She and her husband, Lewis B. Cullman (January 26, 1919 – June 7, 2019),[1] contributed a combined $250 million to numerous organizations over forty years.
Reluctant to join the family tobacco business, he would ultimately found Cullman Ventures, which invested in start-up companies.
[3][4] Beneficiaries included the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Botanical Gardens, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Yale University.
[9] Dorothy Cullman was responsible for devising what became a humanities center in the library, supported by 15 scholars and annual funding for research.
[10][11] Dorothy Cullman contributed to WNET, supporting several arts-related programs on shows such as Great Performances and American Masters.
[11][12] Dorothy Cullman died on April 6, 2009, of a brain injury, prompted by an earlier fall she had suffered.