As a memorial tribute, The Lynn Kaufman and Marni Levine Legacy Fund (formerly known as The Marni Fund) is dedicated to raising and granting funds to develop improved treatments and new diagnostic procedures for pancreatic, breast, and women’s cancers.
Lynn Kaufman (1941 – 2021) passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn & her husband Bruce have raised millions of dollars since the passing of their daughter Marni in 2006 by establishing The Marni Fund. Since inception, The Marni Fund has supported many cancer researchers and projects at USC Norris, City of Hope & UCLA.
A beautiful soul full of life, energy and wisdom, Lynn cared deeply for others and shared 59th wonderful years with the love of her life Bruce, their three children and five grandchildren. She and Bruce were the driving force behind The Marni Fund supported by their large extended family and friends. The impact that she had in helping so many will be remembered forever and her legacy will live on through the Lynn Kaufman and Marni Levine Legacy Fund which has expanded to include both breast and women’s cancers as well as pancreatic cancer.
Created in memory of Marni Levine (1969–2006), after her courageous battle with breast cancer, The Marni Fund supports innovative Cancer researchers at UCLA Jonsson, USC Norris, and City of Hope — NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Southern California. This fund was established by Lynn & Bruce Kaufman and co-created by Krav Maga Worldwide in 2006 to support young, innovative breast cancer researchers who are identified by the Concern Foundation Scientific Review Committee as showing the greatest potential for making major advances in the treatment or early diagnosis of women’s cancers.
Marni was one of the founders of Krav Maga, a multinational organization, Marni Levine was a 4th degree black belt in and the highest-ranking female instructor in the world. She was a wife, a wonderful mother, a valiant and true friend, and in addition to all that she was devoted to Krav Maga and worked tirelessly to make it grow. Krav Maga teaches civilians, soldiers and police officers the tactics system developed by the Israeli military.
The Marni Fund is supported by funds raised through Krav Maga Worldwide's annual Fight For The Cure seminars and events, and through donations directly to Concern Foundation in Memory of Marni Levine. Marni was a fighter who never believed in giving up and in her memory, her husband, two daughters, family and friends, and Krav Maga Worldwide have raised, with matching grants, over $5,000,000.
