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1. revsonfoundation.orgThe Charles H. Revson Foundation

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_HCharles H. Revson Foundation - Wikipedia

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   The Foundation was started as Revson and others provided over $10 million dollars in seed money during his lifetime. The Foundation funded schools, hospitals, and service organizations serving the Jewish community, mostly located in New York City. Upon his death, Revson endowed the Foundation with $68 million from his estate and granted the board o...

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   Cheryl Effron, Chair

   Gerald Rosenfeld, Treasurer

   Sharon Greenberger, Secretary

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   Robert S. Rifkind Partner, Cravath Swaine & Moore

   Philip Leder

   Lisa E. Goldberg

   Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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   With Revson's giving as a guide, the board of directors for the foundation has established four program areas:

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   Following extensive discussions with leading thinkers in other foundations, academia, government, science, and the arts, the board also identified as priorities four themes that would be reflected across the above program areas: 1. the future of New York City, 2. the accountability of government, 3. the changing role of women, and 4. the impact of ...

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   Charles H. Revson

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   • Chairman: Cheryl Cohen Effron
   • Key people: Julie Sandorf (President)

   • Formation: 1956

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   Who founded the Charles H Revson Foundation?

   • The Charles H. Revson Foundation was founded in 1956 by Charles H. Revson, the founding President of Revlon Cosmetics as a vehicle for his charitable giving. He willed half of his estate to the Foundation upon his death. Julie Sandorf has been the President of the Foundation since January 2008.

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   What did Charles H Revson do for a living?

   • In 1956, Mr. Revson established the Charles H. Revson Foundation, through which he donated millions of dollars during his lifetime. Most of these gifts were to organizations that served the Jewish community, medical institutions, and schools and universities in New York, his adopted city. The Foundation was endowed after his death in 1975.

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   Who is Charles Revson?

   • Born in Boston in 1906, Charles H. Revson was raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, and came to New York City as a young man. In the depths of the Great Depression he founded Revlon, Inc., which he built from a single product line into a major international corporation in a decade.

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   What did Charles Revson do during the Great Depression?

   • In the depths of the Great Depression he founded Revlon, Inc., which he built from a single product line into a major international corporation in a decade. In 1956, Mr. Revson established the Charles H. Revson Foundation, through which he donated millions of dollars during his lifetime.

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