Annual Report 2009 » Major Funds

Abramson Family Brain Research Program
Abramson Family Foundation
North Bethesda, MD

Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Fund
Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson
Las Vegas, NV

The Ruth and Herman Albert Scholars Program for New Scientists
Ruth Albert
New York, NY

Walter H. Annenberg Fund for Brain Research
St. Davids, PA

Kenneth and Sally Leafman Appelbaum Discovery Endowment
Sally Leafman Appelbaum
Scottsdale, AZ

The Candice Appleton Family Trust
Candice Appleton Vaughn and Barak Vaughn
Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Lester Aronberg Fund for Research in Human Immunology
Chicago, IL

Jacques Asseoff Research Fund
New York, NY

Solomon R. and Rebecca D. Baker Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
Seymour J. Bankoff
Morristown, NJ

Robert and Helen Begam Endowment Fund
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Stuart Berger Fund for AIDS-Related Research
New York, NY

Louis Bergman Endowment Fund in Cancer and Basic Research
San Francisco, CA

Beverly B. Bernstein Endowment Fund for Biomedical Research
Washington, DC

Dr. Jacob Birnbaum
Bronx, NY

Tekla and Simon Bond Fund for Submicron Electronics Research
New York, NY

Dr. Walter Borchardt and Dr. Trude Borchardt Fund for Graduate Students and the
Feinberg Graduate School
New York, NY

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Co.
New York, NY

Adele Browner Research Funds
New York, NY

The Marjorie and Monroe Burk Fund for Alternative Energy Studies
Dr. Monroe Burk
Columbia, MD

CaP CURE Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate
Santa Monica, CA

Chais Family Foundation Fund
Pamela and Stanley Chais
Beverly Hills, CA

Chais Family Foundation
Start-Up Fund for New Scientists
Pamela and Stanley Chais
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Rebecca Chutick and
Dr. Lillian Chutick Doctoral Scholarship Fund
New York, NY

The Midwest Electron Microscope Project
Circle of Service Foundation, Inc.
Northbrook, IL

Marie Henriette (Mimi) Coppens
New York, NY

Crown Family Fund for Brain Research
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Chicago, IL
Ann S. Chemer Charitable Trust
Chicago, IL

Crown Fund for Immunological Research
Renee and Lester Crown
Chicago, IL

Herta G. Dagan
Phoenix, AZ

Erica Drake Endowment for Leukemia Research under the direction of Prof. Yair Reisner
Scarsdale, NY

Erica Drake Endowment for Research of Infectious Diseases under the direction of Prof. David Mirelman
Scarsdale, NY

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.
Wilmington, DE

The Rena Dweck New Scientist Endowment Fund
The Samuel R. Dweck
Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC

Margaret M. Enoch Fund for Brain Research
New York, NY

Raymond Ehrlich
Jacksonville, FL

Jennie Feldman
Dallas, TX

Mina and Herman Feller Fund for General Science and Cancer Research
Los Angeles, CA

Leopold and Clara M. Fellner Charitable Foundation
Los Angeles, CA

Pacific Theatres Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund
Michael Forman
Los Angeles, CA

Lynne and William Frankel Research Fund for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ovarian and Breast Cancer
The William Frankel Family and Friends
Philadelphia, PA

Blanche and Charles Freeman Genetic Research Fund
Charles Freeman
Pompano Beach, FL

Dr. Emanuel and Frances Freund Fund for Genetic Disease Modeling
Haverstraw, NY

Estelle Funk Fund for Biomedical Research
Myron H. Funk
Los Angeles, CA

Nathan Galston
Los Angeles, CA

Ameil Glass
White Plains, NY

Steven A. and Diana L. Goldberg Endowment Fund for Stem Cell Research
Stephen A. and Diana L. Goldberg Foundation, Inc.
Diana and Stephen Goldberg
Washington, DC

Goldberg-Guild Scholarship Fund
Bernard Goldberg
Hallandale, FL

The Edith F. Goldensohn Immunology Research Fund
Los Gatos, CA; New York, NY

Bram Goldsmith Instrumentation Fund
Elaine and Bram Goldsmith
and Friends
Los Angeles, CA

Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund for Brain Research
Mrs. Horace W. Goldsmith
Phoenix, AZ
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
New York, NY

Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation for the Support of the Belle S. and Irving E. Meller Center for the Biology of Aging
Mrs. Horace W. Goldsmith
Phoenix, AZ
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
New York, NY

Irwin Green Alzheimer’s Research Fund
Bethea and Irwin Green
Detroit, MI

Guerin Family Foundation
Los Angeles, CA

The Gurn Research Fund for Arthritis and Parkinson’s Disease
Gerta Gurn
New York, NY

The Phyllis and Joseph Gurwin Fund for Scientific Advancement
Phyllis and Joseph Gurwin
Palm Beach, FL

Clarisse and Cornelius Gustav Memorial Research Fund
New York, NY

Monroe Guttman
Pittsburgh, PA

The Augusta K. Harawitz Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Augusta K. Harawitz
New York, NY

Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Fund for Brain Research
Chicago, IL

