Articles tagged with 'philanthropy' | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Donations to Cedars-Sinai surpassed $200 million at the close of fiscal year 2026, a milestone now reached only three times in the medical center’s 124-year history. Grateful patients donated most of the gifts.During FY 2026, which ended June 30, …

Cedars-Sinai has awarded $20 million to local nonprofits, reinforcing its commitment to advancing the health and wellbeing of Los Angeles communities.During the fiscal year that ended June 30, the medical center supported organizations through 169 …

A transformative $13 million donation from Eric Holoman and Terri Holoman will shape the future of health equity at Cedars-Sinai.The Holoman gift establishes the Cedars-Sinai Holoman Health Equity Center and endows the Holoman Chair in Health …

Rick Graham, who has Parkinson’s disease, used to update his Cedars-Sinai care team about his speech, balance and the tremor in his jaw during his three-month checkups.Now, thanks to a $5 million gift from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin …

Cedars-Sinai has received a $30 million gift from the Cayton Goldrich Family Foundation to establish the Cedars-Sinai Cayton BRCA Center, a first-of-its-kind in Southern California. The state-of-the-art center will concentrate on the research, …

In response to growing food insecurity across Los Angeles County, Cedars-Sinai has provided $650,000 in new grants to local nonprofits dedicated to solving hunger and nutrition deficits.More than 1.5 million people in Los Angeles County struggle …

Cedars-Sinai has announced faculty appointments to five endowed chairs—including one inaugural chair—to advance research in cancer, pulmonary and critical care medicine, and otology and neurotology. Endowed chairs are faculty honors funded by …

Cedars-Sinai has deepened its commitment to the care and wellbeing of Los Angeles residents, awarding $21.2 million in grants to more than 150 local nonprofit organizations. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, Cedars-Sinai supported …

Throughout Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 21-27, Cedars-Sinai is saluting its many outstanding volunteers and looking to add a few more to the corps.New volunteers are always welcome and needed, said Michele Prince, director of Volunteer …

For nearly a century, Dana and Sarah Wallock’s family has been intertwined with the evolution of Cedars-Sinai and the city of Los Angeles. What began as one woman’s commitment to service in the 1920s has grown into a powerful legacy—one that has …

Cedars-Sinai is launching an art exhibit and sale to help local artists and art workers recover from losses sustained during the devastating wildfires in January.Select artists are invited to sell their work at the Recover Art Exhibit and Sale, …

Arthur J. Ochoa, JD, has been appointed co-chair of the Pacific Council on International Policy board of directors, lending his organizational expertise to promote diverse perspectives on global affairs among the people of Los Angeles and …

Cedars-Sinai announced today a $10 million gift to establish the David and Meredith Kaplan Presidential Chair, building on a history of visionary impact and dedication to advancing healthcare leadership and innovation across Los Angeles.The …

A $9 million gift from Todd Morgan and the Morgan family will advance development and expansion of Cedars-Sinai’s Emergency Department.The contribution names The Todd M. Morgan Family Lobby, the area where Emergency Department patients await …

Cedars-Sinai today announced a $35 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh and the Karsh Family Foundation. The major donation includes $30 million to establish the Karsh Division of Interventional Cardiology and $5 million to create the Karsh …

George Schaeffer was 9 years old when he and parents Rose and Emery Schaeffer—both Holocaust survivors—emigrated from Hungary to America to start a new life. The next summer, the enterprising young boy was selling eggs from the back of a truck for …

Cedars-Sinai is expanding its long-standing commitment to local nonprofits through grantmaking and shared learning opportunities, as a way to promote greater health equity in the areas of homelessness and housing, access to care, and other community …

Cedars-Sinai has exceeded a $1 billion benchmark in a fundraising campaign anchored by three impactful gifts that directly support innovation in medical research, clinical care and academic leadership. The campaign, launched in 2018, is an essential …

Cedars-Sinai has galvanized its commitment to helping historically marginalized communities, allocating $27 million in grants to support programs providing housing stability, food security, accessible care and health equity across the Los Angeles …

A new donor-funded project is offering free assistance to newly-diagnosed cancer patients across Los Angeles County to help them navigate the appointments, tests, options and challenges that come with a life-altering diagnosis.Funded by a gift from …

Philanthropists Jim and Eleanor Randall and the Randall Family Foundation have given a transformative $100 million gift to the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery to propel innovation in surgical care, training and research.The gift establishes the …

The S. Mark Taper Foundation has gifted $1 million to Cedars-Sinai to name one of Guerin Children’s most popular features: a rabbit garden.  The S. Mark Taper Foundation Rabbit Garden is one of four gardens that make up a 5,000-square-foot …

Cedars-Sinai remembers. On Yom Ha’Shoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, the medical center solemnly honored the six million Jews, and millions of others, who perished under Nazi rule, one of the darkest periods in history.Cedars-Sinai …

Ageless and evergreen: The signature lyric that sums up Robin Lipman’s reverence for one of the most iconic entertainers of our time. That epic level of fan appreciation would manifest in a fundraising campaign to benefit the Barbra Streisand …

Two powerhouse leaders from the worlds of entertainment and sports were this year’s distinguished honorees at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Sunset Soiree.Bela Bajaria runs the show at Netflix. Gillian Zucker holds court for the Los Angeles …

The largest donation ever received by Cedars-Sinai is among the top 50 gifts to U.S. nonprofits in 2023, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.The leading periodical of the philanthropic sector ranked the $143 million planned gift from the …

Rebecca O’Brien turned scribbles on a notepad into an award-winning, one-woman show—and she never saw it coming. The unanticipated work of art helped her uncover the seed of humor after a stage 2 breast cancer diagnosis. Now, six years later, …

Jane Ziebart tears up as she describes her health journey.For years, she experienced chest pain so intense, she thought she’d pass out. Yet every physician she went to failed to diagnose her symptoms, with some even suggesting that the acute angina …

Nicolas Musi, MD, studies a spectrum of age-related disorders that can impact a healthy lifespan. His acclaimed work has earned him an appointment as inaugural holder of the Kathi and Gary Cypres Chair in Diabetes Research.Musi joined Cedars-Sinai …

A new, 14-bed unit in Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Emergency Medicine has been established in honor of longtime supporters Walter and Shirley Wang. The Wangs’ generous $3 million gift created the Walter and Shirley Wang Treatment Area East, where …