50. The Tilles Family

The Tilles family has been an integral part of fostering the arts on Long Island for more than two decades. The Gilbert and Rose Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at C.W. Post in Brookville currently stands as LI’s premier performance venue for music, dance and theater, host to more than 100 events per year and home to the LI Philharmonic. The family also created a professorship in performing arts, and has sponsored fundraisers supporting educational and artistic programs for children for more than a decade.