Ann and Robert H. Lurie Family Foundation was incorporated in and, in 2000, the name was changed to Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation. The Foundation was established by
Chicagoans Robert H. Lurie, a real estate and investment magnate who died from colon cancer in 1990, at age 48, and his wife, Ann.
Ann's
charitable contributions have been made both individually and through the Foundation. These include endowing the Robert H. Lurie Engineering Center and the Lurie Tower and The Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, as well as funding building and equipment costs for the Biomedical Engineering and Nanofabrication facilities, all at the
University of Michigan campus in
Ann Arbor
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...
; endowing The
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University (Lurie Cancer Center), is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center located on Northwestern Memorial Hospital's downtown medical campus in ...
of Northwestern University, funds to build and support the Robert H. Lurie Research Center and for numerous other education, healthcare and research initiatives at Northwestern; $100 million to build
Ann & Robert H.Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago;
[http://www.annlurie.com/images/heroes_fall2012.pdf ] a $10 million endowment to maintain the Lurie Garden at
Millennium Park
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, opened in 2004 and intended to celebrate the third millennium, is a prominent civic center near ...
in Chicago; multi-year support for the former AID Village Clinics, a comprehensive healthcare initiative in rural Kenya; funding to build 30 rural schools in Ethiopia; and support for the research and advocacy work of Human Rights Watch in the Horn of Africa.
External links
Robert H. Lurie Biography at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Ann Lurie website
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Organizations based in Chicago
1986 establishments in Illinois