 Today, through a series of mergers, the bank became amalgamated into JPMorgan Chase & Co. Further, he became the director of the Eastern Corporation and of Rayonier Inc.

Gottesman became well known for his generous philanthropy.His monetary gifts extended to the New York Public Library and numerous Jewish organizations and institutions, including the D. Samuel Gottesman Library at Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York City.One of his highest-profile gifts was the donation of the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls to the State of Israel, where they are housed in the Shrine of the Book.