Frances E. Allen
The Frances E. Allen Fund for Early Childhood Education for Disadvantaged Youth at The New York Community Trust carries out…
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Lillian Booth
Former model and rumba dancer married into money and gave much of it away. Lillian Booth (1915-2007) “If someone approaches…
William Hoddle Burkhart
Lever Bros. executive who created liquid laundry soap and margarine that tastes like butter established a fund in The Trust…
John U. Burt and Minnie M. Burt
Entrepreneur found success in Brooklyn’s once-thriving umbrella manufacturing business. Funds at The Trust support treatment and research of children’s diseases.…
Gertrude Corbitt
Cigar company heiress left a fortune to her maid and created a fund at The Trust. Gertrude Corbitt (1880-1959) In…
Valerie Pascal Delacorte
Hungarian film star escaped the Nazis and married a New York millionaire. Valerie Pascal Delacorte (1914–2011) In the fall of…
Bruce Dresner
A tax attorney and estate planner who left a legacy to support the LGBTQ+ community in New York City. Bruce…
Christopher J. Devine and Bonaventura Elizabeth Kirby Devine
Senior partner of a securities firm and part-owner of a champion racehorse. Fund at The Trust supports literacy in New…
Eleanor Franklin Egan
General John Pershing created a fund at The New York Community Trust to honor America’s first woman war correspondent. The…
Rodger and Jessie Graham Elgar
Daughter creates memorial fund at The Trust to her parents to help isolated older adults. Rodger Elgar (1883-1953) Jessie Graham Elgar…