Philanthropic 50: Robert and Marian Rosenthal

The Rosenthal Automotive Organization, with 17 mostly local outlets selling U.

S. and foreign models, is one of the top dealerships in the country and one of the top ten privately owned companies in the area. The Rosenthals’ recent philanthropic giving matches that prominence. The list of beneficiaries includes the Children’s National Health System, the Make-a-Wish Mid-Atlantic nonprofit, The National Gallery of Art (where Bob Rosenthal is a trustee), the National Air and Space Museum, the Jewish Historical Society of Washington D.

C., and the Washington Ballet.