Our trustees bring experience, expertise, and vision to the Foundation. They are philanthropists and activists in the arts, health services, religious and spiritual organizations, environmental advocacy groups, schools and universities, poverty programs, and citizen action groups. The majority are descendants of Nathan Cummings. Other family members, who serve on Foundation committees as associates of the Foundation or who participate in the community grants program, also contribute actively to the work of the Foundation.

Trustees Reynold Levy, Chair James K. Cummings, Vice Chair Robert N. Mayer, Treasurer Ruth Cummings Sorensen, Sec'y Charles R. Halpern, President Kenneth Brecher Adam N. Cummings * Stephen P. Durchslag Beatrice Cummings Mayer Deval Patrick ** Sonia Simon-Cummings Albert Siu ** Sheila O'Brien Zuieback

Associates of the Foundation Deborah Cummings Patricia Ruth Cummings Rebecca Cummings Richard A. Cummings Ruth Durchslag Debra Weese-Mayer Adjunct Danielle Durchslag

* Adam N. Cummings was elected to serve as a trustee on April 7, 1998.
** Deval Patrick and Albert Siu were elected trustees on December 12, 1997.

Bevis Longstreth, a trustee until December 31, 1997, continues to serve the Foundation as chair of the investment committee.

Karyn Cummings served as a trustee until December 31, 1997.

Margaret Hamburg served as a trustee until October 1997.

Michael Scott Zuieback served as an associate until December 31, 1997.

Daniel G. Ross, trustee emeritus, died in 1997. The Board of Trustees of the Nathan Cummings Foundation is grateful for Danny Ross's wise counsel to the family and his leadership in the early years of the Foundation. He was a model of civility and generosity of spirit. He will be missed.