wien was a major benefactor of the arts and education. in 1956, he commissioned the statue of associate justice louis brandeis of the united states supreme court which sits on the campus of brandeis university. in 1958, he donated $8.5 million to brandeis university to endow the wien international scholarship which pays the tuition, room & board, and travel expenses for 50 foreign students per year. in 1959 he created a national scholarship at columbia law school; wien contributed over $20 million during his life to his alma mater columbia including $6 million for the construction of a new stadium at baker field, now known as the robert k. kraft field at lawrence a. wien stadium. in 1969, he donated $1.2 million to the lincoln center for the performing arts where he served as vice chairman and a trustee for 20 years.