Kay’s main philanthropic focus is the Kay Unger Family Foundation. The Kay Unger Family Foundation primarily supports arts education and cancer research.

ABOUT THE KAY UNGER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Kay Unger’s commitment to philanthropy began at an early age with her involvement in the Epstein Fine Arts Fund, formed in honor of her brother, Stephen Julius, who passed away in early childhood. In 2010, Kay Unger founded her own foundation, The Kay Unger Family Foundation, where she now serves as chief executive officer. With its mission of “venture philanthropy,” The Kay Unger Family Foundation continues her family’s legacy of supporting underserved youth talented in the arts and providing them with the tools they need to make a difference. The Kay Unger Family Foundation also supports already existing foundations for cancer care and research.

Kay Unger is also Co-Chair of Fashion for the Front Lines, a New York City based task force that was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the singular goal to secure personal protective equipment (PPE) for the medical workers on the front lines.

Kay Unger currently serves on the Board of Directors for The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF), the Advisory Board for Retailers United and the Advisory Council for The Philip Johnson Glass House. She is actively involved as a project champion to the Promise Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping underserved children with learning disabilities get the support they need to learn. Kay Unger is a longtime board member of The New East End Chapter/Jeanne Kaye League, the New York City based volunteer fundraising group for the City of Hope. Additional service activities and honors include President of Fashion Group International, member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, founding member of C200, first woman on The Boys and Girls Club of America’s Board of Directors and recipient of the City of Hope Cancer Hospital Spirit of Life Award.

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