She put millions from her foundation into projects in California, like a performing arts center in Beverly Hills and a wildlife crossing over the busy 101 freeway.

Wallis Annenberg, a philanthropist who served as board chairman, president and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, has died at 86. Per a statement from her family to the Los Angeles Times, she died at her home in Los Angeles on Monday morning from complications due to lung cancer.

Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg supported several causes, including the arts, science, education and animal welfare.