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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Organization / Private foundation

Fact box:

  • Founded: 1987
  • Founders: Charles Schusterman (1935-2000) and Lynn Schusterman
  • HQ: Tulsa, OK / Washington, DC
  • Current leadership: Lynn Schusterman (Chair Emerita), Stacy Schusterman (Chair)

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies operates as one of the major US Jewish foundations. The institutional history extends from the 1987 founding by Charles and Lynn Schusterman, with the post-2000 institutional continuation under Lynn Schusterman's leadership and the subsequent transition to Stacy Schusterman as Chair.

The foundation operates substantial program activity across Israel-engagement (with substantial Birthright Israel and adjacent Israel-program funding), Jewish identity and education, and broader US Jewish institutional support. The foundation's Israel-engagement portfolio has historically operated at substantial scale within the US Jewish foundation infrastructure.

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