Beth and Seth Klarman
- Joined the Giving Pledge: 12/10/2013 - Read the Letter
- Estimated Net Worth: $1.3 billion
- Forbes Rank: #1367
- Industry: Investments; Asset management
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Born:
Beth Klarman - Information not available
Seth Klarman - 1957 - Residence: Chestnut Hill, MA
Beth Klarman, president of The Klarman Family Foundation and founder of the Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund, is heavily involved with charitable work in the Boston, MA, region. Seth Klarman is founder and president of The Baupost Group, a $30 billion hedge fund. He is the author of "Margin of Safety" (1991) an out-of-print treatise on risk-averse investing considered by many to be a seminal work in the field of finance. Klarman is also an investor in The Times of Israel, an English-language Israel-focused news web site.
Related Foundations
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- The Klarman Family Foundation
- For Year Ending: 12/31/2019
- Assets: $838,896,973
- Giving: $66,505,393
- 990-PF and more at Foundation Directory Online
Charitable Board Service
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Beth Klarman and Seth Klarman
Klarman Family Foundation
Facing History and OurselvesBeth Klarman
Boston Jewish Community Women's Fund
From the Top
Jewish Funders Network
Jewish Women's Archive
McLean Hospital National Council
Youth Villages MassachusettsSeth Klarman
Broad Institute
It is a privilege to be stewards of great wealth in the service of society's greatest challenge... We strive to be collaborative, responsive, and opportunistic in our approach to giving, while remaining realist about the number of things we can truly improve through our support.Beth and Seth Klarman
Giving Interests
Education; Human Services; Massachusetts; Children / Youth; Africa; Hospitals; Jewish federated giving programs; History
News from PND
- Funders call for reforms designed to increase charitable giving
— 12/02/20 - Spelman College receives $10 million for student scholarships
— 08/19/20 - Spelman College Receives $5 Million for Scholarships
— 02/04/18 - 'Dark Money' for Pro-Charter School Ballot Initiative Raises Eyebrows
— 08/24/16 - Broad Institute Receives $20 Million to Address Drug-Resistant TB
— 06/23/15
More News
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Broad Institute awarded $32.5M grant to launch new 'Cell Observatory'
— Broadinstitute.org: 11/25/2012 -
The Softspoken Man Behind Times of Israel
— Forward.com: 2/29/2012 -
[video] An Interview with Seth Klarman and Charlie Rose
— Facinghistory.org: 11/1/2011