. Michael P. Friezo (IES Abroad London, Fall 1982), and David C. Friezo, London spring '85, both studied on IES Abroad London programs while attending college, and together have created an endowed fund for IES Abroad students studying on any IES Abroad program in London.
The Friezo Family Foundation contributes to the Pine Crest School Inclusion Aid. The Pine Crest School is committed to building a socioeconomically diverse student body. Contributing to their need-based inclusion aid program helps make the full Pine Crest experience accessible to families.
David Friezo established The Friezo Charitable Lead Annuity at Tulane University. "It has also meant so much to me to provide scholarships through the Friezo Family Foundation Scholarship Fund to underprivileged young people. It’s important to me that we level the playing field, to give all kids, irrespective of financial wealth, an opportunity to study at Tulane."
