Appreciation
“Once in a while an art exhibition presents with such a dizzying splendor as to literally take your breath away.”Art dealer Susan Eley writing in the Hunffington Post
“The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation has provided invaluable support to Exploring the Arts and the New York City public schools we serve. Most exciting is that the Foundation’s support has enabled us to build a state-of-the-art, professional-caliber…new building for Frank Sinatra School of the Arts…”Susan Benedetto, Co-Founder and President, and Tony Bennett, Co-Founder and Board Member, Exploring the Arts
“Funding from the Foundation has allowed us to focus on “one stop shopping” clinical care for women, provided space to conduct cutting-edge studies on women’s health, and supported educational programs that are national in scope. Thanks to this support, we are able to move forward with our vision of holistic women’s health care informed by the best scientific research.”Janet Pregler, M.D. Professor of Clinical Medicine. Director, Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center
“Our conservative estimate is that every year, half of all visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art experience the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation’s generosity – by visiting the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Gallery, or the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Galleries. Thousands of others are touched by the scholarship of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Chairman of European Sculpture and Decorative…Philippe de Montebello Director Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“The Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross serves the liberal arts values of the College by providing first-rate exhibits in the visual arts that reach across disciplines and link to the broader curriculum in many important ways. Students are able to explore fundamental questions in history, anthropology, religion and the sciences through art exhibitions at the gallery and related educational programs. The gifts from the Cantor Foundation help extend and enrich the…Michael C. McFarland, S. J. President, College of The Holy Cross
“The Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging continues to be a nationally recognized leader in the research of new technologies for the detection of early breast cancer. We are also one of the most sought after and largest training programs for physicians who have decided to devote their careers to breast cancer detection and diagnosis.”Lawrence W. Bassett, M.D., FACR Iris Cantor Professor of Breast Imaging. Iris Cantor Center for Breast Imaging at UCLA
“The enduring generosity of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation has provided essential support for a wide range of art, exhibitions, publications, educational initiatives, and capital projects at the Brooklyn Museum. These have informed and enhanced the visitor experience for decades.”Arnold Lehman Director
“This place is one I deeply appreciate not just for its role in Stanford’s artistic and cultural identity, but because the Cantor has witnessed and inspired growth in multiple facets of my own identity: my awareness as a museum visitor, my capability as a student, and my self-assurance as a human being.”A Stanford University student
Foundation Board
Iris Cantor President and Chairman
Ryan Fisher Vice President
Judith Sobol Executive Director
Kimberly Fetridge Secretary
Randi Aitken Trustee
Suzanne Fisher Trustee
Michele Geller Trustee
Monica Muhart Trustee
Joel Rothstein Trustee