Dorothy Danforth Compton
Dorothy Danforth Compton | |
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| Born | July 30, 1895 |
| Died | May 19, 1974 (aged 78) |
| Resting place | St. Louis, Missouri Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, 1917 |
| Known for | Trustee at Danforth Foundation and of College Careers of Westchester |
| Spouse | Randolph P. Compton |
| Parent | William H. Danforth |
Dorothy Danforth Compton (July 30, 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri – May 19, 1974 in Scarsdale, US) was an American philanthropist.[1]
Danforth Compton was the daughter of William H. Danforth, founder of the Ralston Purina Company and the Danforth Foundation, and Adda Bush Danforth.[2] She graduated from Vassar College in 1917.
In 1917, she married Randolph P. Compton, an investment banker at Kidder, Peabody & Company. Together, they had four children, of which one died from...?
Philanthropy
[edit]The Compton family established the John Parker Compton Memorial Fund at Princeton University for world order studies, the W. Danforth Compton Memorial Fund for. fellowships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture, and endowed faculty chairmanship at the University of Virginia.[3]
In 1957, Danforth Compton established the Fund for Peace with her husband as a think tank and foundation primarily focused on the most pressing issue of the Cold War era: nuclear non-proliferation.[4] Their son, James R. Compton, continued his parents’ legacy, serving as President Emeritus of The Fund for Peace until his death in 2006.[2]
In 2025, the Compton Foundation will have spent its entire endowment and officially closed the organization.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "DOROTHY COMPTON, FOUNDATIONTRUSTEE". The New York Times. 1974-05-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ a b "Effective Family Philanthropy: The Compton Foundation". NCFP. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Margaret Foster Riley | University of Virginia School of Law". www.law.virginia.edu. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Effective Family Philanthropy: The Compton Foundation". NCFP. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "Compton Foundation | Activist FactsActivist Facts". Activist Facts. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "The End (start here): An interactive story about the six best things we ever did. | Compton Foundation". Compton Foundation: The End (start here). 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-05-03.