Billionaire Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, has donated $1 million to help with the build of a new rural hospital in the state that is facing a funding gap, according to a Feb. 20 Jackson Hole Daily report.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has donated $2.5 million to Change Machine, an organization that helps low-income people build financial security and literacy.  

University of Houston College of Medicine received a $50 million pledge from businessman Tilman Fertitta, who owns Landry's restaurants as well as the NBA's Houston Rockets, and his family. The school has been renamed the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.

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Nuvance Health has received a $20 million donation toward Norwalk Hospital's new patient pavilion, the Danbury, Conn.-based health system said May 12.

Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Hospital received a $25 million donation from the Panda Charitable Family Foundation of the Cherng family, the founders of Panda Express.

Thomasville (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has received a $2 million donation from Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust as it fights to stay open, WKRG reported May 10.

Whether supporting financially struggling hospitals or funding nurse workforce initiatives, several donors to healthcare organizations have chosen to remain anonymous.

Several donations of $50 million or more have been given to healthcare organizations to support services, improve education, advance research and more. Becker's has reported on the following since March 24:

Orange, Calif.-based Providence St. Joseph Hospital received a $53 million donation from a couple who chose to remain anonymous.

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Several philanthropic gifts have been made to hospitals and health systems in April to honor lost family members, to advance care and to bolster finances. Here are five reported by Becker's:

The Utah Fetal Center at Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City received a $15 million gift from a family in memory of their infant son who lived 33 hours after being born in 2010.

An anonymous donor gifted Houston Methodist $50 million, the second largest gift in the hospital's history, which will be used to support and grow several services.

A state auditor's investigation into the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that more than $17,000 in funds managed by a former employee were missing or improperly disbursed.

Health organizations saw on average a 1.9 percent decrease in funding in 2021 compared to 2020, according to a report by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine received a $10 million donation from the Abramson Family Foundation, which will support the Abramson Cancer Center's research and care.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has established a new research initiative after receiving a $50 million donation from the Starr Foundation.

University of Florida Health-Jacksonville received an $80 million check from Gov. Ron DeSantis in honor of the late Leon Haley Jr., MD, who was the health system's first Black CEO, News4Jax reported April 18.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will launch a five-year $1 billion fundraising campaign April 20 to support a $3.4 billion campus transformation, a spokesperson for the hospital told Becker's.