The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Two Heiresses Leave Bequests Totaling $226-Million to Several Groups

By Julia Green

Two women have left large bequests to several charitable institutions.

Caroline Wiess Law, of Houston, whose father founded an oil company that eventually became ExxonMobil, died in December at age 85. Ms. Law left gifts of artwork and cash, valued at approximately $135-million, to:

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,...

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