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Welcome to the Massachusetts General Hospital Donor Report for 2018. 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.
Pictured: “Open Arms” was created by artist and patient Harold Grinspoon from a single, reclaimed branch of a live oak tree. The sculpture stands on the Bulfinch Lawn as a symbol of Mass General’s founding mission: “When in distress, every man becomes our neighbor.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As the COVID-19 epidemic spreads, regional companies and charitable organizations are providing critical support to caregivers on the front lines.
Scott Nathan and Laura DeBonis hope to inspire others with their $250,000 gift to Mass General’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund.
Tina Gong, a high school senior who aced the SAT with a perfect score, is raising money for Mass General’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund by sharing her test-taking strategy tips online.
Since 2012, the Renegade Run Obstacle Course Race has raised $88,000 for type 1 diabetes research at Mass General’s Faustman Lab.
Bar crawlers in ugly Christmas sweaters gather to honor a loved one and support Mass General’s Corrigan Minehan Heart Center.
The 2019 CenterStage gala raises $2.5 million for groundbreaking research taking place at the Mass General Cancer Center.
Arthur Epstein’s generous support of the North Shore Medical Center improves access to psychiatric care and provides a safe place for families in crisis.
Lily Haseotes Bentas and her husband, Efthemios J. Bentas, are creating a lasting endowment for cancer research with a focus on women scientists.
With help from the Gerstner Family Foundation, early-career clinician-scientists are working to improve the lives of people living with ADHD.
The Friends of the Mass General Cancer Center host fall fashion show to fund supportive care services for patients and families.
Harold Lancer, MD, has created the Lancer Endowed Chair in Dermatology at Mass General, with Richard Rox Anderson, MD, to be first incumbent.
The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center is launching an innovative ALS research effort that will involve testing several promising therapies at once.
The patient navigator program helps patients with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities and their families manage complex medical care.
Volunteer Faith Wilcox spends time each week helping young patients and their families seek relief through the “Journals of Hope” program.
Feeling fortunate that his own lung cancer was detected early, a veteran yachtsman supports the innovative work of Mass General’s Center for Innovation in Early Cancer Detection.
The Rappaport Foundation event included an e-poster session and a “science slam” featuring foundation-supported researchers from Mass General and other area health care institutions.
Jonathan Kraft will succeed Cathy Minehan as chair of the Mass General Board of Trustees, and Carl Martignetti and Diane Patrick are elected vice chairs.
Mass General and partners help Chelsea, Massachusetts families celebrate summer with a focus on healthy eating, movement and community education.
At the 2019 Run to Home Base, participants raised $2.3 million to help Home Base heal the invisible wounds of war for veterans and their families.
A $5 million gift to the Ragon Institute from lawyer Ursula Brunner will establish the Brunner Fund for Medical Discovery, Education and Social Good to support the institute’s FRESH Program and capitalize on evolving opportunities.
Caring For A Cure, a Mass General nurses’ initiative, leaves a lasting impression on the minds and hearts of patients and families.
North Andover’s Benjamin Metsch put on a basketball tournament at a local community center to fund breast cancer research at Mass General.
Having experienced scalp cooling firsthand, Athi Myint-U wants to make hair retention an option for patients receiving chemotherapy.
Suffering from mitochondrial disorders, Michael Goldberg is helping a Mass General clinician’s effort to better understand the mysterious group of diseases.
An MGH Fund donor and hospital volunteer spends many of his hours just being there for patients and offering encouragement.
The Watts Scholarship supports the Benson-Henry Institute’s efforts to bring mind-body medicine and resiliency skills to underserved communities.
Diagnosed with ALS, successful business executive Sean Healey has joined forces with Mass General to focus on finding a cure.
As the Ragon Institute enters its second decade, a transformative gift from philanthropists Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon adds fresh momentum to its remarkable fight against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
Amanda Baudanza and Jonathan Zuker make art to brighten the lives of Mass General patients and honor their loved ones who have passed.
Annual Toast to Our Fundraising Community brings local fundraisers together to be recognized as members of Mass General’s dedicated BeCause community.
A long alliance with a Mass General researcher inspires the McCormick family to boost its support for transformational research on celiac disease.
Ragon Institute study identifies viral targets critical to natural HIV control, a major step toward the development of an HIV vaccine.
Their personal causes helped Mass General’s Boston Marathon® runners make it through rain and pain to the finish line.
Largest gift in Mass General history will bolster the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard as it strives to advance research into complex diseases.
Aspire’s 19th annual gala raised more than $2.6 million while spotlighting those who matter most to young people on the autism spectrum.
A Helmsley Charitable Trust grant is enabling Mass General researcher Gary Tearney, MD, PhD, to adapt a swallowable diagnostic capsule with imaging capabilities he devised to find signs of Crohn’s.
The death of her father 20 years ago inspired Wendy Tulman to launch a charity ride to support Mass General’s patient care and research on depression.
Alarmed by the discovery of a tumor growing in her brain, a Brazilian woman who traveled to Mass General for treatment is now tumor free and endowing a research scholar in honor of neurosurgeon Robert L. Martuza, MD.
Marjan Faraidooni, from the United Arab Emirates, is running the 2019 Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Lurie Center for Autism, whose expert care has impacted the family of a friend.
Inspired to help other veterans, service members and their families, Army Major Vanessa Stolzoff is running with Mass General’s new Home Base team.
A mother is running the Boston Marathon® because of the care given to her family during her pregnancy with triplets and daughter’s medical issues.
Stephanie Rosa will run the 2019 Boston Marathon® to raise money for Mass General pediatric cancer programs like those that have benefited her daughter, Olivia, who has a brain tumor.
Marissa Capua is running the Boston Marathon® on Mass General’s Emergency Response team for the second time, in honor of her parents, who have both been treated at the Mass General Cancer Center.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill and his wife Caitlin are challenging baseball fans to help them raise $1 million in 2019 to support Mass General research into rare and undiagnosed diseases like the one that touched their family.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A London family is helping the Lurie Center for Autism make its expertise on autism spectrum disorder more widely available.
“Thanks to your generosity, our clinicians and scientists provide truly exceptional clinical care; advance innovative research to prevent, detect and treat devastating diseases; and develop quality health and well-being programs to enhance the lives of patients, staff and communities.” READ FULL LETTER
Peter L. Slavin, MD
President, Massachusetts General Hospital