Circle of Care Spotlight
Dianne and Tad Taube

Tad and Dianne Taube

WINTER 2007 -- Dianne and Tad Taube are well known in the Bay Area and beyond as leaders in business and philanthropy. With a strong commitment to improving the well being of the community, they feel it is only natural to support Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. 

As members of the Children’s Circle of Care, the Taubes are helping to ensure that children and families benefit from the expertise of Packard Children’s. Their unrestricted gifts to the Lucile Packard Children’s Fund provide the greatest flexibility for the Hospital to meet critical needs. 

The Taubes’ sons, Travis, 9, and Zakary, 4, both were born at Packard. ''With two young children, our eyes have been opened to the need for good pediatric care,'' says Dianne. On a recent tour, she was impressed by the Hospital’s outstanding medical services and by the dedication of its physicians, nurses, and staff. 

Recognizing that few communities have a top-tier children’s hospital, the Taubes want to make sure Packard is always there for families who need it. In addition to their own giving, they have encouraged friends and colleagues to become involved as well. 

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''Packard Children’s is a vital treasure,'' Dianne says. ''We believe it takes the whole community to support a hospital of such high caliber.'' 

The Taubes’ philanthropic efforts have included lead gifts to Stanford University for the Taube Family Tennis Stadium, the Taube Tennis Center, the Center for Jewish Studies, and the Taube Hillel House. They also have supported the Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life in Palo Alto, and the Conservatory of Flowers and the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. 

Dianne is a board member of the San Francisco Opera Association, the San Francisco Zoological Society, and the ARCS Foundation, and is an active volunteer for Youth Tennis Advantage. Tad has served as chairman and CEO of Koracorp Industries, Inc. (formerly Koret of California) and founder and chairman of the Woodmont Companies, and is currently president of the Koret Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers and a member of the Executive Committee of the Hoover Institution at Stanford. 

''We try to support institutions that make a fundamental impact on people’s lives,'' says Tad. ''Packard Children’s Hospital is a perfect fit.''