Caroline Kaufer (née Lipson) (August 4, 1962 – March 22, 2005) was an executive of a software development company and a philanthropist, especially for research into neuroendocrine cancer, the disease from which she died. Before her death, Mrs. Kaufer and her husband Stephen Kaufer gave $1.05 million to the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute to fund research of this rare disease. They also donated $250,000 to the

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/ref> The Stephen and Caroline Kaufer Fund for Neuroendocrine Research continues to support medical research around the world. Kaufer was a graduate of Newton South High School (class of 1980), Harvard College (class of 1984) and

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(class of 1988). She was head of Centerline Development Systems, based in Newton. Her husband managed and was co-founder of TripAdvisor. The money that they donated has been used for research at, among other places, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute,

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*"Caroline Lipson Kaufer died March 22 after a battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 42. " ''The Jewish Advocate'' April 7, 2005
''American Society of Clinical Oncology''
*Ruder, Debra. "Curiosity, money, and a mother’s anguish help inspire neuroendocrine cancer research'', Paths of Progress'', Fall/Winter 2006, pp. 18-22.
''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences''
*Paresky, Susan S. "Kaufers’ generosity transforms into treatments for rare cancer", ''Impact'' Winter 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufer, Caroline 1962 births Massachusetts General Hospital benefactors Harvard College alumni 2005 deaths 20th-century American philanthropists Harvard Business School alumni Newton South High School alumni