The basics:
- Tisch family proposes transferring remaining 23.1% New York Giants stake into family trusts
- Move seen as part of long-term succession planning
- Earlier ownership transfers to trusts approved in 2023, 2024
- Steve, Laurie and Jonathan Tisch expected to retain Giants front-office roles
The Tisch family is seeking NFL approval to transfer its remaining ownership stake in the New York Giants into trusts for the next generation, according to a league memo obtained by and first reported by ESPN.
The proposal would move 23.1% of the franchise currently held by Steve Tisch, Laurie Tisch and Jonathan Tisch into trusts for their children. The NFL’s finance committee approved earlier transfers to the same trusts in 2023 and 2024. The latest step would shift the family’s remaining ownership interests.
“Prior transfers to these Trusts were completed pursuant to 2023 and 2024 Finance Committee approvals,” the March 11 memo obtained by ESPN states. “The Sellers now propose to transfer their entire remaining interests, totaling 23.1% of the Club, to the Trusts. … Following the transactions, the Sellers will no longer own any interest in the Club.”
1925 Giants Drive (the year of the team’s founding) in East Rutherford serves as the home for the Giants.
Succession plan
League officials familiar with the request say the move appears to be part of standard succession planning.
The Tisch family has been involved with the franchise since 1991, when their father, Bob Tisch, purchased a 50% stake in the team from the Mara family.
According to the Giants website, the Tisch siblings remain in their front-office roles with the New York Giants. Steve Tisch serves as executive vice president and chairman of the board, Laurie Tisch is a board director, and Jonathan Tisch is the team’s treasurer and also sits on the board. Front Office Sports reports that the siblings are expected to retain those front office roles.
This latest ownership stake transfer comes amid scrutiny of Steve Tisch, a longtime Hollywood producer whose credits include the Academy Award-winning film Forrest Gump. Tisch’s name appeared in Justice Department documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – known as the Epstein Files. He has not been accused of any crimes.
In a January statement, Tisch said: “We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments. I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.”
It also follows another recent change in the franchise’s ownership structure. As NJBIZ reported in October 2025, the Koch family acquired a 10% non-controlling stake in the team in a deal approved by NFL owners that valued the Giants at $10.3 billion, while leaving operational control with the Mara and Tisch families.
The Giants had no comment regarding the ownership stake transfer.
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