Mortimer J. Harrison
Springfield, NJ

Hecker/Yocum President’s Contingency Endowment Fund
Seymour Hecker
Bob Yocum
Miami, FL

Edward M. Heller and Akiba Heller Memorial Fund
Marlboro, NJ

Henkind Donor-Advised Fund
Sol Henkind
New York, NY

Rosalind Henwood Fund for Cancer Research
Boca Raton, FL

Lilian Hertzberg
New York, NY

Hulda A. and Ernest W. Hirschfeld Cancer Research Fund
Mill Valley, CA

Lawrence G. Horowitz Research Fund
Philadelphia, PA

Charlotte and Rudolf Hurtig
San Francisco, CA

ICRF-USA-Projects & Research
New York, NY

William B. Ingram and Esther A. Ingram Fund for Scientific Research
Laguna Hills, CA and Chicago, IL

The IPA New Scientists Fund
International Profit Associates
Dana and John R. Burgess
Buffalo Grove, IL
Gregg M. and Stacy A. Steinberg
Northbrook, IL

The Richard M. Jacobs Family Endowment Fund for Brain Research
Dr. Richard M. Jacobs
Iowa City, IA

Sanford Kaplan Research Fund in Computer Science
Los Angeles, CA

The Mona May Karff Research Fund
Mona May Karff
New York, NY

Harry Kay Fund for Cancer Research
Harry Kay Charitable Foundation
Minneapolis, MN

Kittay Foundation
New York, NY

Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Scientific Research Fund
Friends and Associates
Chicago, IL

Susan G. Komen Brest Cancer Foundation
Dallas, TX

The Kornbluth Family Diabetes Resarch Fund
Phyllis Kornbluth
New York, NY

Sol and Lena Kresch Fund for Aging
William H. Kresch
New York, NY

Sadie Lasky
Chicago, IL

The Kay Lasney Cancer Research Fund
Kay Lasney
Chicago, IL

The Louis Lavitt Foundation
Palm Beach, FL

The Ruth L. Lee Fund
Ruth L. Lee
Los Angeles, CA

The Lerner Family Plant Science Building and Endowment Fund
Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner
Judy and Mark D. Lerner
Debora Lerner Cohen and Edward Cohen
Marla and Robert Tanenbaum
Washington, DC

Harry Levine Fund for Applied Research
Family of Harry Levine and
New England Region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, Camp Young Judaea, Amherst, NH,
Mr. Harry Scherr, U.S.A.,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schwartz and Mr. and Mrs. Irving Schwartz
Boston, MA

Noel Levko
New York, NY

The Dr. Jay and Sharon Levy President's Endowment Fund
Dr. Jay and Sharon Levy
San Francisco, CA

New Scientist Fund
Levy-Markus Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA

Lichtenstein Fund for Cancer Tumor or Malignancy Research
Malka Lichtenstein
Mexico City, Mexico

The Lokey Donor Advised Fund
Lorry Lokey
Atherton, CA

Lela London
New York, NY

Rose Lorie
Washington, DC

Dr. Saul and Rose Mackoff Career Development Fund
Chicago, IL

Macular Degeneration Research Fund
Sophie and Nathan Baltor
Bensalem, PA

Herman Marks
Hallandale, FL        

The Markus President's Discretionary Fund
Rita Markus
New York, NY

James S. McDonnell Foundation Human Olfactory Congision Research Funds
St. Louis, MO

The Marilyn and Norman Merlis Discovery Endowment Fund
Norman H. Merlis
Carefree, AZ

The Pearl Welinsky Merlo Stem Cell Research Fund
The Pearl Welinsky Merlo Foundation
Ellen Merlo
New York, NY

The Shirley Mesirow Medical Research and Human Health Fund
Chicago, IL

MOD March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
New York, NY

Monte and Maxine MonAster Foundation Fund
Chicago, IL

Philip Morris External Research Program
Linthicum Heights, MD

The Morton Family Research Fund
Rocky and Lon Morton
Calabasas, CA

The Max, Helene and Arthur Muller Cancer Research Fund
Max Muller
New York, NY

Nash Family Foundation
Jack Nash
New York, NY

The Maxine Myers Proteomics Research Endowment Fund
Maxine Myers
West Orange, NJ

The Perlman Family Foundation, Founded by Louis I. and Anita M. Perlman
Downers Grove, IL

Milton Petrie Fund
New York, NY

The Pollack Family Research Fund in Neuroscience
Susan and Bruce G. Pollack
New York, NY

Pomeraniec-Sagov Fund for Renal Research
Raymond Sagov
New York, NY
Jeannette Pomeraniec
London, UK

Hirsch and Braine S. Raskin Biomedical Research Fund
New York, NY

Stephen and Claire Reich President’s Endowment Fund
Claire Reich
Forest Hills, NY

Ridgefield Foundation Fund for Cancer Research
In memory of Henry J. Leir
New York, NY

Julius M. and Fannie Rogoff Fund for the Life Sciences
Rowayton, CT

Irving and Dorothy Rom Family Discovery Endowment Fund
Dorothy and Irving Rom
West Palm Beach, FL
Beth Rom-Rymer
Chicago, IL

