The fifth annual meeting of the Salk Institute Council was held on May 1, 2019, with a keynote address by Beth Sirull, president of the Jewish Community Foundation, who shared how community foundations engage, educate and inspire generations of givers. Salk ambassadors and philanthropic leaders heard updates on scientific initiatives, witnessed beating heart cells under a microscope in the Stem Cell Core, and toured the state-of-the-art plant growth chambers.