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Welcome to the Massachusetts General Hospital Donor Report for 2017. Here we showcase some of the inspiring stories behind the generous gifts that support Mass General research, patient care and community engagement.
Donors who support Mass General’s forward-thinking programs, have earned special recognition. Each of their stories is as unique as they are. Their gifts demonstrate the impact of philanthropy and its role in advancing the hospital’s mission of excellence. Each donation makes a difference in our patients’ lives and to the future of medicine. We are honored to count our generous supporters as members of the Mass General family.
Donor Impact Stories
People who support patient care and research at Mass General find inspiration in their own lives and the lives of those around them. Their gifts impact the future of medicine, global health and the quality of care for countless patients. We gratefully present their stories here.
Donors Join Forces to Support the MGH Fund
Inspiring thousands to join them, Dick and Marcy DeWolfe partnered with Ann and Desmond Heathwood to lead the MGH Fund to reach and surpass its highest fundraising goal to date.
Composer’s Family Foundation Endows Research Institute Chair
Collaboration is a key to success for both musicians and scientists, says musical composer and lyricist Mildred Kayden, whose family foundation is endowing the first chair for the MGH Research Institute.
Pet Therapy: A Patient’s Best Friend
In honor of their beloved dog, named Magellan, a devoted volunteer and her husband ensure a bright future for Mass General’s Pet Therapy Program
Teacher with Ovarian Cancer Raises Funds for Early Detection
A Massachusetts woman with ovarian cancer has inspired a fundraising effort to speed Mass General research into a blood test that could catch the disease in its earliest and most treatable form.
Herscots Make $50 Million Gift to Mass General
The gift from philanthropists James S. and Carol J. Herscot — one of the largest in Mass General’s history — will further support The Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, capital projects and hospital initiatives.
New Sculpture Reflects Mass General Values
Harold Grinspoon, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist and grateful Mass General patient, has provided the hospital with a special sculpture to display on its Bulfinch Lawn.
MGH Fund Raises Record-Setting $10.3 Million
Thanks to the partnership and generosity of our donors, the MGH Fund’s five-year goal to double its annual fundraising target has been accomplished, and then some.
ALS: New Center Aims to Change the Field
Thanks to a transformative, $40 million gift, Mass General has opened a new center that will pursue a revolutionary approach to research and care for ALS.
Lurie Center for Autism Extends Its Global Reach
A London family is helping the Lurie Center for Autism make its expertise on autism spectrum disorder more widely available.
ALS: Mass General and Former NFL Player Team Up
Mass General has joined former NFL football player Tim Green in a fundraising effort designed to bring ALS research to the next level.
Cancer Survivor Advocates for Supportive Care
Susan Barry is a two-time cancer survivor committed to fundraising for supportive care services through the Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center.
Soccer Club Makes Sports Concussion Its Cause
By playing soccer around the clock, the Boston Bolts youth soccer club is raising awareness and support for sports concussion research.
Donor’s Philanthropy Honors Late Wife and Son
Henry Saunders’ philanthropy is a way to pay tribute to loved ones and fulfill pressing needs at institutions that have mattered in his life.
Breast Cancer Survivor Helps Others with Scalp Cooling
Determined to help patients undergoing chemotherapy preserve their hair and dignity, a Boston-area couple is supporting a new scalp cooling program at Mass General Cancer Center.
Behavioral Health Spotlighted at Storybook Ball
The 2018 event raised more than $2.1 million to support MassGeneral Hospital for Children research and care programs.
First Mile Program Promotes Health in Rural Uganda
Thanks to the Wyss Medical Foundation, Mass General and its partners are working to expand health care in rural Uganda.
R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, Honored with Endowed Chair
R. Gino Chisari, RN, DNP, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Dorothy Ann Heathwood Endowed Chair in Nursing Education.
Phillips Society Hears Cancer Center Vision
Daniel Haber, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, told Phillips Society members that the center’s approach revolves around early detection in combination with blossoming precision treatments.
Can Beauty Salons Help Deliver Health Services?
A Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar is exploring whether beauty salons in South Africa can help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and stop the spread of HIV.
Voices of Hope Sings for a Cure
Musical theater group celebrates a decade of raising money for targeted cancer research.
Donor’s Wife Says Doctors Never Gave Up on Him
Remembering the names and faces of the 17 specialists who worked to help her husband makes Liz Morrill Cross proud of his gift to Mass General.
McCance Center Promotes Lifetime of Brain Health
With insights acquired through a lifetime of venture capital investing, Henry McCance is fueling collaboration among top brain scientists and clinicians from across multiple disciplines at the new Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health.
Mass General Celebrates John Hancock Partnership
John Hancock and Mass General have strengthened their commitment to a partnership that supports child health, emergency preparedness and the MGH Boston Marathon Program.
Susan Miller Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS Honored with Endowed Chair
The Carmella R. and Steven C. Kletjian Endowed Chair in Global Surgery will further ensure that patients everywhere have access to safe, sustainable and high-quality surgical care.
J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, Honored with Endowed Chair
J. Stuart Ablon, PhD, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
MGH Fund: Grassroots Strategy Wins Competition
An intrepid team of Mass General employees won the annual My Giving Helps employee picnic fundraising competition with their creative use of old-fashioned fundraising techniques to support the MGH Fund.
