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Since 2018 she has been chair emerita of the foundation.","Through the Schusterman Family Philanthropies, the family has given away more than $3.5 billion. For their philanthropic activities, Lynn and Stacy received the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy in 2022.","In 2026 Time Magazine named Schusterman as one of the world's 100 most influential philanthropists."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"21 January 1939","date":"1939-01-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kansas City","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41819"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"philanthropist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12362622"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Miami","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738258"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Charles Schusterman","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23023045"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P26"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7082416","date":"2003"},{"text":"Oklahoma Hall of Fame","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14708656"},{"text":"Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18162079"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P166"}},{"key":"facebook","label":"Facebook","values":[{"text":"LynnSchustermanOfficial","url":"https://www.facebook.com/LynnSchustermanOfficial"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198#P2013"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Schusterman","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6709198","https://www.facebook.com/LynnSchustermanOfficial"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Lynn Schusterman born?","a":"Lynn Schusterman was born on 21 January 1939 in Kansas City."},{"q":"Where did Lynn Schusterman study?","a":"Lynn Schusterman was educated at University of Miami."}],"related":[{"name":"Eli Broad","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/eli-broad"},{"name":"Julia Koch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/julia-koch"},{"name":"James R. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Lynn Schusterman\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-schusterman. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:28:20Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-schusterman","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-schusterman","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-schusterman?lang=ne"}}