Akron Children’s Hospital receives $50 million gift, marking largest donation in their history: See how they're planning to use the money

Akron Children's Hospital given largest-ever private donation

The largest donation ever made to Akron Children's Hospital makes it the fifteenth in what is envisioned as a growing collaboration of hospitals intending to encourage them to share information, ideas, technological advancements and more, all to help improve access and outcomes for pediatric medicine.

Akron Children’s Hospital receives $50 million gift, marking largest donation in their history: See how they're planning to use the money

To recognize the magnitude and significant impact of this donation, the health system will name its Akron campus the Akron Children’s Golisano Campus.

Akron Children’s To Get New Name After Jaw-Dropping $50 Million Golisano Gift

Tom Golisano pledged $50M to Akron Children’s — the system's largest donation — joining the Golisano Children's Alliance and renaming the Akron campus.

Avera receives $35M gift, joins children's health network

Avera Health will join a network of 14 other children’s hospitals across the United States following a $35 million gift from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano, the hospital system announced Monday.Golisano, the founder of Paychex Inc., a company that provides human resources services for small to medium-sized businesses, launched the Golisano Children’s Alliance in 2025. The goal of the alliance is to strengthen collaboration and expand pediatri…

Golisano Invests $125 Million, Expanding Golisano Children’s Alliance

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Tom Golisano announced a $125 million investment in three children’s hospitals, expanding a nationwide network aimed at improving pediatric healthcare access and outcomes.The funding will support Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio with $50 million, Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio with $40 million, and Avera Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with $35 million. The additions bring the total number of hospitals in…

Avera announces largest gift in its history for new children’s hospital

April 20, 2026 Avera Health has received a $35 million gift — the largest in the system’s history — to support pediatric care in Sioux Falls. It’s from philanthropist and entrepreneur B. Thomas Golisano, founder of Paychex Inc., who has contributed more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes, including multiple children’s hospitals across the country that bear his name. The contribution will support Avera’s Tomorrow’s Promise Campaign and const…