Category: Philanthropy

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles gets $25M gift to support nursing workforce

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will use a “transformative” $25 million gift from an anonymous donor to fund initiatives that support its nursing workforce. 

New Jersey hospital gets $10M gift

Sheldon Vogel, former CFO of Atlantic Records, has gifted $10 million to Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center for a new health and wellness facility focused on women and children, Asbury Park Press reported Feb. 21.

UT Southwestern completes $1B campaign for brain advancements

Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has reached its five-year $1 billion campaign goal to advance brain research and clinical care at Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

7 healthcare organizations naming facilities, programs after donors

Seven healthcare organizations have honored their donors in the last few weeks by naming a building or program after them:

U of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics gets $70M gift for patient care tower

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics received a $70 million donation — the largest in the organization’s history — which will go toward a new patient tower. 

10 hospitals seeking philanthropy leaders

Several hospitals and health systems have open positions for philanthropy talent. Here are 10 job listings:

VCU receives $104M gift for liver treatment research

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University received a $104 million donation — the largest in the organization’s history — to expand treatment options for liver and liver-related metabolic diseases through the new Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Live…

6 recent donations to healthcare organizations

Six healthcare organizations have recently received philanthropic gifts to establish chairs, create programs and support capital projects. Becker’s has reported the following since Feb. 3:

Florida hospital establishes cardiac surgery chair through $10M gift

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center received a $10 million donation from philanthropist and businessman Leonard Abramson to create an endowed chair of cardiac surgery.

5 recent gifts of $50M or more to healthcare organizations

Five donations of $50 million or more have been made to healthcare organizations since Nov. 22, 2021, which have gone toward advancing care and capital projects.