ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, pɹˈɛzɪdənt wˈʊdɹaʊ wˈɪlsən ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡˈɑːɹvæn æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə kˈɛmɪkəl faʊndˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Garvan as president of the Chemical Foundation of New York, a post he held until his death.