Hume's philanthropy extended to non-profit organizations in the areas of music, the outdoors, and modern art.
[1] She was educated at the Marlborough School in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Finch College in Manhattan, New York City.
[1] Moreover, a significant charitable donation she made to the Conservatory led to its move to Oak Street, where the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall is named in her honor.
[5] She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the board of trustees of the National Museum Services.
For example, she donated L'Urto by Emilio Scanavino to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
[7] She also donated Figural Alpha by Ernst Wilhelm Nay to the Princeton University Art Museum.