Adam Max, an investment manager who became a leading patron of Brooklyn cultural institutions, notably the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where he had been board chairman since 2017, died July 27 at his home in East Hampton. He was 62.

Mr. Max and his wife, Diane Max, gave numerous gifts to the BAM and were the largest donors by individuals in its history. Mr. Max was also a major benefactor of St. Ann’s Warehouse, the performance space now in Brooklyn’s Bridge Park. He and his wife were instrumental in the establishment of the New York Historical Society’s Center for Women’s History, which opened at the society’s headquarters in Manhattan in 2017. The couple also sponsored the Diane and Adam E. Max Conference on Women’s History there.

Mr. Max played a significant role in the opening last fall of BAM Strong, which included a visual art exhibition space, designed to unify the Academy’s facilities along Fulton Street in the Fort Greene section. Mr. Max and his wife headed the Next Stage Campaign, which raised more than $30 million for its endowment as BAM celebrated its 150th anniversary.