Youth Zone Program Is More Than a Summer Camp
Offered by the MGH Revere HealthCare Center, the Youth Zone program offers kids a place to grow, learn and have fun during the summer.
Home Base Receives $65 Million from Wounded Warrior Project
The gift from Wounded Warrior Project is the second largest in Mass General’s history and will allow Home Base to expand clinical care for veterans and their families.
Emergency Medicine Doctors Honored with Endowed Positions
The MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness and MGH Endowed Scholar for Leadership in Emergency Medicine will continue to improve emergency services inside and outside Mass General.
Research Scholars: The Power of Bold Giving and Big Ideas
One researcher’s development of a swallowable, diagnostic capsule underscores the progress and promise of the MGH Research Scholars program.
Mass General Research Keeps Strong Patient Focus
Mass General President Peter L. Slavin, MD, says the hospital’s scientists and clinicians work together to ensure that research informs care and vice versa.
Community Fundraisers Support Pediatric Epilepsy
Driven by gratitude to neurologist Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, two moms whose sons have epilepsy have been fundraising for her the past six years.
Cancer Survivor Holds Spinathon for Research
Through an 18-hour spinning event at one of his sports clubs, John Grossi, his employees and club members raised money to support research at Mass General.
Ovarian Cancer: Racing to Stop a “Silent” Killer
With key support from Colleen’s Dream Foundation, Mass General researcher Cheng Wang, PhD, aims to improve the chances of early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.
Cancer Researcher Teamed Up With Superheroes
A new cancer awareness campaign by American Airlines features Mass General’s Marcela Maus, MD, PhD, along with other researchers and airlines staff who either have fought cancer or are still doing so.
Donors Help Launch Early Cancer Detection Center
A stroke of luck leaves a lung cancer survivor ready to advance research for early cancer detection.
Cancer Patient’s Determination Lives on in Research
The wife of a Mass General cancer patient writes about the care that extended his life and inspired their family to raise funds for Mass General cancer research.
MGHfC Lights Up Autism Awareness at Aspire Gala
Annual event raises nearly $2.6 million to support Aspire, a program that helps children, teens and adults with high cognitive autism spectrum disorder or a related social profile develop the skills to live full, independent lives.
Donor Gives Painting to Division of Radiology
Hartley Neel, MD, the son of pioneering 20th century artist Alice Neel, is donating one of his mother’s paintings to the Mass General Division of Radiology.
Quilter Designs a Plan for the MGH Fund
Through a gift to the MGH Fund, an avid quilter expands her long-time support for the hospital that has been a source of care, inspiration and comfort for her family.
Grateful Father and Daughters Run Boston Marathon
With two family members now recovered from cancer, Mark, Jordan and Kaitlin Sampson are running the 2018 Boston Marathon to thank Mass General doctors, nurses and clinical staffers who helped keep their tight-knit clan intact.
Fiancée’s Care Inspires Boston Marathon Runner
Mike Tripaldi is running the Boston Marathon for Mass General’s Pediatric Cancer team in honor of his fiancée, Lauren Dudley, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017.
Emergency Physician Eager to Run Boston Marathon
Although work and study have made it tough for Maggie Sheehy, MD, to find adequate training time, the emergency physician can’t wait to run the 2018 Boston Marathon for Mass General.
Mastercard Dances for ALS Research
The family and colleagues of a Mastercard executive affected by ALS are salsa dancing their way toward more advanced treatments spearheaded by Mass General and sALSa For a Cure.
Game On for Autism Research
Personal passion fuels the transformation of technologies into therapeutic tools for children with autism.
Childhood Care Stirs Support for MGH Fund
The granite steps of Bunker Hill prove inspiring to a man who remains grateful to Mass General for restoring his ability to walk.
Boston Marathon All About Gratitude for First-Timer
Shawna Sousa will run the 2018 Boston Marathon for Mass General’s Emergency Response Marathon Team in thanks for care her daughter and grandchild received.
Center for Bipolar Disorder Has Global Reach
The Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation at Mass General seeks to advance treatment by creating a global epicenter for research, education and outreach.
Firefighter’s Care Inspires Boston Marathon Run
Grateful for his cancer care he’s received at Mass General, Dan O’Connell is running the 2018 Boston Marathon as a member of Mass General’s Emergency Response Marathon Team.
Kraft Center Launches Mobile Health Initiative
The CareZONE mobile health van aims to better engage individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions.
A Donor’s Philanthropy Evolves Through Experience
Inspired by the care members of his family have received over the years, Shawn Logan supports Mass General’s people and programs in creative ways.
Lung Cancer Patient Climbs Into Thin Air
Empowered by an effective targeted therapy provided by Massachusetts General Hospital, a man with advanced lung cancer heads high into the Himalayas.
Mother Fights Opioid Use Disorder with Donations
With both a son and a brother personally affected by opioid addiction, Wendy Morrissey helps the Mass General Bridge Clinic reach out to those seeking help in recovery.
A Thank You From the President
“Your contributions continue to strengthen our ability to provide high quality care to our patients, advance discovery through research, train the next generation of leaders, and serve the community, both near and far.” READ FULL LETTER
Peter L. Slavin, MD
President, Massachusetts General Hospital