Supporters

The Ben May Charitable Trust

The Ben May Charitable Trust was established in the 1970s in memory of Mr. Ben May, an American businessman and a philanthropist.  His charitable giving funded cancer research and supported the work of Prof. Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin.

Mr. May had a special relationship with the Weizmann Institute; he was a member of the American Committee and also was personally acquainted with Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the Institute’s first President as well as the first President of Israel.

Today, the Ben May Charitable Trust is represented by:

Trustees

Butch Johnston
Gaines Johnston
Lynette Koppel
Steven Koppel
Alison Peebles
John Peebles