Laura is chair of the Foundation board. She has pursued her lifelong passion for innovative contemporary art in a variety of ways. She founded Art Matters, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization that funds artists taking risks outside the boundaries of the commercial arts culture.
She also founded the Good Works Foundation supporting arts, education, and climate resiliency primarily in Southern California. Laura chairs the board of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICALA), and she sits on the board of Sarah Lawrence College. She is the daughter of Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley.