Paul Rapoport
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| Born | Paul Israel Rapoport March 6, 1940 New York, New York , United States |
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| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Paul Israel Rapoport (March 6, 1940 – July 9, 1987) was an American lawyer and co-founder of both the New York City
Gay Men's Health Crisis. The private foundation that bore his name was, during its active years, one of the oldest and largest LGBT-focused foundations in the country.[1]
Rapoport was born in
Columbia University Law School in 1965, and later received an LL.M. in tax from New York University School of Law
.
Rapoport died of
HIV/AIDS
causes in the New York metropolitan area.
In a press release dated July 6, 2009[2] the Paul Rapoport Foundation announced its intention to spend out.[3] The Foundation ceased operations in June 2015.[4] Its archives are located in the Human Sexuality Collection of the Cornell University Library.
References
- ^ "Forty Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy" (PDF). Funders for LGBTQ Issues. 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Foundation Center (July 14, 2009). "Paul Rapoport Foundation to Spend Out, Cease Operations". Philanthropy News Digest. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^ Schwartz, Jane D. (2015-07-14). "The Parting Glass." Philanthropy News Digest. (https://learningforfunders.candid.org/content/blog/the-parting-glass/)
Sources
- Obituary, The Record (Bergen County), July 12, 1987