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For decades, Minnesota Masonic Charities has partnered with the University of Minnesota to advance groundbreaking healthcare and research. Through more than $160 million in total support – including transformational gifts to the Masonic Cancer Center, Masonic Children’s Hospital, and the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, this partnership is driving innovation in cancer treatment, children’s health, and early brain development. Together, they are improving lives across Minnesota and beyond by investing in discovery, care, and hope for future generations.
In 2014, Minnesota Masonic Charities pledged $25 million to the University’s children’s hospital, bringing their total University giving to $160 million. In honor of this milestone, the hospital was renamed the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.
Learn MoreSupport from the Masonic Cancer Center Fund began with a $1 million gift to build the Masonic Memorial Hospital. The hospital admitted its first patient in 1958. In April 2008, Minnesota Masonic Charities presented the University of Minnesota with an extraordinary gift of $65 million—the most significant gift ever made to the University—to seek a cure for cancer. Over the years, Minnesota Masonic Charities total giving has reached an amazing $160 Million.
Learn MoreIn 2020, The University of Minnesota announced a $35 million gift from Minnesota Masonic Charities, the University’s largest single donor. This contribution established the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, an interdisciplinary initiative focused on the early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders in early childhood and adolescence.
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