The Foundation
Presentation and profile of Esther Koplowitz
The Esther Koplowitz Foundation was established on 13 December 1995.
The creation of the Foundation has led to the institutionalisation of charity activities that Esther Koplowitz had hitherto carried out on an individual and personal level since the 1970s.
KOPLOWITZ ROMERO DE JUSEU, Esther.
Eighth Marquise of Peñalver (10.V.1977). Madrid, Philanthropist and businesswoman. She has three daughters - Esther, Alicia and Carmen.
President of the Foundation that bears her name, dedicated mainly to social work in favour of those most in need in society.
Lady Esther has always demonstrated great sensitivity to social issues throughout its history.
The Foundation is financed solely with donations from its President
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
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Grand Cross of Civil Merit - Gold Cross of the Civil Order of Social Solidarity
- Gold Medal of Merit in Work
- Gold Medal for Scientific Merit of Catalonia
- Silver Cross of Merit of the Civil Guard
- The Gold and Diamond Insignia of the Police Orphans’ Foundation
- The Légion d’Honneur of the French Republic
- The Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Environmental Merit
- The Madrid Grand Cross of Healthcare
- The Gold Medal of the Region of Madrid
- The distinction of Honorary Citizen by the Valencia City Council
- the City of Barcelona Coat-of-Arms
- Infanta Cristina Award
Blanquerna Prize of Generalitat de Catalunya
Blanquerna Prize of Generalitat de Catalunya
Esther Koplowitz has been awarded the XV Blanquerna Prize, awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya regional government. Esther Koplowitz has been awarded the XV Blanquerna Prize awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya regional government. The award ceremony took place at the Teatro Real in Madrid on 5 November in a ceremony presided by José Montilla, President of the Generalitat.
The jury awarded Esther Koplowitz for the quality of her business management and the relevance of FCC in the business history of Catalonia and Spain in general. Likewise, it also distinguishes her charity work through the Esther Koplowitz Foundation, which has demonstrated its commitment to the most disadvantaged sectors of society and its support for medical research and the fight against disease. In this regard, in Catalonia, it has built homes for the elderly without resources and within the scientific community, it built and finances Esther Koplowitz the Biomedical Research Centre (CIBEK). This centre will be transferred to the Fundació Clínic de Barcelona and is already a leading figure in biomedical research in Spain.
