Jerome L. Greene
Jerome L. "Jerry" Greene (1906–1999) was a prominent New York lawyer, real estate investor, and philanthropist.
Early years and Education[]
Greene was born in Brooklyn in 1909. Greene graduated from Columbia College in 1926 and Columbia Law School in 1928.[1]
Business career[]
Greene was a founding partner of the Manhattan law firm Marshall, Bratter, Greene, Allison & Tucker.[2] As a real estate investor he was the principal owner of the Carlyle Hotel.[3][4]
Philanthropy[]
Over the years, Greene and his wife Dawn contributed over $40 million to Columbia Law School as well as significant contributions to WNYC public radio. The WNYC Greene Space was named in his honor.[5] In 2006, the Jerome L. Greene Foundation donated $200 million to Columbia University, the largest gift that the school had ever received, to establish The Jerome L. Greene Science Center. Greene was a major patron of the arts, among other things, serving as chairman of the board of the Hirshhorn Museum, a member of Lincoln Center's board of directors, and as a trustee of the Juilliard School.[6]
The Jerome L. Greene Foundation[]
Greene has his own foundation that was created in 1978. The foundation supports the arts, education, health and social justice and its assets are valued at $660 million by the end of 2019.[7][8]
External links[]
- ^ "Columbia News".
- ^ "Our History – the Jerome L. Greene Foundation".
- ^ McQuiston, John T. (30 May 1999). "Jerome L. Greene Dies at 93; Wide-Ranging Philanthropist". The New York Times.
- ^ Collins, Glenn (4 January 2001). "Owner of 17 Luxury Hotels Buys Carlyle for $130 Million". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.thegreenespace.org/
- ^ "Our History – the Jerome L. Greene Foundation".
- ^ "The Jerome L. Greene Foundation". The Jerome L. Greene Foundation. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ Roberts, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Andrea Suozzo, Brandon (9 May 2013). "JEROME L GREENE FOUNDATION INC - Form Form 990-PF for period ending Dec 2019 - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- Columbia University Science Center at Enclos
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