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New York philanthropists Robert and Renee Belfer have been identified as the donors behind a previously anonymous $100-million gift to Weill Cornell Medical College, The Wall Street Journal writes. Mr. Belfer, a former Enron director who now runs an investment firm, and his wife made the contribution in April 2007 as part of the New York [...]
Washington, DC – Bentz Whaley Flessner is pleased to announce the release of the 11th annual healthcare survey, “What the Affluent Think About Healthcare Philanthropy,” which examines attitudes towards and experiences with philanthropic giving to healthcare organizations. Key findings this year are in two main areas: (1) what influences people to give to healthcare providers [...]
Washington, DC – Bentz Whaley Flessner is pleased to announce the release of the 11th annual healthcare survey, “What the Affluent Think About Healthcare Philanthropy,” which examines attitudes towards and experiences with philanthropic giving to healthcare organizations. Key findings this year are in two main areas: (1) what influences people to give to healthcare providers [...]
NYU Langone Medical Center announced that it has reached a historic and unprecedented philanthropic milestone, raising $1 billion in less than four years. “This is a historic moment for our medical center,” said Kenneth G. Langone, chairman of the Boar…
Johns Hopkins plans to use a $10 million gift to launch an institute for patient safety, aiming to reduce medical mistakes that have long troubled medical facilities around the nation.The Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality will conduct …
Stanford University will match a $10 million gift from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to establish an endowment aimed at moving medical treatments and devices toward patients. The cash will continue a program that has produced 25 projects over the p…
The University of Pennsylvania received a record $225 million gift for its medical school, creating an endowment that officials said will enable innovative health research, increased faculty recruitment and more financial aid for students. The School o…
The University of Pennsylvania has announced a $225 million gift from longtime donors Raymond and Ruth Perelman to create a permanent endowment for its School of Medicine.Given as part of the university’s $3.5 billion Making History campaign, the large…
Two longtime University of Iowa supporters are donating $10 million to the university to help promote pediatric medicine at the hospital and medical school, UI officials announced Wednesday. Jerre and Mary Joy Stead, both natives of Maquoteka who atten…
Four in five donors plan to give at least as much in 2011, if not more, than they did in 2010, according to a new study of more than 17,500 donors that provided one of the first real signs that charities can soon expect donations to rebound after the n…
