Philanthropy News

November
21,
2023
| 06:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is doubling down on its commitment to supporting healthcare opportunities for young people, through Cedars-Sinai’s Youth Employment and Development (YED) Health Careers Academy. The foundation has pledged an
October
19,
2023
| 06:01 AM America/Los_Angeles
In a major push to help bring medical care to people experiencing homelessness, Cedars-Sinai has donated a mobile medical unit to Venice Family Clinic.  Cedars-Sinai also is giving $1 million to the nonprofit community health center to help fund the
September
21,
2023
| 13:00 PM America/Los_Angeles
Alfred E. Mann possessed a rare superpower: He could seamlessly connect the dots between science and philanthropy to improve the lives of people all over the world. Today, seven years after his passing, Mann extends his legacy as a scientific
September
13,
2023
| 07:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, director of Health Services Research and founding director of the Master’s Degree Program in Health Delivery Science at Cedars-Sinai, has been named the inaugural holder of the George and Dorothy Gourrich Chair in Digital
July
21,
2023
| 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has named Lali Medina-Kauwe, PhD, as the inaugural holder of the Carol Moss Foundation Chair in Medical Discovery. The generous support of the Carol Moss Foundation, whose endowment was championed by the foundation’s late president,
May
26,
2023
| 06:30 AM America/Los_Angeles
Last Thanksgiving, Leimert Park residents Patrick and Stacy Sullivan woke up ready for a holiday feast with their family. The Sullivans had no idea where the day would take them—or that they would need an ambulance to get there.But just a few
March
27,
2023
| 05:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai has received a gift of more than $140 million—the largest gift in the hospital’s 121-year history—from the estate of longtime supporters Susanne and Ervin Bard. This gift will propel clinical and research innovation in the medical
February
14,
2023
| 05:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Marking the five-year anniversary of the $50 million gift that named the Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai is highlighting major research breakthroughs and clinical innovations pioneered by one of the nation’s leading destinations for cardiac
December
02,
2022
| 15:10 PM America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Women’s Guild raised more than $1.1 million during its dazzling Disco Ball gala on Nov. 30, 2022, in its latest effort to support Cedars-Sinai’s most critical programs, including the Women’s Guild Neurology Project.The neurology