News – Stuart and Suzanne Grant Family Foundation

Tulane receives transformational gift for Jewish Studies

Tulane University has received a generous gift from Stuart and Suzanne Grant of Wilmington, Delaware to establish the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Center for the American Jewish Experience. It is among the largest gifts to the Tulane School of Liberal Arts and the largest ever to the Department of Jewish Studies.

Stuart Grant of Delaware, left, and his wife Suzanne Grant flank their Sam, a 2019 graduate of Tulane and a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. — Stuart Grant, left, and his wife Suzanne Grant flank their Sam, a 2019 graduate of Tulane and a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.

The gift from the Grants’ I Could Do Great Things Foundation will double the number of research faculty in the Jewish Studies department. It provides funding for a new endowed chair that will allow the department to recruit a senior scholar, as well as to launch a national search for a junior faculty position. It will also provide operating support for the Center that will bear their name.

“With this visionary gift, Tulane is poised to become a national leader in the study of the American Jewish experience, with a particular, unique and interdisciplinary focus on the history of Jews in the Gulf South and the region more generally,” Tulane President Mike Fitts said. “We are so grateful to the Grants for their support which will position Tulane as a hub of excellence and the global leader in the study of the American Jewish experience.”

Town Square Delaware: Beau Biden’s Legacy Continues in Scholarships Awarded to Student Leaders

To many, Beau Biden was a man who embodied selflessness, service and inspired a foundation dedicated to protecting children.

In the past four years since his death, students have been awarded college scholarships in reward for exemplifying “the virtues of Beau: qualities of leadership, community, civility, respect, and a strong moral compass.”

The Delaware based I Can Do Great Things Foundation established the Beau Biden Memorial Scholarship in 2015 for graduating high school students. The foundation, founded by philanthropists Stuart and Suzanne Grant in 2009, provides funding for projects “that can improve the life of one individual, one community or the entire world.”

This year the I Can Do Great Things Foundation awarded $25,000 in scholarships to four students. Each of the winners said that the Beau Biden Memorial Scholarship was the largest single outside scholarship (other than monies awarded by the schools they are attending) they received to put toward their college studies.

Read the full article at Town Square Delaware.

Suzanne Grant Receives 2018 Philanthropy Award

Suzanne Grant National Philanthropy Award 2018 — Suzanne Grant, Co-Founder of the I Could Do Great Things Foundation, was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Brandywine Chapter, for her work with the Jewish Federation of Delaware. For her commitment to encouraging philanthropic leadership roles in her community, Suzanne was awarded the Philanthropy Award, which recognizes her record of generosity and demonstration of civic and charitable responsibility.

Suzanne Grant, Co-Founder of the I Could Do Great Things Foundation, was honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Brandywine Chapter, for her work with the Jewish Federation of Delaware. For her commitment to encouraging philanthropic leadership roles in her community, Suzanne was awarded the Philanthropy Award, which recognizes her record of generosity and demonstration of civic and charitable responsibility. The award was presented to Suzanne on National Philanthropy Day on November 15, 2018. Suzanne has been involved with the Jewish Federation of Delaware since 1991, previously served as President and currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Jewish Federation of Delaware Community Endowment Fund Investment Committee.

In addition to her work with the Jewish Federation of Delaware, Suzanne is National Campaign Chair of the Jewish Federations of North America and on the Investment Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America. She serves as the Chair of the Delaware Retirement System Board of Trustees, as well as a member of the Investment Committee. She is a member of the Board of National Women’s Philanthropy where she is the immediate past Vice Chair for Campaign. Suzanne is also a member of the Board of Governors of Hillel International.