A Partner in Philanthropy: Jessie Ball duPontThe bulk of duPont's estate was willed to the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust. His wife, Jessie Ball duPont, became the Trust's first chair. Serving with her as Trustees were Jessie's brother, Ed Ball, and Alfred's son-in-law, Reginald S. Huidekoper, with the Florida National Bank of Jacksonville as Corporate Trustee. During her life, Jessie pledged a substantial portion of her personal income to The Nemours Foundation. When she died in 1970, those contributions totaled $22.5 million. Jessie Ball duPont also left a separate, namesake trust, the Jessie Ball duPont Foundation, which benefits a long list of colleges, churches and scholarships. |
Below A tireless advocate of education, Mrs. duPont received several honorary degrees. |
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