Promoting emerging leaders in
public policy, medical research,
and the arts.
The Phyllis & Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation partners with Boston’s leading institutions to promote and nurture emerging leaders in the fields of public policy, neurodegenerative disease, mental health and the arts.
Together, the Foundation improves the quality of life in Boston and beyond while mobilizing new generations of collaborative leaders who inspire, innovate and influence.
Jerome Lyle Rappaport
1927-2021
Jerry Rappaport’s life was one of tireless activism that continues to live on through the Rappaport Foundation. Since founding the Harvard Law School Forum at 19, Jerry Rappaport’s impact as a political activist, attorney, real estate developer and one of Boston’s most influential philanthropists spanned nine decades. Learn More
About the Fellows
Meet the Fellows and get inspired by their stories.
TOTAL
937
FELLOWS
TOTAL
937
FELLOWS
PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS
MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
ART PRIZE WINNERS
PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS
MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
ART PRIZE WINNERS
PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWS
MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
ART PRIZE WINNERS
56%
continue to work
in pulic policy*
*From the 2020 Rappaport Institute on the Impact of the Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship on Career Trajectories
56%
continue to work
in pulic policy*
*From the 2020 Rappaport Institute on the Impact of the Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship on Career Trajectories
Public Policy
The Rappaport Foundation’s Public Policy Fellowship is an experience-based program for academically gifted students interested in pursuing careers in the public sector.
Medical Research
The Rappaport Foundation funds clinical and research scholarships, enabling young scientists to conduct and pursue novel experiments.
Contemporary Art
& Music
The Foundation supports emerging artists and composers through the Rappaport Art Prize and the Rappaport Prize for Music Composition.
Education & Emerging Leaders
The Foundation invests in transformative educational opportunities as well as the teachers and academics inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Our Partners
Public Policy
Medical Research
Contemporary
Art and Music
Public Policy
Medical Research
Contemporary
Art and Music
PAGE IMAGE & ARTWORK CREDITS
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- Slideshow: Group Photo: Martha Stewart Photography
- Slideshow: Louise #2 by Matt Saunders.
- A Catalyst to Innovation: Courtest of Mass General Hospital
- The Hometown Team: Photo courtesy of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Forward Looking: Photo courtesy of Smith College
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons – Flag Year 13 Color Code Venice. Image courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris