Home The Elmezzi Foundation Committed to Social Entrepreneurship Placebased Funding and permanent sustainable solutions Menu If you are one of those who have ways of helping people it behooves you to do so in my opinion. The Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation is guided by the core proposition of the American Dream that anyone given the right tools and support can live up to their potential and succeed. It is a legacy established by Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi that honors their vision of providing opportunities in workforce development educational attainment and medical research with an emphasis on individuals and families in the Long Island CityAstoria area. ACE Empowering and connecting New Yorkers to a lifetime support network that helps them achieve their goals and establish economic independence Legal Outreach Motivating young people through a lawbased curriculum to achieve their personal academic and professional goals Sign up for our newsletter .