Adele W. Paxson - Philanthropy

Philanthropy

Adele Paxson supported numerous cultural institutions in a variety of areas. In 1934, her mother, Helen Warden, founded the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia to support and train young opera singers in a 4-year program. Adele Paxson followed in her mother's footsteps, serving as the institution's Chairperson as did her own daughter, Sally Paxson Davis. In addition to her lifelong support, Adele Paxson bequeathed $7 million to the Academy for endowment and renovations.

An advocate for the protection of farm lands from real estate developers, Adele Paxson made a donation to a conservancy of conservation easements totaling more than 300 acres (120 ha) from her Buckingham and Solebury farms valued at $10 million.

Paxson was a member of the Heritage Club of the Central Bucks Family YMCA through her support of the Endowment Fund and included the YMCA in her estate plans.

A founding supporter, Adele Paxson donated more than $1 million to help construct the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia.

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