Healthcare principal gifts monthly report: April 2026. GOBEL May 18, 2026 Home " Blog " Healthcare principal gifts monthly report: April 2026. Replacing the Daily Digest, GOBEL identified all publicly announced healthcare gifts in the $1M-$9.9M range. Below find a list of principal gifts that were announced in April 2026. Did Gobel Group miss a healthcare gift at your organization or somewhere else? Send the information to [email protected]! $1M-$9.9M healthcare gifts in April 2026: * University of Maryland School of Medicine received a $5.5M donation from The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Family Foundation; the gift supports research and patient care at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. * Norton Healthcare Foundation and Norton Children's Hospital Foundation celebrated planned gift commitments of over $5.07M from the 2026 class of the Wade Mountz Heritage Society. * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced a $5M gift from Larry and Susan Marx for cancer prevention and early detection. * The American Heart Association awarded $15M to three organizations, Mass General Brigham, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and The University of Pittsburgh, supporting heart valve disease. * Middlesex Health announced a $5.4M donation from the Wright Family via the Alfred R. Wright Trust. The unrestricted gift will be used to advance patient care. * Texas Children's received a $5M estate legacy gift from the late Barbara LaGrange in honor of her late husband, Ulyesse LeGrange. The donation will provide critical endowed support, along with $1M in immediate support, for Texas Children's Behavioral Health Initiative. * The Broward Health Foundation raised nearly $3.5M at the 13th Annual Broward Health Ball. * The OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute celebrated a $3M Donation from Renee James, funding cardiovascular research and clinical care and establishing the Joaquin E. Cigarroa, M.D., Endowed Chair. * Prisma Health announced a $3M donation from John and Kimberly Kopchinski, supporting the Prisma Health Cancer Institute. * Ronald McDonald House Windsor celebrated a $3M CAD donation from The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation which supports expanding capacity inside the future Fanscy Family Hospital. * Niagara College announced a $3M CAD bequest from the Norris Walker Family in support of the college's new Health Education building. This brings the total bequest amount from the late Norris Walker to $7M CAD. * University of South Florida received a $3M donation from Judy Genshaft and Steve Greenbaum. Their donation supports the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Brain and Spine. The gift also establishes the Genshaft and Greenbaum Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery. * The SSM Health St. Anthony Foundation announced a $3M donation from the Avedis Foundation supporting renovation and modernization of the Cancer Center at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee, a project aimed at expanding access to oncology care across rural Oklahoma. * Cleveland Clinic donated $3M to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank providing meals to families in Northeast Ohio. * Cleveland Clinic also pledged $2.5M to Feeding Medina County to strengthen food access. * Duke University celebrated a $3M donation from Dr. Vijay and Mrs. Praveena Ramakrishnan. The gift establishes an innovation fund for radiology equipment to advance patient care and a $1M endowment for the Department of Radiology to support resident education and training. * Croí Health raised $17.5M for patient care access, including 5 gifts over $1M: * $2.5M from Alan McKim * $1M from Susan and Digger Donahue * $1M from Karen and Rob Hale * $1M from Kitty and Tim Pinch * $1M from Cathy and Rick Roche * Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine received a pair of gifts totaling $2M, from donors Tom and Barbara Wilson and Barbara Stphanus, expanding scholarship support for medical students. * University of Houston's Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine announced a $2M planned gift from Bob Diehl and Teresa Evans establishing the Bob Diehl and Teresa Evans Diehl Scholarship Endowment. * Baylor College of Medicine was awarded $2M from The American Brain Foundation, supporting a study of viral infections possible contribution to Alzheimer's disease. * Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation received a $2M donation from The Mosaic Company, supporting the Mosaic's Child Life Program. * Baptist Health Foundation announced a $2M gift from Leila and Slaven Zivkovic to benefit Al and Jane Nahmad Women's Cancer Center at Miami Cancer Institute. * The University of California San Diego received a $2M gift from Stephanie Tarkington in honor of her late husband, Alan "Al" Tarkington. The gift aims to enhance patient care and accelerate research on ALS. * Washington State University announced a $2M donation from Tom and Barbara Wilson and Barbara Stephanus. The gift matches philanthropic contributions to student scholarships through the college's Medicine Multiplied campaign, reducing financial barriers for future doctors and encouraging them to practice in rural and underserved areas of the state. * Jupiter Medical Center raised $1.7M to expand services at the Margaret W. Niedland Breast Center Program at its 49th Annual Black-Tie Ball. * Citizen Potawatomi Nation donated $1.7M to Gateway to Prevention and Recovery Inc., to support mental health and substance abuse prevention and recovery * The Riverview Health Foundation received a $1.6M gift from the estate of Tom and Soni Sheehan through the Thomas P. Sheehan Trust to support the expansion and renovation of the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Riverview Health's Noblesville hospital. * The MetroHealth Foundation celebrated a $1.5M donation from KeyBank Foundation, supporting expanding access, capacity, and community driven-services. * Teton Valley Health Care announced a $1.5M donation from The Teton Ridge Ranch Foundation supporting urgent needs at the community hospital. * Huntsville Hospital Foundation donated $1.1M CAD to Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare supporting a MRI unit. * The University of Tennessee Health Sciences' sixth-annual Giving Day raised over $1M to support health science education, research, and patient care across Tennessee. * The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a total of $1M from Helen and Nick Lang and Kent Westbrook, MD establishing the Jonnie Westbrook Endowed Fund for Excellence and the Jonnie K. Westbrook Endowed Fund for Excellence in honor of Dr. Westbrook's late wife, Jonnie Kay Westbrook. * Intermountain Health received a $1M donation from Bruno Mars supporting the future Intermountain Health Nevada Children's Hospital. * Temple University announced a $1M donation from Marvin Samson, establishing the Marvin Samson Scholars Program in the School of Pharmacy. * Xavier University received a $1M gift from John Dovich supporting the university's new medical school among other priorities. * University of Cincinnati College of Medicine announced a $1M Donation from Dr. Henry and Mrs. Amelia Nasrallah establishes the Dr. Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Endowed Professorship in Psychiatric Neuroscience. * The University of Chicago celebrated a $1M donation from Debra Cohen supporting researcHStart, a multi-institutional cancer research pathway program for Illinois high school students. * The American Heart Association announced a $1M donation from Melissa St. John in honor of her late daughter, Madelynn. The gift funds research into congenital heart defects. * Trinity Health Oakland received a $1M planned gift from Paul and Cheryl Robertson to benefit cardiovascular research, equipment, and patient care. * Kirmac donated $1M CAD to Surrey Memorial Hospital supporting pediatric healthcare. * Morgan Medical Center received a $1M anonymous matching grant, launching the "Growing for You" capital campaign. * South Muskoka Hospital announced a $1M CAD donation from Bob Jones, supporting patient care. * Sienna for Seniors donated $1M CAD to Ontario Tech University supporting Health Aging research. * The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson raised over $1M to establish The Gulshan Sethi, MD Endowed Professorship In Cardiothoracic Surgery. * The Dental Trade Alliance Foundation announced a $1M gift from A-dec to create an endowment supporting future dental professionals. * OneQuest Health received a $1M grant from the Yung Family Foundation underwriting recruitment and retention of integrated medical care and clinical treatment service providers. 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