Rhoda Haas Goldman

Rhoda Haas Goldman
Born 1924
San Francisco, CA
Nationality American
Occupation Philanthropist
Known for Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund

Rhoda Haas Goldman (1924 – February 17, 1996) was an American philanthropist in San Francisco, California. She was the daughter of Walter Haas, and an heiress of the Levi Strauss fortune. She married Richard Goldman in 1946. The couple founded the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund in 1951, a foundation that has donated over $680 million to various organizations.[1] [2] She was a major supporter of environmental causes and San Francisco arts organizations[3] and a co-founder with her husband of the Goldman Environment Prize in 1990.[4]

References

  1. ^ Moore, Teresa (February 19, 1996). "Rhoda Haas Goldman, Philanthropist, Dies at 71". San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/1996-02-19/news/17768969_1_dianne-feinstein-s-committee-levi-strauss-rhoda-haas-goldman. 
  2. ^ "Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund". http://www.goldmanfund.org/html/home/home.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  3. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (22 February 1996). "Hundreds Mourn Rhoda Haas Goldman / Family, friends remember philanthropist". San Francisco Chronicle. http://articles.sfgate.com/1996-02-22/news/17768762_1_douglas-goldman-goldman-environmental-prize-rhoda-haas-goldman. Retrieved 6 January 2011. 
  4. ^ "Founders". Goldman Environmental Prize. http://www.goldmanprize.org/aboutus/founders. Retrieved 6 January 2011.