Edythe M. Roth
North Wales, PA

The Miriam Roth Memorial Fund
Bina Roth
Washington, DC

Arthur Rubloff Fund
for Campus Beautification
Chicago, IL

Dr. Albert B. Sabin Fund for Solar Energy Research
Washington, DC
Lisbeth Sachs-Stern, M.D.
Memorial Fund
New York, NY

Martha S. Sagon Research Fund in Children’s Diseases
Washington, DC

The Salzberg Donor Advised Fund
Deborah Ratner-Salzberg and Michael Salzberg
Bethesda, MD

Rowland and Sylvia Schaefer Fund for Diabetes Research
Miami, FL

The Felix and Silvia Schnur Stem Cell Research Fund
Silvia and Felix Schnur
Scarsdale, NY

The Midwest Electron Microscope Project
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Northbrook, IL

Melanie Schreiber
Mission Viejo, CA

The Howard Schumir Cancer Research Fund
Howard Schumir
Chicago, IL

Mozes S. Schupf Foundation Fund for Biomedical Instrumentation
New York, NY

Schwartz Fund for Gallium Arsenide Technology
Vera and Dr. John L. Schwartz
Pacific Palisades, CA

Sheila Schwartz Donor Advised Fund
Jess and Sheila Schwartz Family Foundation
Phoenix, AZ

George Schwartzman Research Fund
Sarasota, FL

Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. Fund for Instrumentation
New York, NY

The Hattie and Arnold Segal Endowed Fund for Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis Research
Hattie and Arnold Segal
Maplewood, NJ

Rosa and Emilio Segre Young Scientist Research Award
Rosa Segre
Lafayette, CA

David G. Serling Fund for the Support of the Belle S. and Irving E. Meller Center for the Biology of Aging
Long Island City, NY

David and Fela Shapell Family Fund for Research in Molecular Genetics and Virology
Beverly Hills, CA

Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation Endowed Biomedical Research Fund
Chicago, IL

The Fanny Sherr Human Diseases Research Fund
Fannie Sherr
New York, NY

Gail and Richard D. Siegal Fund for Reconstruction of the Visual System
Gail and Richard D. Siegal
New York, NY

The Marion and Jack Silberberg Endowment Fund
Marion Silberberg
Delray Beach, FL

The Paul Singer Family Foundation
New York, NY

Charles E. Smith Family Foundation
Michelle Smith
Arlington, VA

Geraldine K. and Robert Solnick
Corona del Mar, CA

Dr. Robert L. Solnick Memorial Cancer Research Fund
Geraldine Solnick and Family
Corona Del Mar, CA

Samuel M. and Helene K. Soref Foundation Start-Up Fund for New Scientists
Los Angeles, CA

The Paul Sparr Cancer Research Fund
Lake Worth, FL

Dewey D. and Anne Stone Fund
for the Support of the Stone Administration Building
The Stone Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cambridge, MA

Sandra D. and Hugh D. Stone Postdoctoral Fellowships
Brookline, MA

Dr. Alexander and Myrna Strelinger Endowment Fund
Myrna Strelinger
Tucson, AZ

The Professor Jacob Karni Research Fund
Sussman Family Foundation
New York, NY

Tilker Family Research Endowment Fund Tilker Medical Research Foundation
Honolulu, HI

Siegfried and Irma Ullmann Foundation Fund for the Support of the Ullmann Building of Life Sciences
New York, NY

Dr. Harlan and Carol Waksal Endowment Fund
Carol and Harlan Waksal
Montclair, NJ

Saul Waring
New York, NY

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fund for Molecular Genetics of Cancer
Nathan Weinberg
Baltimore, MD

The Leonard Weisenberg Endowment Fund
Eleanor and Leonard Weisenberg
Delray Beach, FL
Eva Erica Weiser
New York, NY

Bernard and Bernice Weissbourd Scientific Research Fund
Friends and Associates
Chicago, IL

The Weizmann-Kraar Astronomy Project In Honor of Martin S. Kraar
Friends of the Weizmann Institute, USA

WELFund, Inc.
William E. Lerner
Los Angeles, CA

The Blanche Willner Philanthropic Endowment Fund
Dr. Albert Willner
Delray Beach, FL
Drs. Jane and David Bloomgarden
Scarsdale, NY
Drs. Judith and Joseph Willner
Tenafly, NJ
Family Friends, U.S.A.

The Ida and Kalman Wolens Foundation Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Ida and Kalman Wolens
Dallas, TX

The Wolgin Award
The Jack Wolgin Charitable Foundation in Philadelphia
Jack Wolgin
Philadelphia, PA

Gertrude Yarman
North Miami Beach, FL

Historical Record of Major American Contributions

Major Funds

Alejandro Zaffaroni Fund for Instrumentation
Friends and Associates
San Francisco, CA

The Jack Zeibell Endowed President's Contingency Fund
Jack Zeibell
Chicago, IL
 
Jacob Ziskind Trust
Cambridge, MA

Uzi Zucker Fund for Submicron Electronics Research
New York, NY