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In 1948, Zimdin formalized his efforts with the establishment of the William Zimdin Foundation. Dezso Karczag, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, assumed management of the foundation following Zimdin's death in 1951. Karczag changed the organization's name to Direct Relief Foundation in 1957.
- $1.1B
- William D. Zimdin, Dezso Karczag
- Santa Barbara, California, US, August 23, 1948
- Thomas Tighe, president and CEO, John Romo, chairman of the board of directors
He established the William Zimdin Foundation on August 23, 1948, as a California-based non-profit corporation. William Zimdin’s obituary, Associated Press, March 6, 1951. After Zimdin’s death in 1951, Dezso (Dennis) Karczag, a Hungarian immigrant and Zimdin’s close business associate, assumed management of the organization.
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He moved to France in 1929 and left Europe at the beginning of World War II, settling with his business partner, William Zimdin, in Santa Barbara in 1940. Karczag and Zimdin began sending clothes, food, and medical supplies to post-war Europe in 1945. In 1948 they formed a non-profit tax-exempt organization called the William Zimdin Foundation.
May 19, 2002 · In 1948, the efforts were formalized in the William Zimdin Foundation, which became Direct Relief Foundation in 1957 under Dezso Karczag, a Hungarian immigrant who took over after...
Nov 26, 2003 · He moved to France in 1929 and left Europe at the beginning of World War II, settling with his business partner, William Zimdin, in Santa Barbara in 1940. Karczag and Zimdin began sending clothes, food, and medical supplies to post-war Europe in 1945. In 1948 they formed a non-profit tax-exempt organization called the William Zimdin Foundation.
The collection mainly contains tapes and transcripts of interviews Eugene Dale Carlisle did with Dezso (Dennis) Karczag regarding the establishment in 1948 and development of the Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief International (DRI), its founder Wilhelm (William) Zimdin, and Karczag's role as Zimdin's executive assistant and later DRI Executive ...
He established the William Zimdin Foundation on August 23, 1948 as a California not-for-profit corporation. After Zimdin’s death in 1951, Dezso (Dennis) Karczag, a Hungarian immigrant and Zimdin's close business associate, assumed management of the organization.
