3rd President For Revson Foundation

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The director of a publishing house that publishes Jewish literature is leaving her post to take over as president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation.

Julie Sandorf, the director of Nextbook, a nonprofit organization that commissions books on Jewish themes, will become president of Revson in January.

“Revson has long been considered the gold standard in philanthropy for its imaginative grant making and lasting impact,” Ms. Sandorf said in a statement.

As the foundation’s president, Ms. Sandorf will manage a $200 million endowment to invest in new ideas, talented people, Jewish philanthropy, and a myriad of other causes the foundation supports through an annual $9 million in grants.

By providing funding to programs dealing with government accountability, the impact of modern communications technology, and the changing role of women, the foundation says it is investing in the future of New York City.

Ms. Sandorf will succeed Lisa Goldberg, who died suddenly in January from a brain aneurysm. Ms. Sandorf co-founded Nextbook in 2003 to create and promote Jewish literature, culture, and arts by commissioning books on Jewish themes and sponsoring public lectures, readings, and performances across America. The organization also publishes an online magazine and sends excerpts to 200,000 people a month.

“She was great to work with and for,” Nextbook’s editorial director, Jonathan Rosen, said. “She has infectious enthusiasm, great vision, and generosity of spirit.”

Ms. Sandorf has a long history of heading nonprofit organizations. Between 1991 and 1999, she was president of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, a national organization she founded to fight homelessness. She has also worked for the Rockefeller Foundation, the Oak Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, where she forged a public-private partnership to revitalize distressed city neighborhoods. Established in 1956 by Charles H. Revson, the founder of Revlon Inc., the foundation has dispersed a total of $127 million in grants.

“With Julie as president, the Revson Foundation will continue its distinctive tradition of innovative projects and its commitment to betting on talented people,” the head of the foundation’s board of directors, Philip Leder, said in a statement.


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