Brian Lipschultz serves as co-CEO and trustee of Otto Bremer Trust (OBT), headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. In his role, Brian Lipschultz is jointly responsible for the general operation of the $900 million charitable trust founded in 1944 by banker and philanthropist Otto Bremer.
Among its many charitable initiatives is the support the OBT has provided for the See Saint Paul Campaign through a $250,000 matching grant launched in late 2015. For every dollar the campaign would raise towards reaching its $600,000 goal, the trust would match one dollar of its own funds.
In partnership with the St. Paul Public Schools Foundation, the Phillips Eye Institute Foundation, and the school district, the campaign provides eye screening and glasses or follow-up care to 14,000 young students, regardless of capacity to pay. A similar campaign has been launched in Minneapolis and is also supported by a grant from OBT.
These contributions represent part of long-term campaign to raise $4 million to continue the eye care initiative in St. Paul and Minneapolis for the next decade.
It has been observed that students who have difficulty in seeing usually struggle in school. Students who have good eyesight are much better learners, as learning in early childhood primarily depends on being able to see well.
