San Diego philanthropist Joan Jacobs dies at age 91

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter

Contributors: Bennett Lacy / Producer

Published May 7, 2024 at 5:08 PM PDT

Joan Jacobs died Monday of heart failure. She and her husband Irwin Jacobs, the Qualcomm founder, donated hundreds of millions of dollars to many San Diego schools and nonprofits, including KPBS.

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