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Our Story

The Beatrice and Reymont Paul Foundation was established to honor the enduring legacy of two individuals who believed that every person has a responsibility to enrich the lives of others. Throughout their lives, Beatrice and Reymont exemplified this belief through their service, generosity, and unwavering commitment to their community.

The Foundation continues the work they began—investing in people, strengthening organizations, and creating opportunities that leave communities better than they were found.

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Beatrice inspired generations of students through her career as a music educator in the Detroit Public Schools, while Reymont built a distinguished legal practice focused on federal banking litigation and shared his knowledge as a lecturer at the University of Detroit Law School.

Beyond their professions, they were passionate advocates for education, the arts, Armenian culture, and medical research. Beatrice's extensive travels also fostered a profound appreciation for the interconnectedness of humanity and the importance of global understanding.

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These values continue to guide the Foundation's work. We focus our philanthropy in the areas of Education, Community, Culture, and Medicine, supporting organizations whose missions reflect the principles that shaped Beatrice and Reymont's lives.

Our approach extends beyond grantmaking. We believe meaningful philanthropy is built on relationships. We partner with organizations that demonstrate vision, integrity, and the potential for lasting impact.

By listening carefully, identifying opportunities for growth, and connecting our partners with strategic resources, expertise, and meaningful relationships, we help strengthen their capacity to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

We strive to be a catalyst—not simply providing funding, but helping transform promising ideas into enduring impact.

As an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental foundation governed by its own Board of Directors, the Beatrice and Reymont Paul Foundation supports charitable organizations by invitation. Every partnership is selected with thoughtful care, ensuring alignment with our founders' vision and our commitment to advancing the common good.

We are honored to continue Beatrice and Reymont Paul's legacy by bringing people, ideas, and resources together in service of stronger communities and a more hopeful future.

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Susan Hovsepian

Co-Founder and CEO of the Paul Foundation, Susie is the go-to compass for non-profit organizations and many industries. Highly regarded for her vision, she focuses on core talent capital, program design and cross-functional partnerships with social corporate responsibility worldwide.

With a principal focus of bringing people and resources together to create the extraordinary, Susie leads the PAUL advancing initiatives in medicine, education, community and culture. She believes that the best “direct benefit impact” is most successful when organizations are given the opportunity to thrive through investment of collaborative expertise, economic support, and building the right innovation platform for transformative excellence. Today, over 100 organizations, 150 programs and 15,000 people have ignited their inspiration into life-changing reaches of excellence with the PAUL Foundation.

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Ann Wagner

With a background in project management, operations, and strategic communications, Ann is known for creative problem-solving. Although she began her career in education, she transitioned to managing corporate communications for a medical society, a large health insurer, and a human resources consulting firm. She happily joins the Paul Foundation team to help manage project initiatives and internal operations.

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Harry Kezelian III

Highly respected as a Leader – Teacher of Culture, Traditional Armenian Music Preservation and International Religion, Harry serves as our Liaison of International Community Initiatives, Global Research, and Development. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has earned degrees in History and Law.