The greatest transfer of inherited wealth, predicted to be $45 trillion dollars, ever to be passed from generation to generation in the entire history of the world, is expected to take place during the next thirty years. 

Unfortunately, much of this wealth will pass into hands that are ill-equipped and unprepared to hold onto it, or to handle the emotional impact of inherited wealth, either for their own economic well being, or more importantly, to put it to work for the greater good.

In an extraordinary gesture more than 15 years ago, Marti and Tony Oppenheimer decided to found the Oppenheimer Collection at Johns  Community College In reaching this decision, they acted upon their passion for contemporary art, their history of arts philanthropy, and their belief in a remarkable community college in Kansas.

When Marti and Tony met and married in 1992, it was a union of shared passions for art, especially the works of living artists. It was also during this period that they approached the college with the idea of creating a n outdoor sculpture park for the campus