The Charles H. Revson Foundation was founded in 1956 by Charles H. Revson, the founding President of Revlon Cosmetics as a vehicle for his charitable giving. He willed half of his estate to the Foundation upon his death. Julie Sandorf has been the President of the Foundation since January 2008. Background The Foundation was started as Revson and others provided over $10 million dollars in seed money during his lifetime. The Foundation funded schools, hospitals, and service organizations serving the Jewish community, mostly located in New York City. Upon his death, Revson endowed the Foundation with $68 million from his estate and granted the board of directors the discretion to chart the Foundation's future course. In 1978, the Foundation began a formal grant-making process, and since that time, has disbursed a total of 145 million dollars. The Foundation's endowment has grown to 200 million dollars, and it now disburses over 9 million dollars annually. The Foundation has been responsible for such projects as the Hebrew version of Sesame Street, known as Rechov Sumsum, and the documentary "Civilization and the Jews." The foundation also awarded the grant through which the Gotham Gazette was created. In 2003, after 25 years, Eli Evans stepped down as the foundation's president, handing over the reins to Lisa E. Goldberg, wife of New York University (NYU) President John Sexton. After Lisa E. Goldberg's sudden death on January 21, 2007, the position was vacant until filled by Julie Sandorf, formerly the executive director of Nextbook, in January 2008. Board of directors Cheryl Effron, Chair Gerald Rosenfeld, Treasurer Sharon Greenberger, Secretary Stacy Dick Dr. Steven Hyman Dr. Robert Kingston Reynold Levy Errol Louis Charles H. Revson Jr. Pamela Wasserstein Directors Emeritus Robert S. Rifkind Partner, Cravath Swaine & Moore Philip Leder Lisa E. Goldberg Henry Louis Gates Jr. Helaine M. Barnett Victor Barnett Alice Chandler Robert Curvin Suzanne Gluck Jeffrey Goldberg Jerome Groopman Beatrix Hamburg Matina Horner Arthur Levitt Jr. Ruth B. Mandel Dr. Paul A. Marks Martha Minow Matthew Nimetz Louis Perlmutter John C. Revson Clifford Tabin Harold Tanner Benjamin Buttenwieser Red Burns Joshua Lederberg Adrian W. DeWind Harry Meresman Simon Rifkind Program areas With Revson's giving as a guide, the board of directors for the foundation has established four program areas: Urban affairs The Foundation, based in New York City, focuses its urban program on the city's future. It seeks to enhance the capacity of individuals,