Edythe L. Broad

Edythe and Eli Broad are lifelong philanthropists. Their generosity in education, scientific and medical research, the arts and civic endeavors in their hometown of Los Angeles has been enabled by Eli Broad’s five-decade career in business, starting and building two Fortune 500 companies. Today, the Broads are devoted to philanthropy as founders of The Broad Foundations, which they established to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts. The Broad Foundations, which include The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Broad Art Foundation, have assets of $3 billion.

Tireless advocates of Los Angeles, the Broads have championed the cultural and architectural vitality of the city. The couple built and endowed The Broad, a new contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro that opened to the public with free general admission on Sept. 20, 2015.       

In advancing innovative scientific and medical research, The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation’s investments focus on three areas: human genomics, stem cell research and inflammatory bowel disease. The Broads invested $800 million in the creation and endowment of The Eli and Edythe Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.