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Featured Stories: Legacies that Make Life Better for Older Adults

Katharine Park: Caring for Older Adults

A caring New Yorker who dedicated her funds to support older adults and their caretakers. Katharine Park lived a charmed…

An educator, author, and champion for social work. Fund at The Trust continues her support for social work. Helen Rehr…

Margaret E. Donnelly

Sociology professor and fervent advocate for women in academia. Fund at The Trust supports older adults and their families. Margaret…

A dedicated advocate for the LGBTQ community. Today, his generosity supports LGBTQ youth and elders in New York. Sam Wilner…

Featured Stories: They Cared Deeply for the Environment

A garden view of The Mildred T. Rhodebeck Garden of Eden at the corner of Bruckner Boulevard and Faile Street in the Bronx. Photo Credit: NYRP.org

Richard and Mildred Teasdale Rhodebeck

A major player in life insurance whose funds at The Trust support nonprofits across New York City and Long Island.…

Sarah Rogers (left) and Harry Rogers (right) portrait

Sarah Rogers and Harry Rogers

He drove a New York City cab, and she nursed the sick. Fund at The Trust supports the environment. Sarah…

Charles G. and Alice Bemis Thompson

Couple with ties to the Declaration of Independence, Woodrow Wilson, and astrophysics. Fund at The Trust supports scientific research. Charles…

Adam Patrick Joseph O’Connor

Writer and editor of scholarly music journal, his life was cut short by AIDS. Fund at The Trust dedicated to…

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