Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Charitable Funds

New president named for Meyerhoff charitable funds THE BALTIMORE SUN | OCT 15, 2015 | 12:52 PM Elizabeth R. “Buffy” Minkin has been named president of the Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, one of Baltimore’s leading philanthropic organizations. Elizabeth R. “Buffy” Minkin has been named president of the Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, one of Baltimore’s leading philanthropic organizations. (Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds) Elizabeth R. "Buffy" Minkin has been named president of the Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, one of Baltimore's leading philanthropic organizations. Minkin, a fourth generation member of the Meyerhoff family, has worked at the funds from 2011 as vice president of Baltimore and domestic initiatives. She also was the funds special projects director from 2003 to 2008. Ads by Teads ADVERTISING "Philanthropy is at the core of Buffy's DNA," said Joseph Meyerhoff, II, chairman of the funds' board of directors. "She understands the vision that was established by her great-grandparents and grandparents and has been successful in merging that vision with the needs of the community here in Baltimore." As president, she will oversee the funds day-to-day operations as well as oversee all domestic Jewish initiatives. The Meyerhoff Funds was established in 1952 by Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff and their son and daughter-in-law, Bud and Lyn Meyerhoff, to improve the quality of life in Baltimore and in Jewish communities worldwide.