Whether supporting financially struggling hospitals or funding nurse workforce initiatives, several donors to healthcare organizations have chosen to remain anonymous.
Here are five anonymous donations Becker's has covered this year:
1. Providence hospital receives $53M gift from anonymous donors
Orange, Calif.-based Providence St. Joseph Hospital received a $53 million donation from a couple who chose to remain anonymous.
2. Houston Methodist receives anonymous $50M gift
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.
3. Alabama hospital on verge of closure gets anonymous $1M donation
The struggling Thomasville (Ala.) Regional Medical Center received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to remain open, WKRG reported April 13.
4. Children's Hospital Los Angeles gets $25M gift to support nursing workforce
Children's Hospital Los Angeles will use a "transformative" $25 million gift from an anonymous donor to fund initiatives that support its nurses.
5. UNC to create triple-negative breast cancer center after $25M gift
The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., has received a record-setting $25 million anonymous donation to establish a center dedicated to triple-negative breast cancer.