page_title: Sidney Frank
section_title: Philanthropy
hierarchical_section_title: Sidney Frank / Philanthropy
caption_attribution_description: English: Sidney Frank Hall for Life Sciences, dedicated 2006. Brown University, Providence RI. Designed by Ballinger, the Philadelphia architectural and design firm, and built by Gilbane Building Company of Providence
context_page_description: Sidney E. Frank was an American businessman and philanthropist. He became a billionaire through his promotion of Grey Goose vodka and Jägermeister.
context_section_description: Frank gave large bonuses to his employees and made both a $12 million donation to The Norwich Free Academy and a $120 million donation to Brown University in 2005, the ninth-largest philanthropic gift in that year. Forbes magazine ranked him the 185th richest man in America in its Forbes 400 list. In October 2005, Frank donated £500,000 and a statue by sculptor Stephen Kettle to Bletchley Park Trust to fund a new Science Center dedicated to Alan Turing and, as a great supporter of the Supermarine Spitfire, commissioned a life size statue of its designer, R. J. Mitchell, and funded a website dedicated to Mitchell's life: RJ Mitchell. A life in aviation.
  His foundation has been a supporter of the Israel Olympic Committee and has helped to offer scholarships in several Israeli sports.
  In 2004, Frank gave $100 million to his alma mater Brown University, the largest contribution in Brown's history. The Sidney E. Frank Scholarship funds tuition for around 130 undergraduate students each year. Brown University named its new Life Sciences building (the largest capital project to date) after Sidney Frank, the single most generous donor in the university's history.
caption: The Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences at Brown University
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