How Others Have Given
Donor Stories of Personalized Philanthropic Planning
Just as good science is all about people, so is philanthropy. Here are stories of donors whose gifts serve as models of innovative, personalized philanthropy.
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The Economics of Giving: Dr. Monroe Burk’s Creative Philanthropy
Read about economist Monroe Burk, who embraced giving to Israel and science and found creative ways to establish his personal philanthropic legacy at the Weizmann Institute.
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Sally Appelbaum Pioneers Concept of “Discovery Endowment Fund”
Visionary Weizmann supporter Sally Appelbaum pioneered the concept of the "Discovery Endowment Fund," and fulfilled her philanthropic vision through the creation of a fund that honors her late husband.
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Lilly Salcman and Her Daughters Join Together to Memorialize Their Late Husband and Father with a Professorial Chair
Read the story of how Holocaust survivor Lilly Salcman and her daughters, Julie Salamon and Dr. Suzanne Salamon, joined together to create an endowment fund in memory of their late husband and father.
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Mary Helen Rowen Creates Music and Science Research Fund in Memory of Her Mother
Remarkably, after a devastating stroke, Mary Helen Rowen's mother still responded to music. This experience compelled Mary to support research on music and the brain at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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Donald L. Kirk Creates Center for Childhood Cancer and Immunological Diseases
Read a letter from Donald Kirk explaining how his grandson's childhood cancer motivated him to wholeheartedly support Weizmann in creating a Center for Childhood Cancer and Immunological Diseases.
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Stanley Posthorn Creates “Double Mitzvah”
Stanley Posthorn explains how he created a "double mitzvah" by combining charitable gift annuities and a future bequest to establish a Discovery Endowment Fund that honors a lifelong friend.
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Norman Cohen’s Great Legacy to Weizmann Includes an Endowment Fund That Will Grow Over Time
Norman Cohen took great pride in seeing Weizmann grow into one of the world’s top-ranking research institutions. His gifts, and the gifts he inspired, help ensure that Weizmann will continue to flourish.
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Ira and Gail Mondry Create Professorial Chair Funded in Part with Income from a Charitable Lead Trust
Gail and Ira Mondry established a charitable lead trust in order to make a gift of lasting significance to Weizmann. They also pledged to grow a fund that was originally established by Ira's parents.
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Martin Slotkin and Dr. Frances Gruen-Slotkin Establish Seven Charitable Gift Annuities
Dr. Frances Gruen-Slotkin and her husband, Martin, are passionate about research and have used charitable gift annuities to benefit themselves and their family members, as well as young scientists at Weizmann.
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Maks Etingin Uses IRA to Create Discovery Fund for Cancer Research
Through IRA rollovers and outright gifts, Maks Etingin and his wife, Rochelle, have established a Discovery Fund for Cancer Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
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Rabbi Mordecai S. Chertoff Creates Research Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease
Rabbi Mordecai Chertoff channeled grief over the death of his wife into positive action by establishing an endowed fund for Alzheimer's disease and brain research at the Weizmann Institute.