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In Memory of
Iris Cantor The Cantor Foundation mourns the passing of Iris Cantor, Our Co-Founder and Guiding Inspiration learn more
Philanthropic Leadership

In Medicine & The Arts

Our mission is to fulfill the commitment of its founders to provide philanthropic leadership in two principal arenas, medicine and the arts.  It does so by awarding grants for programs, facilities and endowments at distinguished medical, educational and cultural institutions in the United States and internationally. In the medical arena, the Foundation supports institutions at the forefront of biomedical research and clinical care, with an emphasis on healthcare for women.

Who We Are

Since 1978, the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation has been a force in cultural philanthropy, medical research, and health care. Its vision, as Iris Cantor says, is “to support the body and the soul.”

Meet The Cantors

Iris Cantor and B. Gerald Cantor

Medical Research and Health Care

Equally as important as its commitment to cultural activities is the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation’s support for medical research and health care institutions.

Education

Under Iris Cantor’s leadership, the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation has supported facilities, scholarships, and programs for students, providing major grants.

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39
Years Supporting Medicine and the Arts
750
Pieces of Work
450
Pieces Donated
200+
Exhibitions

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Van Gogh’s Cypresses Opens at the Met

Van Gogh’s Cypresses, made possible by the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 15, 2023, with a celebration attended by over 600 guests, including art lovers, collectors, and members of the media. The exhibition features 40 paintings, drawings,...

May 18, 2023

Iris Cantor Theater Opens at NYU Tisch School of the Arts

New York University has welcomed the Iris Cantor Theatre, whose construction was made possible by a gift from Iris Cantor. The theater is located within the recently opened John A. Paulson Center on Houston Street, a state-of-the-art facility that houses an array of NYU academic and extracurricular ...

April 1, 2023

Monumental Head of Balzac

This is one of Rodin’s many heads of Balzac, the acclaimed French writer of the early Nineteenth Century. It was modeled in preparation for The Monument to Honoré de Balzac, a commission Rodin received in 1891 and completed in 1898. Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a critically acclaimed and ...

April 21, 2017
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