The Big Surprise: New Endowment Fund Honors Marcy and Mort Friedman
As a special tribute, the three sons of Marcy and Mort Friedman and their families presented an exceptional gift to their parents in honor of their recent 50th wedding anniversary. Mark, Jeff and Phil Friedman and their spouses Marjorie, Jennifer and Lisa all joined together to honor their parents with a surprise gift on their recent trip to Africa a $100,000 donation to the Crocker Art Museum to create the Marcy and Mort Acquisition Fund for Contemporary Art. The income derived from this gift will be used to acquire new works of art created within the last 50 years.
"We wanted to do something special, something meaningful that would support a community cause important to our parents," said Mark Friedman about the decision to honor Marcy and Mort through this generous gift. "We worked closely with Lial Jones to design a gift that reflects our parentsà support of the arts and especially local and emerging artists. As this endowment grows over time, the funds will help the Crocker acquire new works to exhibit in the wonderful new Museum facilities."