Together with her husband, she is ranked the 25th highest donating individual according to "The Chronicle of Philanthropy". She and her husband have been major contributors to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, where they established a composer-in-residence program and the Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music, awarded in 2012 to French composer Henri Dutilleux. They have also supported Carnegie Hall and The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. They have also supported scientific research at the Environmental Defense Fund with a gift of $5 million in 2015.