William H. Donner Foundation

The William H. Donner Foundation was established in 1962 and traces its roots to the International Cancer Research Foundation, which was established by William Henry Donner (1864-1953) following the 1929 death of his son, Joseph, from lung cancer. After Donner’s death, and a period of reorganization, Donner’s grandchildren assumed leadership of the William H. Donner Foundation. Headquartered in New York, the foundation has granted widely over its sixty years. Today, the third, fourth, and fifth generations of William H. Donner’s family are active participants in the foundation, whose grants support a wide range of charitable activities including social, community, and educational initiatives, environment and wildlife preservation, and public policy research.