Joan Palevsky
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Joan Palevsky a former wife of Max Palevsky
, was an investor and philanthropist
who contributed to many charitable organization
s during her lifetime and after.
On October 30, 2006, it was announced that her estate had made a $200 million bequest to the California Community Foundation
.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-bequest30oct30,0,7593298.story There is also a classical literature imprint of the University of California Press
named after her.http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0520224035
With Max Palevsky she had two children, Madeleine Moskowitz and Nicholas Palevsky.
She served as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
from 1973 to 1979 and as vice president of the board from 1978 to 1979. After her March 2006 death, in her will her estate gave over $200 million to the California Community Foundation
in 2006, one of the largest bequests ever given to a U.S. public charity. Additionally, Palevsky left $6.1 million to the University of California at Los Angeles for professorships of $1 million each to the history, French, and classics departments, and for fellowships and scholarships in the College of Letters and Science. The money will also support a campus child-care center, an honors program, a humanities center, and a research library. Palevsky graduated from the university in 1947. She also left $1.1 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for its ancient-art division, it's the department of prints and drawing, an intern program she had previously established, the museum's library, endowment, and its Islamic-art division (to which she had given 650 objects from her own collection in 1973). She also bequeathed $1 million each to Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, the National Parkinson Foundation in Miami, the United Negro College Fund in Fairfax, Va. and $2.6 million to 38 additional nonprofit organizations.
Max Palevsky
Max Palevsky was an American art collector, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and computer technology pioneer.-Early life:...
, was an investor and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
who contributed to many charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
s during her lifetime and after.
On October 30, 2006, it was announced that her estate had made a $200 million bequest to the California Community Foundation
California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation is a leading philanthropic organization in the United States, managing approximately $1 billion in assets and granting nearly $100 million to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County and causes around the world....
.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-bequest30oct30,0,7593298.story There is also a classical literature imprint of the University of California Press
University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
named after her.http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0520224035
With Max Palevsky she had two children, Madeleine Moskowitz and Nicholas Palevsky.
Life
Joan Palevsky grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA. She earned her master's degree in French from the University of Wisconsin and then returned to UCLA, where she taught from 1949 to 1956. She was known for living in a modest two-bedroom house, driving an aging Toyota Corolla, and paying little attention to her appearance (at least her jewelry, hair, and nails), all despite her estimated $40 million settlement in her 1968 divorce from Max Palevsky.She served as a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
from 1973 to 1979 and as vice president of the board from 1978 to 1979. After her March 2006 death, in her will her estate gave over $200 million to the California Community Foundation
California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation is a leading philanthropic organization in the United States, managing approximately $1 billion in assets and granting nearly $100 million to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County and causes around the world....
in 2006, one of the largest bequests ever given to a U.S. public charity. Additionally, Palevsky left $6.1 million to the University of California at Los Angeles for professorships of $1 million each to the history, French, and classics departments, and for fellowships and scholarships in the College of Letters and Science. The money will also support a campus child-care center, an honors program, a humanities center, and a research library. Palevsky graduated from the university in 1947. She also left $1.1 million to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for its ancient-art division, it's the department of prints and drawing, an intern program she had previously established, the museum's library, endowment, and its Islamic-art division (to which she had given 650 objects from her own collection in 1973). She also bequeathed $1 million each to Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles, the National Parkinson Foundation in Miami, the United Negro College Fund in Fairfax, Va. and $2.6 million to 38 additional nonprofit organizations.