The Philanthropy 50 2009 Gift Profile: Robert Gumbiner

Robert Gumbiner: $50-Million for Latin American Art 1

Thomas McConville

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Thomas McConville

Biggest beneficiary: Museum of Latin American Art

Other key beneficiary: Robert Gumbiner Foundation

Donor’s background: Mr. Gumbiner was a physician who founded FHP International Corporation, a health-insurance company in Fountain Valley, Calif. He sold FHP to PacifiCare Health Systems in 1996 for approximately $2-billion.

Mr. Gumbiner, who was 85 when he died in January 2009, bequeathed nearly $28.5-million in

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