Welcome to The Dibner Fund

A Message From The President

Dear Friends,

As you may be aware, David Dibner, who in 1989 succeeded his father Bern in leading The Dibner Fund, died quite suddenly in September 2005.  Since David's death, his wife, Frances K. Dibner, has served as chairman of the Fund and has presided over an in-depth review and evaluation of the Fund's mission and organizational structure in order to determine the best future for this family foundation.

The result of this process, which actually began prior to David's death and involved third-generation family trustees as well as non-family members of the board, is a decision to continue the Dibner family legacy of philanthropic giving through four newly created family foundations.  Upon the completion of this restructuring, The Dibner Fund will cease to exist.

The Dibner family is very proud of the valuable contributions made by The Dibner Fund over nearly fifty years of philanthropic involvement.  During this period great advances were made in the field of the history of science and technology and in science education, some degree of human suffering was alleviated through the Fund's commitment to humanitarian aid and programs in peaceful coexistence, and quality of life was enhanced through support of environmental efforts and programs celebrating the vibrancy of Jewish heritage and culture.

With this change currently underway, The Dibner Fund is no longer accepting grant proposals.  The staff of The Dibner Fund is completing commitments to current grantee organizations and will spend the next few months terminating operations with the expectation of concluding The Dibner Fund's work no later than December 31, 2006.

We wish you the best of luck in your valuable efforts and we thank you for your interest in The Dibner Fund.

Sincerely,

Marci B. Sternheim

July 10, 2006